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Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
3.0

A woman with Psy powers who believes she's losing her mind because she's starting to have emotions finds out she's not broken and that her race has hidden a terrible secret after she learns she's the mate of a were-panther.

I enjoyed the world building a lot and immediately felt immersed in this world of Psy and Changelings. I loved the steamy intensity of Sasha and Lucas's chemistry, even if I wanted to kick Lucas a bunch of times. Super alpha cat to the extreme.

The sheer amount of time Sasha's "night sky eyes" were referenced grew a bit tiresome for me (I listened to most of the story on audio) as did how much Lucas manhandled her.

As a newbie to paranormal, what was missing for me was the humor. Slave to Sensation is very serious, and while well done and totally readable, I personally crave some acknowledgment of how ridiculous suddenly being in bed with a giant ass panther would be (besides some giggles and petting). I wanted more bananas if that makes sense?

Sasha reminded me of Emma from A Hunger Like No Other (Book 1 of the IAD series by Kresley Cole) but I'm hoping that like that series I'll settle in to the world and characters as I read.

Definitely a good read, just not exactly my cup of tea. The audio narration was superb.