I didn't enjoy this as much as the first two in the series, the author got very technical at times and I found myself losing interest. I also found the attraction between Judd and Brenna lacking, it really did nothing for me. I will however continue reading the series, book 4 sounds promising. ( )

Third in Singh's Psy-Changling series, CBI gets a near 5 star rating from me too!

In CBI we get the story of Judd, a cold as ice member of the Psy race who dropped out of the psynet- a kind of psychic internet that connects all psy together- after he discovers his job as assassin is in fact much more murky than he had originally thought. (Think Jason Bourne!)

His odd mix of talent, telekinesis mostly, made him one of the top assassins for the increasingly devious psy council- the ruling body of the psynet. His gift is also so dangerous, if left unchecked, it is fully able to kill anyone around him, however inadvertently. The Psy's fix? To hamstring his brain so that the emotional use of his power would bring on so much pressure to his body that self-destruction occurs before he releases it.

When Judd decides to leave the psynet, he drops out with his family, who have similar abilities, and joins the snow river changeling pack. Although keeping himself separate, he is helplessly drawn to wolf changeling Brenna Kincaid, one time hostage and victim of a demented psy killer with the same abilities as Judd.

Brenna is just as drawn to Judd and though he is determined to keep his walls up, she begins to breakthrough while finding her own healing along the way.

CBI manages to gives us more insight into the psy-changling world without losing the sizzle of sexual tension- something that is becoming a signature style for Singh. ( )

I loved this book and its characters, but it took awhile for me to get used to the style of this author's writing. I really want to read more about these particular characters. This is one of those books that I just couldn't put down once I got into it. ( )

This is the third book in the Psy/Changling series and I liked it almost as well as the first book (Slave to Sensation). Judd Lauren is a telekinetic and a Psy who has left the PsyNet along with his family to escape having their minds destroyed. They have sought refuge with the Snowdancers, a wolf changling clan, and have been accepted into their pack. Judd's mind is still locked into Silence and any emotion causes him excruciating pain. Brenna Kincaid, a wolf changling and member of Snowdancer, first appeared in another book in the series. She had been kidnapped and tortured by a psychopathic Psy serial killer and her mind was invaded. She has now healed physically but she has been emotionally damaged. I love books with the theme centered on the healing power of love. Brenna and Judd are basically emotionally broken. Judd continually tries to push Brenna away and Brenna can't keep away from him because she knows he's her mate. The gradual progression of their relationship and the sexual tension culminating in some very hot love scenes were phenomenal. This book was a great addition to the series and I look forward to Mine to Possess.
My grade: A- ( )

This is the third in the series, and I realize the plot is getting quite complex and I had forgotten much of the earlier books which lead to some initial confusion. So read these books in order and try to remember them!
I like this world when I'm in it, it's only afterwards that the errors begin to jar. Like Spock, the Psy try to be entirely logical, but still intensely ambitious and often illogical. So this not having any emotions, it's not quite true. Nevertheless, Judd Lauren is a fine eg of a hunk of man, all tied up in his own psyche and still granting and wanting skin priviliges from the pychically raped wolf shifter Brenna (this happened to her in the previous book, which is why you have to read them in order) I read this quickly and easily, and will read the next one, but I'm not longing for it. This is a series I'm happy to dip into but not overtly attached to... ( )