Kiss of Snow (Psy/Changeling, #10)

by Nalini Singh

The hardcover debut of "New York Times" bestselling author Nalini Singh and her highly acclaimed Psy/Changeling novels. Since the moment of her defection from the PsyNet and into the SnowDancer wolf pack, Sienna Lauren has had one weakness. Hawke. Alpha and dangerous, he compels her to madness. Hawke is used to walking alone, having lost the woman who would've been his mate long ago. But Sienna fascinates the primal heart of him, even as he tells himself she is far too young to handle the wild fury of the wolf. Then Sienna changes the rules-and suddenly, there is no more distance, only the most intimate of battles between two people who were never meant to meet. Yet as they strip away each other's secrets in a storm of raw emotion, they must also ready themselves for a far more vicious fight... A deadly enemy is out to destroy SnowDancer, striking at everything they hold dear, but it is Sienna's darkest secret that may yet savage the pack that is her home-and the alpha who is its heartbeat.

• ISBN10: 0425242099
• ISBN13: 9780425242094
• Publish Date: 31 May 2011 (first published 1 May 2011)
• Publish Status: Remaindered
• Out of Print: 27 August 2015
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Imprint: Penguin USA
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 415
• Language: English

Reviews

[Berls]

Wow! Kiss of Snow made up for all the ways Play of Passion lacked. And I was right about one thing, Play of Passion transitioned us to a really great place. This book was jam packed with plot progression, action, and romance. I'm buddy reading the series with Anne and she also gave this 5 stars; it's that good!

I think one of my favorite elements of this book was getting to know so many SnowDancers better. We have such a cursory knowledge of them before this book. But through getting to know Hawke and Sienna better, we get to see quite a range of SnowDancers. And then getting to know Hawke and Sienna was in itself a treat. Sienna was the real surprise for me. In my head, she's mainly grown up as a SnowDancer. But no, she lived so much in her short life and I was surprised to see her history. She's an even better match for Hawke than I anticipated. And we got a bonus couple in Kiss of snow: Sienna's uncle Walker and the SnowDancer healer Lara. I enjoyed their story almost as much as Sienna and Hawke's.

The plot progression was equally great. Everything we've been waiting for and anticipating starts coming to a head in this book. There's more action than I think we've seen in any of the previous books (maybe combined?). I don't want to spoil anything, so I won't say much. We're still waiting for some explosions and reveals (like Ghost's identity, for example) but we're getting so close. It's very exciting and I fully expect the next few books to be full of action and plot progression.

I continue to listen to this series and enjoy Angela Dawe's narration. I think she does a great job of bringing all the characters to life and there's quite a cast!

[thebookdisciple]

This is the book I have been waiting for! Sienna was a sullen, moody teen when we first met her. A girl whose mother killed herself and who had to flee from everything she knew. Her life before wasn't great-she was a soldier trainee under Ming. She begins to build a life with the Snow Dancers but Hawke has always pushed her away.

So, here are the things I adored about Kiss of Snow:

1.  Sienna is a new type of Psy. The X Psy is very rare, and there has never been a cardinal X like Sienna. X's never lived very long either. However, they make the perfect weapon. Sienna has always felt that her life had an expiration date. She is so young and has been so traumatized by her power.


2. Hawke is such a guy! You want to smack his head sometimes! Through all that, you can't help but love him.


3. Lara and Walker!!!


4. Sascha has the baby!


5. The resolution to the problem of cold fire is amazing and I loved it so much!

I am so in love with these books. I want to get them all in hardback and encase them in plexiglass so I can just stare at them and sigh happily.

Side Note: I really do not like the audio cover. Something about it just bothers me.

 

• POV: 3rd


• Tears: no


• Trope: shifters


• Triggers: none


• Series/Standalone: series


• Cliffhanger: not for Sienna and Snow but for the overall story arc


• HEA: yes and its quite sweet!

Books by Ilona Andrews, Dannika Dark, Christine Feehan...then you will probably like Kiss of Snow!

 

Kiss of Snow

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[booksandcats]

I really love the book, I love the storyline, the couple, the side story with Lara and Walker and I really love that we finally got to the open conflict and it's not all that back and forth between the packs and the council anymore.

What I noticed and kinda didn't like on my second read of the story, while I loved and adored the relationship of Hawke and Sienna, and I really think they make a great couple, I didn't like their courtship. Because there wasn't that much of it. And again, I love Hawke as a Character, his wildness and his protectiveness. But he was an ass to Sienna for a long time through the first half of the book and while she did threaten to walk away a few times, he never really had to work for her... And that kind of annoyed me. Because I just kept thinking, if she was a friend of mine or relative or whatever, I would want her to have more!

Hawke does make up for it later, and as I said, they work great together as a pair later on, I just really missed him cherishing her at the beginning and middle.

But otherwise, great book and great part of an amazing series.

[Chelsea]

This was the book I was waiting for! Finally! The tension has been building for so long and I'm glad we finally get to learn more about Sienna and her abilities. And I'm totally in love with Hawke now! I can't wait to see where this series is heading. There's so much build up to something crazy!

[Rowena]

This book freaking slayed me.

I’ve been waiting for Sienna to grow up so that she can hook up with Hawke and Nalini Singh really brought it with this one because when I finished, I looked like this:



My mind was completely blown by just..everything. The strength of the feelings that were unleashed between Hawke and Sienna. The heartbreak that Sienna went through before Hawke stopped being a dumbass. The depth of power that Sienna comes into over the course of the book. That war at the end of the book and the way that Sienna swooped in and just freaking slayed. I pictured Sienna going home with Hawke after that final battle scene, looking like:



The action, the romance, the story that’s building in the background of each book so far, everything made for such a freaking great story. I finished this book with a big ass smile on my face because this book was everything that I hoped it would be.

I’ve loved Hawke since the beginning and when I picked up on the under currents between him and a young Psy, I was all about it. I didn’t care about the age difference. I was all about Hawke waiting and the chemistry building while Sienna came into her womanhood. I was prepared for the walls that Hawke would put between him and Sienna, understanding that she deserved more than he could give her. I loved seeing him battle with himself and then with Sienna and I really loved seeing him give in to everything with Sienna. Going into this book, I was curious to see how things would work out since Hawke’s mate died and he wasn’t supposed to get another one. The way that everything came together worked for me. I was one happy camper in the end.

As much as I loved Hawke and I loved him a lot, it was Sienna that made this book for me. I commiserated with her unrequited feelings for Hawke in the beginning and then I was right there with her when she was trying to figure things out with her being what she was.

Nalini Singh knocked this story out of the park. I loved everything about this book. The frustrations I felt, the swooning I did, everything. I loved it all.

[EBookObsessed]

I have been dying to get to this story since I started the series and I wasn't disappointed.

Will be back with a full review.

[mitabird]

I have to admit that I wasn't really looking forward to Hawke and Sienna's book. I knew they were going to be a couple, but they didn't seem like the right fit to me. I am so glad that I was proven wrong! They were great for each other. Sienna was the perfect foil to Hawke's stubbornness. He had some hangups due to his parents' death and the death of his mate at a young age. Sienna had to work constantly to control the power of her specific ability. They've both been through a lot of pain in their past and I liked how both took the effort to make it work.

I really enjoyed the storyline involving the X designation and how far some members of the Council will go to get what they want. The love story involving Walker and Lara was a sweet touch as well.

[Linda]

This book had everything! It had the romance, the hot, steamy sex, the relationship issues, the anger, the hurt, the war, the fighting, and the near-death of a lot of characters I 'know' and love.

As usual, Nalini Singh's writing touched me, she can write all different kinds of scenes in an extraordinary way. It had me reading with bated breath, wanting to read faster, but not really, as I didn't want to miss anything.

I truly hope there will be more books, so many things are happening. Hawke finally got to know someone who is at least as strong as he is. Sienna was just great, just the kind of girl / woman I like to read about, tough, but vulnerable; strong but insecure, but not ever annoying IMO.

Great book!