false 641910 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…. 628100 book 7 2007 Cast In Secret (Chronicles of Elantra, Book 3) total:382|5:140|4:139|3:89|2:13|1:1| 382 1550 580 35 2 1 true false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 23 07:47:42 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 21:50:41 -0800 2009 Cast In Shadow. Well, by Book #3 of the series, the heroine (Kaylin) hasn't developed an iota of common sense, which dri...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 02 13:16:51 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 27 21:28:35 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 13:16:51 -0800 2008 1 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...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 16:36:22 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 17:15:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 05:39:59 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 06:40:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 19:25:44 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 12:12:00 -0700 2009
1. I really liked the story and all of the supporting characters. I like how new characters are being introduced and how we get more interactions with ones we already know. I felt like we got a good ways into the meat of the sto...more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 22:21:56 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 12:54:23 -0700 2009 I liked the series' take on different magical races, and its take on ancient magic and uncanny forces. I enjoyed the look at how telepathy shapes how an entire race looks at the world, and the flashbacks to a different time.

The Bad:
It's not a very good mystery, si...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 07:24:58 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 13:03:53 -0700 2009 3 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...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 09 09:25:19 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 13:02:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 23 19:15:31 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 10:02:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 20:23:13 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 20:26:11 -0700 2009 3rd in elantra series, this time kaylen investigates disappearance of 2 children that turn out to be connected. some of the metaphysical stuff (communicating with elements) lost me a little, but i'm still intrigued by the world and the characters.]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 11 14:53:36 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 26 18:33:53 -0700 2007 Cast in Secret is the third "Cast" book. Kaylin, a police officer with a difficult past and a wild magic mysteriously tatooed into her skin, and her loyal partner Severn once again race to unravel a mystery that threatens to destroy their city.

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As a result, the Hawks get on the trail of a missing child of the secretive,...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 28 10:43:21 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 10:54:27 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jan 24 15:44:29 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 15:46:09 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 12:19:23 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 13:57:58 -0700 2008
I liked the continuation of the evolving relationship between Severn and Kaylin (and we learn a few things about him) and I r...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 09:55:30 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 09:53:28 -0700 2009 1 3 0 false false Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 07:55:18 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 07:57:19 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 03:09:08 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 03:09:08 -0700 2009 3 0 true false Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 09:41:48 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 13:34:00 -0800 2009 1 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=641910