Itemize Of Books Cast in Secret (Chronicles of Elantra #3)
| Title | : | Cast in Secret (Chronicles of Elantra #3) |
| Author | : | Michelle Sagara |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 521 pages |
| Published | : | August 1st 2007 by Luna |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Magic. Dragons. Urban Fantasy. Fiction |
Michelle Sagara
Paperback | Pages: 521 pages Rating: 4.16 | 9163 Users | 271 Reviews
Interpretation Conducive To Books Cast in Secret (Chronicles of Elantra #3)
Still avoiding magic whenever possible, Corporal Kaylin Neya relished investigating a regular theft once again. Until she found out the mysterious box was taken from Elani Street, where the mages and charlatans mingled, and it was sometimes hard to tell the difference between the two. But she was hoping this might be a mundane case-- --when in a back room Kaylin saw a lost-looking girl in a reflective pool...who called out Kaylin's name.Shaken, Kaylin tried to stay focused on the case at hand. But since the stolen item was ancient, without a keyhole, and held tremendous darkness inside, Kaylin knew unknown forces were again playing with her destiny--and her life....
Identify Books Toward Cast in Secret (Chronicles of Elantra #3)
| Original Title: | Cast in Secret |
| ISBN: | 0373802803 (ISBN13: 9780373802807) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://michellesagara.com/books/cast-in-secret/ |
| Series: | Chronicles of Elantra #3 |
| Characters: | Kaylin Neya, Severn |
Rating Of Books Cast in Secret (Chronicles of Elantra #3)
Ratings: 4.16 From 9163 Users | 271 ReviewsEvaluation Of Books Cast in Secret (Chronicles of Elantra #3)
Ah, Water!It's official, this series makes me damn emotional. It was just as good as the previous one, I think I'm no longer falling in love with this series, I'm already there. I need more!I don't know exactly what it is about these books, but I really find them enjoyable to read. The fantasy world created by Sagara is incredibly rich and original, and I like the way she adds to the world with each installment. I also appreciate how each book works as a complete story by itself, but also adds pieces to the larger story arc that is developing in the series.This time we got to learn a lot more about the Tha'alani, a mortal race of telepaths that Kaylin has previously been fearful
These books read like police procedurals with a smart-mouthed officer with a blinding weakness for children, but in a world overflowing with mysterious magic and cool species. So not really action-oriented, but gripping if you enjoy investigations that involve talking to witnesses and putting the pieces together. All of that builds to the end, when I find myself reading so fast I forget to blink. All without swords! (However, there are knives.)The investigations are centered on crimes, but the
It seems that there's a pattern to these book. With each new instalment we get to know one of the races better. I wonder what will happen once we're out of races.I really liked the Thaalani. I also understand why Kaylin and most of the other people in the Empire fear them. I value my privacy way too much appreciated someone who can randomly get in my head. At the same time I'm pretty sure that had I had a similar power I would turn hermit. Just seeing the utter stupidity people do and put on the
the ending always brings me to tearsIt's a book about resentment, about fear and the suffering it causes...and it's a book about hope and forgiveness and joy, things that mark us even more deeply than the pain, if we let them. Kaylin and Severn's relationship feels more ordinary, here. It's less constrained by horror and bitter hate on Kaylin's side, and by guilt, grief and anger on Severn's. The everyday-ness of their interchanges helps balance their work in unraveling the catastrophe that
Reviewing this is hard, mainly because I can't tell exactly what it is that I DON'T like about these books, but something nags at me. Perhaps it's the heroine's(Kaylin Neya) near-inability to mature. She's capable of these insane leaps of instinctual emotional and magical maturity, but behaves like a stubborn 16 yr old the other 80 % of the time. That being said, the world is well crafted with 4 main races (2 immortal - Dragons and Baranni {oh, just admit they're elves already...} and 2 mortal -
Maybe it says something that I find these books easier to engage with now I've turned up the audio narration speed? Anyway, I liked this better than the second book. Interesting enough storyline and a strong theme with regard to belonging, and how even accidental outcasts can turn vicious. We still see very little of Kaylin's interpersonal relationships. I'm not looking for romance but she has to be more than just her job. Worldbuilding fantastic as usual; prose style bogged down with repetition
0 Comments:
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.