Review: 4 Stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 24, 2014
I love Nalini Singh's Psy-Changeling series and one of my favorite parts is all the novellas that are written to help build the world. Fans of the books have met Lucas's human assistant, Ria, and her Changeling husband, Emmett, since the beginning so it was great to see how their story began. While I do wish (like with most of the short stories in this series) that there was more to the story, I found this to be enjoyable and definitely worth the time.Ria is a human who is threatened by gang that is trying to establish dominance in the city of San Francisco. She is rescued by a group of Changelings who are part of the DarkRiver pack which claims San Francisco as its to protect from all outsiders. One member of this group becomes intrigued by Ria's tenacity and that is loyal soldier, Emmett, who spends much of his time training the teenagers of the pack.Like in most books of this series, I fell in love with both Ria and Emmett from the beginning. Nalini Singh is amazing at creating strong females and sexy heroes who appreciate them. Ria is definitely in a transition period in her life and I enjoyed watching her gain confidence with Emmett's supporting her the entire way. Emmett is like most shifters in that he falls for Ria quickly which would normally annoy me in other genres, but it just works in paranormal romance. These two have great chemistry and are just adorable together.Another part that I enjoyed of Whisper of Sin is the depiction of Ria's family. Paranormals don't always spend time on characters' families unless there is some tragedy involved. But, Ria is lucky enough to have supportive parents and siblings along with a crackerjack of a grandmother. I loved every scene with Ria and her family which also correlated well with the closeness of the DarkRiver pack.In conclusion, I thought this novella provided great insight into the Psy-Changeling series and would be a nice way to introduce the world, and the author's style, to new readers. I definitely recommend it for Singh newbies and long-time fans!