First of all, let me say how much I love this series, 'cause seriously, I adore it.Blaze of memory tells the story of Dev, the enigmatic director of Shine Foundation, the group that protects the forgotten Psy, and Katya, the former assistant of Ashaya (Hostage to Pleasure) who was captured by a member of the council and tortured nearly to death, and might or not, be the ultimate weapon of the Silent Psy against the Forgotten, even she cant remember what kind of damage did they programmed her to do.I must confess, when I read the synopsis I had really low expectations about this one, I thought I would miss the sexy alpha actitud of my beloved changelings and the always interesting mating dance. That was so not the case, Dev was such an intense, dark, interesting character to read about, and his relationship whit Katya was absolutely beautiful.I usually don't care about needy, weak heroines, and at the beggining that was the impression I got from Katya. Another mistake. She was almost broken, both psyquic and phisically, she had to endure one of the cruelest forms of torture imaginable, and somehow, managed not only to survive but to overcome it. She is a character I couldn't help but admire.The story is full of surprising, tender moments, the romance is at the same time beautiful and scorching hot. As always, you get that incredible emotional conection between characters that makes Nalini's writing so unique, but this instalment really had all the emotional spectrum: I laughed, bit my nails and cried like a baby, thinking there was no way this amazing couple would somehow find their HEA.I loved so much this book, my favourite one of the series so far.

Ahh I don't know. This one just didn't do it for me.I'm a HUGE fan of the Psy/Changeling series (as you can see by the fact I read them all in a month lol), but this one... This one just didn't butter my toast...I agree with another reviewer that a lot of the behaviors in this book just didn't make any sense. Katya just kind of irritated me. I wanted to like her. I mean, anyone who can survive the kind of mess that she'd been put through, has to be strong. But it just didn't translate well when she was with Dev. And the whole bit about the Sunshine Station left me scratching my head... I get that certain compulsions were hiding in her brain, but the whole "gotta go North" thing just didn't make sense as to why it'd be there.Normally with this series, the chemistry between the characters is scorching! But I just wasn't feeling it between Dev and Katya. I think my beef is that the Changelings, up until now, have been major players in each book, whereas in this one, they were just secondary (though, how much do I love Judd helping out one of the Forgotten children? *squee* I adore Judd!)It wasn't bad or anything, just not as good as I'm used to, which is why it only got 3 stars... I'd still suggest reading it if you're a fan of the series, if for nothing else than you'll need to know what the heck is going on when Max's book comes out.

4.5 StarsGah, for a minute I was scared that this would not end in a HEA. What an emotional roller coaster! Dev and Katya were both amazing main characters . I loved their connection. I didn't feel that this one contributed a lot to the overarching plot but it was still a wonderful read that left me glassy-eyed.

Meh. That's my overall feeling of this book. And a little bit of resentment as I started my re-read of it. I just don't love this book. And after Mine to Possess and I reached a new understanding on this re-read, this book - Blaze of Memory - has taken up residence as my least favorite Psy-Changeling book....by a lot.Which isn't to say it's a bad book. I'm sure that it works for a lot of people, and I couldn't really give a blanket 'don't read it' statement, but there are definitely friends of mine I'd recommend away from it. Because it's not the usual level that I've come to expect from Nalini Singh. I thought, maybe, it was because this was the first real book that had no Changeling presence, at least in the main couple. And that might be partly it, but I think a larger part of it is that the overarcing story kind of stalls here. There's not a lot of movement, and we get kind of a side-story of things happening  that really could be summed up in a couple of paragraphs in some other book. Also, my hatred of Ming is upped considerably in this book.Then there's the fact that I don't like Dev. I liked him well enough, and thought he was interesting, when he showed up previously, but when he's the hero? Blegh. He's not very heroic, first of all. He spends the majority of the book being a total asshole - which is understandable given what's going on, but I still don't like it. And given how much I feel for Katya and her struggles/history, it makes it harder to be sympathetic to Dev. A little kindness could have been extended without losing any security.The best thing about this book is the intimate insight we get into some of the Psy, specifically those that were against Silence, back when Silence was first being put forth and implemented. It gives a depth of history and understanding to the struggle the Psy faced, and the choices made, that I don't think we'd previously gotten. Those were the sections that I really enjoyed reading. The rest of it....I could have left.Review also available at The Book EatersPrevious thoughts:Objectively, there's a lot I like about this book. Katya is fantastic, the world-building moments are unbelievable (and very compelling), and the mystery is interesting.However, this book just doesn't connect with me. I can't even really pinpoint why, so this review is probably going to be shorter than the others. Dev kinda irritates me. On the one hand I get it, but on the other I wanted to slap him for his absolute asshole behavior towards Katya. Also, I didn't really get his "gift."However, the ending! Wow! Mind-blowing. Supremely interesting twist.

This was a good story, although not that much connected to the rest of the series. Katya was abducted and tortured by the most vicious member of the Council, than left on the doorstep of Dev Santos, the director of Shine. What they both don't know is that she is psycologically programmed to kill Dev, and then commit suicide.Other than that, there was not a lot of story in this book, mostly them talking, or Katya trying to escape, or them having sex XD It would have 3 stars from me, if not for the last 50 pages. I cried like a baby That ending was so sad and intense, it got one star up for the whole book. Moving on to the next one :)