Last Guard by Nalini Singh | BOOK REVIEW | Psy-Changeling Trinity #5

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Termed merciless by some, and a robotic sociopath by others, Payal Rao is the perfect Psy: cardinal telekinetic, CEO of a major conglomerate, beautiful—and emotionless.

For Canto Mercant, family and loyalty are everything. A cardinal telepath deemed “imperfect” by his race due to a spinal injury, Canto cares for the opinions of very few—and ruthlessly protects those he claims as his own. Head of intel of the influential Mercant family, he prefers to remain a shadow in the Net, unknown and unseen. But Canto is also an Anchor, part of a secretive designation whose task it is to stabilize the PsyNet. Now that critical psychic network is dying, threatening to collapse and kill the entire Psy race with it.

To save those he loves, Canto needs the help of a woman bound to him by a dark past neither has been able to forget. A woman who is the most powerful Anchor of them all: Payal Rao. Neither is ready for the violent inferno about to ignite in the PsyNet…or the passionate madness that threatens to destroy them both.

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Last Guard by Nalini Singh | BOOK REVIEW | Psy-Changeling Trinity #5

LAST GUARD BY NALINI SINGH
BOOK REVIEW

I received a copy of this book from the publisher for free in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

I love this series, and have been reading it for many years now, but must admit that my heart belongs to the characters of the first group of Psy-Changeling books. I remember them the most, the SnowDancer and the DarkRiver pack. But with this new arc of books, the author is taking the story into a different direction, out of Northern California and into the world. And as always I compare these new books to the old ones and they don’t often measure up.

But the one family and pack I’ve enjoyed the most so far in this Trinity series are the Bears and the Mercant family. It started with SILVER SILENCE, and now continues with LAST GUARD. The bears are hilariously funny, growly, and so adorable. And Canto’s connection to the bear clan is what makes part of this book so great.

About Last Guard:

Last Guard reminded me of bit of HEART OF OBSIDIAN. Similar to Kaleb, Payal was such an interesting character. Disciplined and cold on the outside, but broken on the inside. Her demeanour was fascinating. And she is probable the most distinctive character in this new series of books. And her relationship with Canto was romantic, deeply moving, and palpable. A relationships that was forged during childhood and was unbreakable.

Canto was a wonderful hero. Possessive, dangerous, smart, calculating, and decisive. When he finally found Payal he didn’t play around but bounced. He also displayed the most endearing Bear characteristics. And taking care of Payal was ingrained into his personality from a very young age. I also realised that The Mercant family is one of the most interesting families in this series, outside of the two big packs, SnowDancer and DarkRiver. And I would love to read more about them.

With each new book in this series, a slew of new characters are introduced. And with each book there is an additional layer to the overall story, another layer to the PsyNet. Also with each book I read I feel like I’ve heard it all, only to be shown that I know nothing. There is still so much to come.

One part of LAST GUARD I really LOVED was the MM supporting cast pairing, they were SO CUTE!!!!!!! And my hopes are going back up that we’ll finally get the MM pairing we are all hoping for in the Guild Hunter series.

And, are we ever getting a Nikita book???????

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Last Guard by Nalini Singh | BOOK REVIEW | Psy-Changeling Trinity #5