A member of the elite Hawk force that protects the City of Elantra, Kaylin Neya has sacrificed much to earn the respect of the winged Aerians and i...
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Sep 16, 2010
Stephanie
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I liked this book and this series. But it has been months since I read the first 4, almost a year, and it is hard for me to remember the details. I keep wanting and waiting for Kaylin to develop a romantic relationship with one of the characters or a new one, but it never would fit into the plots. As for the plot of this one, it seems more lost than the last. The everydayness of police work is not in this one but for the very beginning, for the rest of the book it seems to be flashbacks( which w
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Dec 30, 2010
Karissa
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This is the fifth book in the Chronicles of Elantra series by Sagara. Originally Sagara was contracted for five books, but it looks like that's been extended to eight books total. This was definitely not the best book in the series. It was still a good read, but at times I was really bored.
In this book Kaylin is sent to investigate some strange goings on in the fiefs. For once her journey doesn't take her to the fief of Nightshade, but to the fief of Barren where Kaylin lived out 6 m More...
In this book Kaylin is sent to investigate some strange goings on in the fiefs. For once her journey doesn't take her to the fief of Nightshade, but to the fief of Barren where Kaylin lived out 6 m More...
May 10, 2010
Jessie
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Instead of writing a review for each of the first five books in the Chronicles of Elantra, I will just write one here.
Kaylin is a young girl who flees the fiefs after a tragic childhood and crosses the bridge into the city of Elantra. There, she serves the Hawk Lord as one of his Hawks (the eyes and ears of the city). Kaylin's world is filled with Dragon Lords, immortal Barrani, bird-like Aerians, and cat-like Leontines. But Kaylin is also more than merely human.
The stor More...
Kaylin is a young girl who flees the fiefs after a tragic childhood and crosses the bridge into the city of Elantra. There, she serves the Hawk Lord as one of his Hawks (the eyes and ears of the city). Kaylin's world is filled with Dragon Lords, immortal Barrani, bird-like Aerians, and cat-like Leontines. But Kaylin is also more than merely human.
The stor More...
Nov 23, 2009
Janice (Janicu)
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This is one of my reads during the 24-hour read-a-thon. I bought this a while ago but hadn't had the time to read it until now.
The Premise: This is the fifth book in the Chronicles of Elantra series which is a fantasy set in the city of Elantra, where Kaylin Neya, a member of one of the arms of law, called the Hawks, lives. Kaylin is the focus of a lot of attention because of mysterious symbols written all over her body, which hav More...
This is one of my reads during the 24-hour read-a-thon. I bought this a while ago but hadn't had the time to read it until now.
The Premise: This is the fifth book in the Chronicles of Elantra series which is a fantasy set in the city of Elantra, where Kaylin Neya, a member of one of the arms of law, called the Hawks, lives. Kaylin is the focus of a lot of attention because of mysterious symbols written all over her body, which hav More...
Oct 31, 2009
Rosey
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Oct 26, 2009
Colleen
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Cast in Silence had three opportunities to go in completely different ways and lay new ground in the story of Kaylin Neya. In a few small ways, it did so. Unfortunately, the author took entirely too long getting to that new ground by way of a huge repetition of Cast in Courtlight and smaller rehashings of Cast in Fury and Cast in Shadow (in triple-reverse order). By the time I had slogged into the climax, I was frankly disappointed that we did not get a revisiting of the Elementals from Cast
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Jul 31, 2009
Felicia
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Jul 28, 2009
Amy or "Ames"
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This is the 5th book in the Chronicle of Elantra and it pains me to give this one 3 stars but it has to be done. It covers the period of 6 months after Kaylin left Nightshade and before she entered the city and began working fot the Hawks.
I found this novel to be much slower in pace than the others and reached an ending which I saw coming (but was still good). The slow pace is the result of a lot of psychological and philosophical discussion which sometimes left me a bit confused. More...
I found this novel to be much slower in pace than the others and reached an ending which I saw coming (but was still good). The slow pace is the result of a lot of psychological and philosophical discussion which sometimes left me a bit confused. More...
Nov 25, 2011
Kris
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I want to like these books but I feel like I'm always left wanting at the end. Every single book seems to close at a slightly jarring spot; I expect there to be a couple more pages of wrap-up in the epilogue but there isn't. The conversations I want to read about after all the action happened and the city saved is just never there.
For instance, in this story I really wanted Kaylin to meet with Nightshade after their unique encounter mid-way through this story. It wasn't there. I suspe More...
For instance, in this story I really wanted Kaylin to meet with Nightshade after their unique encounter mid-way through this story. It wasn't there. I suspe More...
Apr 11, 2011
Irene
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I really like this series. It is full of interesting characters. Kaylin is a character with vulnerability and compassion, and yet is extremely tough (she can really kick some booty). I love Severn, Tiamaris, Lord Nightshade, Lord Sanabalis, Everton, and so many other characters. Kaylin is charmingly impulsive and I love how someone is always "stepping on her foot" to try to prevent her from saying the wrong thing. In a world full of cold and rigid beings, the love and care Kaylin
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Jan 23, 2012
WillowBe
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So i was surprised that this wasn't a case of being a child prostitute, but a general thug and murderer. Well, that is kind of heavy. Of course, it was obvious that Barren had coerced her into sexual activity. It was good to see Kaylin reaching for something and trying to change rather than digging in her heels. Of course, the whole Tara/Tower thing was so harrowing- geez. talk about tough love. The ending was great since we'd completely forgotten about the second person to enter the tower, g
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May 02, 2010
Mei-Lu
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The more I read the Elantra books, the more they remind me of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Like Buffy, Kaylin is a girl who struggles with things we can all relate to - her job, her studies, her complicated relationships. At the beginning of the series, everybody underestimates her because she is, after all, just a girl. Except, she's isn't - she's brave, she's loyal, she's good in a fight and she is gifted with a extraordinary powers. She is Chosen and that seems to mean
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Aug 11, 2009
Ann
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I have to admit before this review that I am completely biased about this series. I love love love it. It just pushes all my happy reading buttons.
This book is no exception. Given that my favorite character is Lord Nightshade, I was a happy squeeing fangirl to glean more information about Kaylin's relationship with him.
And to top it off, we learned more about the past, more about the six months between when Kaylin left Nightshade's fief before she became a Hawk... how she More...
This book is no exception. Given that my favorite character is Lord Nightshade, I was a happy squeeing fangirl to glean more information about Kaylin's relationship with him.
And to top it off, we learned more about the past, more about the six months between when Kaylin left Nightshade's fief before she became a Hawk... how she More...
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Jul 29, 2009
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Genre: High Fantasy/Urban Fantasy in a non-earth setting
I found this novel slower then the others in the series...I am not sure why. Possibly it's the fact that the story is non-linear - much of it is told in flashbacks. Possibly also because there wasn't a lot of texture to the emotional drama in this one - Kaylin wrestled with pretty much the same issue (in pretty much the same way) though most of the book. There aren't many new characters introduced either, nor is a new culture ex More...
I found this novel slower then the others in the series...I am not sure why. Possibly it's the fact that the story is non-linear - much of it is told in flashbacks. Possibly also because there wasn't a lot of texture to the emotional drama in this one - Kaylin wrestled with pretty much the same issue (in pretty much the same way) though most of the book. There aren't many new characters introduced either, nor is a new culture ex More...
Jan 20, 2010
Victoria
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I really liked this book - more than I though I would, actually. It held a lot of information, though _Cast in Fury_ is still my favorite of the series, this one is up there. I loved the shadowstorm and its strange effects! They were very exciting. And Nightshade's character is still my favorite... I want more of him. And Severn is increasingly not a character that I like to read about at all... I can't wait to read the next book! I think that this one was the most suspenseful of the series, whi
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Dec 28, 2009
Kristen
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Jul 15, 2010
Ashley
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It was not as bad as the fourth book in the series, but I don't think this was a return to the second or third books that I enjoyed so much. Honestly, I thought that we had finished hashing out Kaylin's past in Cast in Courtlight, but apparently I was wrong. I don't think I connected to this book as much as the other either. I don't know, parts of it just kind of fell flat and weren't that interesting.
Maybe it's because I miss the input of Severn. Before he had some nice lines, but i More...
Maybe it's because I miss the input of Severn. Before he had some nice lines, but i More...
Nov 15, 2009
drey
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Where to start? This fifth book in the Chronicles of Elantra series is just as engrossing as the previous ones. I may be biased, here, because I love Kaylin, but I don't normally love books just because of a character...
There's lots going on here, but mostly it's a continuation of that feeling that something's rousing and it's not a good kind of something. A lot more history of Elantra is revealed, and a bit more of Kaylin's past, as well. And as you learn more about her, you're just More...
There's lots going on here, but mostly it's a continuation of that feeling that something's rousing and it's not a good kind of something. A lot more history of Elantra is revealed, and a bit more of Kaylin's past, as well. And as you learn more about her, you're just More...
Aug 22, 2009
Heather
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This will be the written review for Cast in Shadow Chronicles of Elantra Book 1 by Michelle Sagara West and it's series partners, Cast in Courtlight Chronicles of Elantra Book 2, Cast in Secret Chronicles of Elantra Book 3, Cast in Shadow Chronicles of Fury Book 4, and Cast in Silence Chronicles of Elantra Book 5.
I read this series three times. It was engaging but had a few annoying issues. The world of Elantra was well created and very detailed. I admired the multiple species and More...
I read this series three times. It was engaging but had a few annoying issues. The world of Elantra was well created and very detailed. I admired the multiple species and More...
Dec 31, 2010
Anne
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Kaylin has a past. A past which is dang hard to drag out of her.
But when the elements spin, and the dragons start bossing her around, and an assassin from the fifes comes bearing a message, she has no choice but to go back.
Back to the place where she was hurt.
And where she hurt others.
And where the tower now waits. To test her with all the terrors of her past.
Awesome! I have been waiting FOREVER for Kaylin to start digging into her past again More...
But when the elements spin, and the dragons start bossing her around, and an assassin from the fifes comes bearing a message, she has no choice but to go back.
Back to the place where she was hurt.
And where she hurt others.
And where the tower now waits. To test her with all the terrors of her past.
Awesome! I have been waiting FOREVER for Kaylin to start digging into her past again More...
Jul 24, 2009
Writtenwyrdd
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Book 5 in the Elantra Chronicles was a decent read, but not as good as the previous 4 books. I was a bit disappointed, frankly, because there were a few speed bumps to reading that a good edit would have fixed. Specifically major mess up (as in I think half a sentence was left out and some typographical issues with messed up quotation marks) near the very beginning, and a recurring problem with dialog that needed dialog tags because I repeatedly couldn't figure out who was saying what (a lot!!
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Oct 09, 2009
Trishy
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I just finished reading the book and yes I found it slower paced then the books before it. With that said, the book was still a very enjoyable read. The story revolved around the 6 months after Kaylin left Nightshade. I found these flashbacks, sometimes to be boring, but overall a nice filler for the story. I enjoyed learning about Barren, and seeing Kaylins interactions with Tiamaris and Lord Nightshade himself. The plot was a little slow, but I think the ending made up for some of the slowness
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Feb 12, 2011
Nancy
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Simply brilliant. Michelle Sagara West is a truly amazing author. This series is utterly mind blowing and I can't possibly begin to disect how she makes such a rich and vibrant fantasy world. Her characters are so vivid that they could jump off the page but I'd much prefer to dive into their world with them. I don't think Tolkien and C.S Lewis held me this captive. I feel like I truly go on a journey with these books.
Kaylin journeys into her past before the Hawks but after the fief o More...
Kaylin journeys into her past before the Hawks but after the fief o More...
Jan 20, 2012
Mark
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As one of my favourite authors, Sagara (aka Michelle West) quite simply leaves me in awe. This latest instalment in the Elantra Chronicles series exhibits exciting signs of growth in the main character Kaylin, as she and her companions race to prevent an ancient menace breaking free of its prison. Written in an intimate and engaging style, Sagara still manages to blend together action and mysticism within a hugely complex world. While these titles are ‘lighter’ in style to her ‘West’ novels, the
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Dec 20, 2011
Anita
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This series is hit-or-miss for me. Loved the 1st, 3rd, and 4th books - hated the 2nd and 5th. This is the 5th, and what it has in common with the 2nd is a whole lot of confusing pages devoted to magic rooms that are attached to magic words called runes. The heroine was born with runes decorating her skin, making her very special. That concise description doesn't make it sound so bad, but the way the author drags it out and contradicts herself makes the reading experience completely frustrating.
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Aug 02, 2009
Jeffrey
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Dec 20, 2009
Annette
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First off let me say that I have never been disappointed in any book published under the Luna books label yet. I highly recommend reading any of these books if you are looking for that gritty sci-fi/fantasy magic filled struggling broken souls kind of story.
Michelle Sagara West has an amazing storytelling voice. I can read her books in a sitting because they are so amazingly raw and real. She blows away the usual male-driven fantasies. You know the story. Boy lives on farm. Boy disc More...
Michelle Sagara West has an amazing storytelling voice. I can read her books in a sitting because they are so amazingly raw and real. She blows away the usual male-driven fantasies. You know the story. Boy lives on farm. Boy disc More...
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Aug 02, 2009
CJ - You Carry On As If I Don't Love You
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This book is really a 4.5. first of all, I'm biased a bit because I love the characters of Kaylin and Severn.
This book was more of an exploration of desires, regrets, decisions, and the famous motto of the Stones 'you can't always get what you want, but if you try 'sometimes, you just might find - you get what you need'.
The character of Morse was interesting and created a good mentor/foil for Kaylin and as she was also the exact opposite of Severn - it was good to see how More...
This book was more of an exploration of desires, regrets, decisions, and the famous motto of the Stones 'you can't always get what you want, but if you try 'sometimes, you just might find - you get what you need'.
The character of Morse was interesting and created a good mentor/foil for Kaylin and as she was also the exact opposite of Severn - it was good to see how More...
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Aug 06, 2010
Amélie
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This book plot is set up in the fief of Barren where we learn about the six month gap in Kaylin life before she join the Hawk. She has again Tiamaris with her in her journey. The dragon is so far one of my favorite character with the Arkon and Sanabalis, the three dragons' scene being a memorable one with their sarcastic humor.
But the best part of this book is indiscutably the ones with Nightshade which we are gifted plenty of! After this book my vision of him has been considerably altered
But the best part of this book is indiscutably the ones with Nightshade which we are gifted plenty of! After this book my vision of him has been considerably altered
Sep 17, 2009
Z
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nice installation in the series, although a bit confusing at first. one of the reviews on the jacket references a unique romance so I kept waiting for some love story to be revealed. it came, but it was a bit of a let down b/c it was so unique. otherwise it was a great story, and I like how Severn is beginning to have more voice in the story (altho I began to wonder if he was part of the unique romance!). looking forward to book 6.
