Atonement Sky by Nalini Singh

Posted July 15, 2025 in review Tags: 4 stars, opposites attract, shifters

Atonement Sky by Nalini Singh

Series: Psy-Changeling Trinity #9
Genres: Paranormal Romance
Setting: Raintree, AZ
Source: ARC, NetGalley
Also in this series: Silver Silence, Ocean Light, Wolf Rain, Alpha Night, Last Guard , Storm Echo, Resonance Surge , Primal Mirror
Also by this author: Angels' Blood, Archangel's Kiss, Silver Silence, Archangel's Viper, Slave to Sensation, Visions of Heat, Caressed By Ice, Mine to Possess, Hostage to Pleasure, Blaze of Memory, Bonds of Justice, Kiss of Snow, Tangle of Need, Shield of Winter, Shards of Hope, Allegiance of Honor, Ocean Light, Archangel's Prophecy , Wolf Rain, Archangel's War, Alpha Night, Archangel's Sun, Love Hard , Last Guard , Archangel's Light , Storm Echo, Archangel's Resurrection, Resonance Surge , Primal Mirror, Archangel's Ascension, Such a Perfect Family, Archangel's Eternity

Goodreads

The hunt for a stealthy predator takes a damaged J-Psy to the heart of falcon territory in this new Psy-Changeling Trinity novel from New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh...

Justice-Psy Eleri Dias knows the end is near for her, her mind one step away from fatal psychic exposure. In the short time that remains, she is determined to atone for an act of omission that has haunted her for a long, cruel decade. But that decision not only means facing a powerful changeling wing leader, but also putting herself in the path of a serial killer.

Falcon wing leader Adam Garrett is fiercely protective of his family and his clan. After losing his parents as a teenager in a shocking act of malice, Adam has no forgiveness in him for the J-Psy who betrayed him, betrayed them, at the most painful moment of his life. But the evil that stalks his territory will allow him no respite, forcing him once more into contact with the J he has never been able to forget.

Everything that could've been between Eleri and Adam was lost years ago, a shimmering promise crushed. As they work to uncover a monster, the moment of reckoning looms ever closer. Soon, there may be no more time left for either atonement...or love...

Atonement Sky continues the Psy-Changeling series and is always one of my most anticipated reads of the summer. This one features a J Psy (which we haven’t seen much of in the past) and a Falcon changeling (also newer). So, the beginning was a bit slow as she had to establish the world. There hasn’t been a book about J Psys in a long time (Since Bonds of Justice), so there was some need to revisit this less common Psy ability. Also, this is a new pack we are visiting as well, the WindHaven pack. We had to be introduced to the Falcons and their people, as well as their clan structure. Plus, we had to be introduced to the serial killer that Eleri is hunting as one of her last acts before she reaches “Exposure” and plans to kill herself.

Once the story gets going, I was more engaged. First, there is the serial killer they are hunting. Then you have the romance building between Eleri and Adam, despite their past. Then, you have the Falcon clan, which like all clans/packs/etc are always fun! The series has been building this death of the Psy-Net for awhile now, and you see how the impact is felt by the J Psys. While we don’t get a resolution to the Psy-net issue, I think this is the first time in awhile it felt like there was hope and a possible path forward. Overall, Atonement Sky was a great read once it got going, and delivered everything I expect from my most anticipated book of the summer!