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Feb 18, 2009

Becky rated it:

Outcast Season: Undone is the first in Rachel Caine's new spin-off from her popular, cultish Weather Warden series. Cassiel is--was, since she is cast out from their ranks on the first page of the book--Djinn. Old Djinn, the ones that were never human to begin with and so have no sympathy whatsoever for the human race. She's cast out because she says no to Ashan, leader of the Old Djinn since the cataclysmic events of one or two Weather Warden novels ago.

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Mar 30, 2009

Mitabird rated it:

Undone was fantastic. Ms. Caine does an excellent job in drawing this reader into a great spin-off to the Weather Warden series. It's about a former Djinn named Cassiel. She was banished to a human body for disobeying her leader. The course of the story follows Cassiel as she learns to deal with her human limitations and the world that the Wardens live in. It was suspenseful from the very beginning. It was action-packed, funny and, at times, tender and left me wondering what road this was taking More...

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Feb 01, 2009

Felicia rated it:

I love Rachel Caine. I love her characters so much that I felt kinda reluctant to start reading this book because I didn't want to jump from the POV of her amazing characters Joanna and David from the Weather Warden books.
This new series is based is the same world, there's even character crossover. I had a bit of a hard time getting started (the main character is standoffish) but the book hooked me in, and by the exciting ending I was definitely all the way with this book. Can't wait More...

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Aug 12, 2011

Jenn rated it:

Spin-off series are so hit and miss. What I like about Cassiel is that she isn't human, she is no longer djinn - she's kinda sorta firmly entrenched in the category of other. She's strong, she's deadly but it isn't until Ashan (head of the "old djinn") turns her kinda sorta human that she discovers she's not as strong as she thought. Watching her adapt and battle with all the human feelings suddenly bombarding her was fun.

Luis Rocha is one hot tamale and I eagerly look forward to see w More...

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Jan 29, 2012

Celise rated it:

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I have not read the Weather Warden series yet, but that did not confuse me at all. If you're wondering, Undone is a continuation of the Weather Warden series, but with new characters. I'm beginning to wonder. I am really liking Cassiel, the main character in this book. I tend to play favorites, so when I read the Weather Warden series, I'm hoping I like Joanne, but I don't think I will. And, I hope Cass More...

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Dec 12, 2011

t'Sade rated it:

There were a lot of things I loved about this story. There was the descriptions of becoming human after being undone as a Djinn; some of them were adorable and others just wry. The interactions between the main character (Cassiel) and the other characters was logical and believable. I felt that what she was doing was right and made sense both in the plot and for the character. The descriptions were fantastic.

There were a few things that I didn't like. From the very beginning there is t More...

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Aug 05, 2011

C. Teresina rated it:

Caine uses characters from her "Weather Warden" series to jumpstart a new one from the perspective of a Djinn. Cassiel--not Cassie--has been cast out by Ashan, forced to live as a human. The only way she can survive is through other Wardens.

Jo and David make cameo appearances and Luis Rocha, who helped Jo once, takes center stage with his brother. The Rocha family takes Cassiel in as she tries to track down a new threat to the Dijnn and Wardens.

Moving and engrossing to start with, it More...

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Aug 04, 2011

Amanda rated it:

I was excited when I saw that Rachel Caine was doing something aside from the Weather Warden series but still in the same universe.

This time, the reader is introduced to former Djinn Cassiel (not Cassie), who suddenly finds herself powerless and cast out from the only life she has know. Undone begins with Cassiel's introduction to Caine's well-known characters from the Weather Warden series -Joanne, David, Lewis and others. After being forced to cope with her new mortal existence, Cass More...

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Aug 03, 2011

Vanessa rated it:

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Apr 18, 2010

Lady Allison St. Vincent rated it:

Cassiel is a Djinn who is ripped from her powers and thrown to Earth as punishment for refusing a request from the one who rules her. She has always held disdain for humans and now not only does she find herself in a human form, but at the mercy of them as well because she cannot keep her form alive without siphoning powers from the Wardens. She agrees to work with an Earth Warden, Manny Rocha in New Mexico as his partner.

I absolutely loved reading about her transformation from a be More...

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Mar 14, 2010

Tori [Book Faery] rated it:

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If you haven't read Caine's Weather Warden series yet, I strongly suggest you stop where you are and pick up those books first. Or at least, read the first one, okay? I'm telling you this now, because while you can read Undone without too much prior knowledge of the Weather Warden universe, you're not gonna know who the hell all these other characters are that are introduced in the beginning. More...

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Feb 04, 2012

Jennifer rated it:

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The Good
O. M. G. I was genuinely surprised by Undone. I did not expect to love this book as much as I loved Caine's Weather Warden series. But I truly did. It was everything one comes to expect from Caine and her beautifully descriptive writing.

Now that Cassiel has been struck from the Djinn race and turned into a kinda, sorta human, she has been having trouble assimilating to human living and More...

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Mar 29, 2011

Indigo rated it:

Undone is the first in the Outcast Season series by Rachel Caine. I've heard a lot of people say that you need to read the Weather Warden series first, but I've only read Ill Wind, the first of those, and this book made sense to me just fine.

I also have to say that Undone is better written than Ill Wind was, by a long shot. The chapters aren't a hundred pages long (sorry, but I tend to read a lot between classes, and hundred-page long chapters don't help much with that), and the sto More...

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Jan 01, 2011

Yolanda rated it:

It's no secret that I love Rachel Caine's writing. IMO, she's one of the best authors around nowadays, and reading this book only confirmed it. It's a spin-off from her Weather Warden series, so I got a real kick out of seeing Joanne, David and Lewis from someone else's POV.

Cassiel, considering what she used to be, should be an unsympathetic and cold character that the reader should feel a certain distance from... but she isn't. The fact that she was such a great djinn and is then fo More...

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Jun 10, 2009

Tracy rated it:

I really enjoyed the beginning of this new series. Of course, it's hard to go wrong with Rachel Caine, who, I've found, writes consistently good and adventurous fantasy.

Cassiel has been brought down to the level of :ugh: human, but apparently she still has a little bit of juice from her previous existence as a djinn. She has to be taught how to deal with the very basic human functions, but she seems to be able to pick up the more complex activities (motorcycle riding?) fairly quick More...

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Jun 06, 2011

Ami rated it:

This is my first time reading Rachel Caine's. I picked this because this series is "relatively" new, only three books so far. Then I found out that it was a spin-off of a fairly longer series, Weather Warden (yes, I didn't read the review/summary clearly, I suppposed), and I wondered whether I should stop and tried to read those series first.

The book ends up enganging enough for me WITHOUT making me too confused, considering it is set up in a world that has been introduced More...

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Mar 14, 2009

Cameron rated it:

I was at first relieved that Caine's new book centered on a different character since it meant that the almost replete story of Joanne Baldwin would be left in its pleasant sunset euphoria for that much longer. How silly of me to think that this series would not end on a precipice.

Meeting Cassiel, or Cassie (call her that for a few grins which might be your last), we are thrown into a confrontation with that bastardly unfeeling Ashan, who provides many more reasons to dislike him More...

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Apr 04, 2009

Liz rated it:

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Jan 22, 2009

Tez rated it:

An Old Djinn becomes what she deems inferior - human - in Rachel Caine's Undone, the first in the Outcast Season (a spin-off from the author's Weather Warden series).

After disobeying her leader, Cassiel is cursed into human flesh. Assistant to an Earth Warden, she's knows her job won't always be clear sailing, but it's deadly apparent when two people close to her are murdered, and a third is stolen. With blood magic and aetheric abilities, Cassiel and her companion embark upon a road More...

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Apr 20, 2009

Dianna rated it:

Finished in less than 24 hours. Would have been less than 6, but sleep overtook me and work intruded into my reading time. Obviously, it was quite grabbing. A vengeful distant god brought down into human form as punishment for not doing something she was told by her leader (what that is is one big mystery of the book), Cassiel is dependent on the Wardens for her entire life (literally). She is partnered with Manny and becomes attached to his family emotionally, and thus to all of humanity. Her v More...

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Sep 05, 2009

Marsha rated it:

For those of you who are a fan of Rachel Caine's Weather Warden series, you will enjoy the first spinoff book. The herione in this book is an outcast Djinn, Cassie. Her powers have been taken away and she has been left human. She was an old Djinn (Old as in one of the first) and has always been proud, arrogant and felt superior. Now wrestling with her pride and shame are not the only battles she must overcome. Like all of us, Cassiel faces the greatest battle of her life, finding the strength More...

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Jan 19, 2012

Nguyen rated it:

the first book in a new urban fantasy series set in Rachel Caine’s Weather Warden universe called the Outcast Season. Four books are planned. The opening of Undone finds Cassiel being cast down to earth in human form for refusing to obey an order from her master. Cassiel is one of the oldest of the True Djinn - arrogant, powerful and dismissive of human concerns. So when she is consigned to earth her emotional and physical adjustment is excruciating and overwhelming.

A great novel by R More...

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Jan 19, 2009

Shannon rated it:

The Location gave a realistic feeling to the characters. There was always a new twist in the plot and that kept it exciting. I liked the way Cassiel and other Djinn where described as being different. Cassiel - with white, powder-puff hair and green eyes - was probably described as the most unusual.
I like Cassiel as a character. She was some times cold and violent, then other times vulnerable and kind. She had her quirks too, being a little vain with her clothing and motorcycle.
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Sep 24, 2010

Sarah rated it:

Cassiel is one of the Old Djinn, the more powerful Djinn who came before humans walked the earth. She was one of the most powerful but when she refused to follow Ashan's orders he cast her away. Stripped of her powers and trapped in human form Cassiel is forced to go to the Weather Wardens for help. She needs to access their power regularly to sustain herself or she will die. She is partnered with Earth Warden Manny and finds it easier to help him with his missions than she does to deal with More...

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Jan 23, 2011

Renee rated it:

After the Warden Series ended, I wasn't sure what to expect from this first book of the Outcast Season. I had VERY high expectations.
I wasn't disappointed.

Cassiel is a Djinn, an Old Djinn under Asher. When she defies his direct order to do something heinous, he casts her to earth, as a human...but more than a human...instead of a Djinn. She is cut off from the Mother Earth and cannot draw life sustaining energy.

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Feb 08, 2009

Kurt rated it:

UNDONE is a spin-off from Rachel Caine's successful WEATHER WARDEN series. The WEATHER WARDEN series deals with the Human/Djinn relationship from the human's viewpoint. The OUTCAST SERIES is from the point of view of of DJINN, Cassiel, who's been kicked out of the Djinn world and has to come to terms with the world as humans must live in it. The book starts off fast and moves along quite smoothly. Cassiel is a fine new character and shows a lot of potential for follow up books. The action is cri More...

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Oct 22, 2011

Cathy rated it:

It was fun to approach the world from a different perspective. I'm not sure how well the book would stand on it's own, it's always hard to say as a fan of an author's work how a new reader would see it, but I think Weather Warden fans will get a kick out of it. I did think Cassiel adjusted to being human way too quickly, so that's the main reason for three stars versus four. But I thought the author did a good job of establishing why the characters would have to go it alone instead of getting su More...

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Feb 19, 2009

Foomy rated it:

Proof that short doesn't necessarily equal shallow. Surprisingly intense and emotional, the story takes a great stab at portraying what an utterly alien creature might go through if it suddenly found itself human. Yes, the personality progression happens more quickly than one might expect, but Caine seems to have the ability to be very vivid without many words.

It is a spinoff, so familiarity with the universe will help you get some of the references to the magic system. It isn't r More...

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Aug 22, 2011

Mary rated it:

This is the first book by Ms. Caine I've read, the Weather Warden series is on my to-read list, but somehow the Outcast Season series made it to the top of the list first (it's a long, unsorted list....).

The first couple of chapters would have made more sense if I had read the Weather Warden books first, though I caught on to the general premises of the world pretty quickly.

I liked Cassiel, there was enough of her struggle with becoming human to make her identifiable wi More...

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Mar 24, 2010

Alice rated it:

I'm not really sure how to review this, because I rarely read these sort of urban fantasy series books, and I haven't read any of Caine's "Weather Warden" series (which is pretty much a precursor to understanding much of what's going on, no matter what the book jacket says). I read this on my Kindle, and it kept my interest for the most part, but because I was missing a lot of the backstory, I couldn't really tell what was going on. Anyway, this cemented my belief that I'm not really c More...

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