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The Society

door Lilith Saintcrow

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Will she be the Society's salvation . . . or its downfall? The black-ops government agency called Sigma broke Justin Delgado, trained his psionic talent, and turned him into a killer. Then he escaped and joined the Society, an underground resistance movement of psions determined to use their talents to bring Sigma down. Competent, cold, and cruelly efficient, he's the best operative the Society has, a legend among the psions who fight a shadow war against an enemy that owns the courts, the press, and the police. Feared even by his own teammates, hunted by the government, and too damaged to feel anything but clinical rage, he is utterly alone--until he meets Rowan. When Rowan Price stumbles across Delgado's team in an abandoned house, he is assigned to make contact with her, bring her in, and keep her alive--because Rowan is one of the most powerful psychics the resistance has ever encountered. If the government gets its hands on her, she could very well mean the downfall of the resistance, because nobody, not even Rowan, is quite sure how far her talents extend. The Society will welcome Rowan, if she can stay alive long enough to join them. Unfortunately, there's a traitor buried in the ranks. If the Society goes down, Rowan is at risk. God alone knows what Delgado will do to keep her safe, because Rowan is fast becoming the only thing in the world he cares about . . . Lilith Saintcrow lives in Vancouver, Washington, with her two children and assorted other strays. She has been writing since she was nine years old. Find her on the web at lilithsaintcrow.com.… (meer)
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I've really tried to like Saintcrow's books, but I don't. The premise of her books are great, she just doesn't execute them to my liking. The Society series is better than Dante Valentine, but that's not saying much. Will not be rereading. ( )
  JennyR-WY | May 27, 2018 |
*I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

The story rotates from Rowan and Delgado's POV, female and male. Rayna does a nice job of giving a deeper tone when Delgado's speaking or when in his mind. It helps separate the characters for us. There is a description of Rowan's voice being a bit on the husky side, and Rayna's voice fits this for me. Rowan is a delicate person in this book. She's lived through some terrible things she's seen. This creates a vulnerable person to be voiced. Rayna voices Rowan in those moments when her hearts breaking and she sounds lost, as Rowan would. Even with Delgado, he's trying to be careful with Rowan but he's also falling for her, so there's a level of concern and thought in his voice that comes through with Rayna's tones. Very powerful emotions portrayed with talent.

From the moment he sees Rowan for the first time at that abandoned house, he's found her attractive and he's protective of her. The way he comes across as he's doing his job, watching her to find if she's with the government or maybe recruit her for her psi ability, does NOT come out stalker-ish and it very well could have. On the contrary, it comes out more protective. There is a draw there for him but it's gentle in feeling.

I found I liked Delgado and Rowan. Both are good people and do the right thing. Delgado though, he is afraid he'll scare Rowan because her psi is so sensitive and that most people are nervous of him. Why? To think so low of himself has me curious as to what he can do. And we do learn about why Delgado thinks this way.

Oh my. I'm just going to say it. I absolutely LOVE Delgado. He's that damaged character that's trying so hard. I fell in love with him more and more as the story went.

When Delgado gets to explain things to Rowan, I found I really liked how he did it. He was honest with her and didn't hold things back. But he did it with a gentle feel, trying to keep her emotions in mind.

This is more of a romance read. There is a bit of action and urgency to what the characters do. BUT this is a story told from the characters minds as they meet and get to know and even fall for each other through their actions.

Lilith gently draws us into the world of psi with Rowan and Delgado. There are things happening that make us curious, but also builds the characters as people for us, and in doing this she builds the world through them. We aren't blindly thrown into a new world, we learn it with Rowan.

Okay. All that being said. I found I slipped into their relationship and the growth of it. How they became so intimately entwined emotionally. Wow. I feel that audio really elevated this feeling for me. Lilith with the words and Rayna with the voice, together they were seductive.

Before the end of this one, I knew I needed the next book. At the end, I NEED the next one. lol. ( )
  MelHay | Jul 23, 2017 |
My original The Society audiobook review and many others can be found at Audiobook Reviewer.

Rowan has spent a lifetime hiding from herself and others. She has hidden her secret talents away making herself almost unnoticeable until one day she meets Justin Delgado. Delgado is an undercover operative for the Society. He learns quickly of Rowan’s power and their strength. He determines he must save her from Sigma, an evil black-ops government agency looking to turn her into an order obeying object that will wreak havoc on the world.

Rowan must decide what to do when her life is turned upside down when Sigma makes their move destroying her life. The Society accepts Rowan and protects her but can only do so for a short period of time – now she must decide if she’s strong enough to save the world, her new friends and her love from a traitor.

Lilith Saintcrow carefully constructs a powerful story, weaving in conspiracy theories tapping on the fears of everyone through the use of secret evil government organizations and the fear of the unknown. Her characters are fully developed as well as the rebels and their mission. One can see the growth and doubts experienced by young adults through the friendships and relationships developed by Saintcrow.

An edge of your seat type of book for certain! I couldn’t shut it off, I was disappointed only in the fact that it ended. I hope to listen to the next installment.

Rayna Cole, the narrator, projected the characters strongly and with a clear voice. Her accents were well done and her ease with narration was clear. A true professional!

If you enjoy conspiracies, action, and a little romance – this is the book for you.

There were no issues with the quality of production of this audio book.

Audiobook was provided for review by the publisher. ( )
  audiobibliophile | Jun 7, 2017 |
Two Minute Review for “The Society” by Lilith Saintcrow

Rowan Price has gifts that are far beyond most psions. What she doesn’t have is the mental health to deal with that or every day life for that matter. Grief shuts her down from the very beginning. Delgado becomes her caretaker, teacher and protector as she finds herself trying to escape governments black ops group, Sigma. Until the end of the book Rowan is in her own black, self centered grief. She is oblivious to Delgado’s love. So why did I like the book so much that I ordered the second in the series? So much so that I read it twice, which is something I seldom do. There is the interesting story I guess, but it is Rowan and Delgado that are wonderful; human, flawed and wounded characters. ( )
  mary1963 | Apr 25, 2010 |
Nice. I just read her blog, about how she does a visual immersion in the story she's writing - that's likely part of why I like her stuff so much, I do the same thing when I'm reading and it drives me nuts when an author contradicts a previous statement! An (other) interesting universe - less magic, this one just has psychics. Though it's still the same story as her other romances - one powerful but innocent/untrained female, one well-trained, very dangerous, and low-self-esteem man. Justin is a lot less obsessed with his unworthiness than the Watchers or the half-demon, though. And Rowan is a lot more willing to take action on her own behalf. There's much less of a separation between the powerful ones and the guardians here - everyone's psychic, everyone fights one way or another. The fact that this book sort of ends in the middle of a crisis is rather disconcerting - glad I already had the sequel, hope that one has a solider ending. Good book, I enjoyed it - and that's only partly the relief from escaping the Mistborn series for a night. Reread, on a Netgalley ARC - now I think Rowan is a step towards her non-romance paranormals, such as Jill Kismet. Kickass heroines being seriously jerked around by the author. Rowan spends a lot of time in a haze of grief or pain, though she also shakes that off enough to do some heavy training and practice in using her powers. It is - not a cliffhanger, but half a book. There's no conclusion in this story, just the (long, complicated) setup to a climax. And I really want to read that now (again)... ( )
  jjmcgaffey | Sep 23, 2009 |
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Will she be the Society's salvation . . . or its downfall? The black-ops government agency called Sigma broke Justin Delgado, trained his psionic talent, and turned him into a killer. Then he escaped and joined the Society, an underground resistance movement of psions determined to use their talents to bring Sigma down. Competent, cold, and cruelly efficient, he's the best operative the Society has, a legend among the psions who fight a shadow war against an enemy that owns the courts, the press, and the police. Feared even by his own teammates, hunted by the government, and too damaged to feel anything but clinical rage, he is utterly alone--until he meets Rowan. When Rowan Price stumbles across Delgado's team in an abandoned house, he is assigned to make contact with her, bring her in, and keep her alive--because Rowan is one of the most powerful psychics the resistance has ever encountered. If the government gets its hands on her, she could very well mean the downfall of the resistance, because nobody, not even Rowan, is quite sure how far her talents extend. The Society will welcome Rowan, if she can stay alive long enough to join them. Unfortunately, there's a traitor buried in the ranks. If the Society goes down, Rowan is at risk. God alone knows what Delgado will do to keep her safe, because Rowan is fast becoming the only thing in the world he cares about . . . Lilith Saintcrow lives in Vancouver, Washington, with her two children and assorted other strays. She has been writing since she was nine years old. Find her on the web at lilithsaintcrow.com.

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