Tempt the Stars (Cassandra Palmer, #6) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Oct 02, 2011 Steph rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Oct 2013 Update: I rec'd several requests for more spoiler blockers, so I've blocked the majority of my review. Apologies to anyone who was unintentionally spoiled.

"You are the child of chaos, Cassie, of turmoil and mayhem and wild uncertainty. Your very existence is proof [...] that hope cannot be chained. That fate can be undone!"

It's been two long years since we last saw Cassie and gang in Hunt the Moon. If you're a fan or follower of the series, you may remember the book ended on quite Oct 2013 Update: I rec'd several requests for more spoiler blockers, so I've blocked the majority of my review. Apologies to anyone who was unintentionally spoiled.

"You are the child of chaos, Cassie, of turmoil and mayhem and wild uncertainty. Your very existence is proof [...] that hope cannot be chained. That fate can be undone!"

It's been two long years since we last saw Cassie and gang in Hunt the Moon. If you're a fan or follower of the series, you may remember the book ended on quite the cliffhanger. Now, in Tempt the Stars, Cassie has one thing on her mind - rescuing her friend (view spoiler) from "a fate worse than death". But, as the "newly crowned Pythia, aka the world's chief seer," her focus is pulled in many different directions. Still, despite the appearance of three unruly witches demanding a meeting, a barrier of homunculus trying to keep her from speaking to her mother, a wicked fae spell distorting one of her own¹, windsurfing through hell with dark mages to escape Allû, and facing the demon council, she's able to accomplish part of her mission.

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The next part, actually freeing² her friend, continues on into the next book. So, expect another cliffhanger. Other things you can expect, as with all Cassandra Palmer novels, a lot of magical battles, some witty quips from Casanova and Billy, and some whiplash time traveling. The thing you should not expect is Mircea. He's surprisingly absent during the story; he's off taking care of Senate business and we are left wondering, along with Cassie, is he avoiding her? Or, as always seems to be the case where Mircea is concerned, keeping a close eye on her in unexpected ways? As a fan of Karen Chance's Dorina Basarab series in addition to this one, I have grown to like Mircea more and more. So, I hope we will see more of him and, along with Cassie, find some resolution to their relationship questions.

Between the two series by Karen Chance, I would say I am a bigger fan of Dorina than of Cassie. That said, I really enjoy watching Cassie not only cope with the challenges she must face, but also learn to embrace her gifts and fight instead of run. So much has been kept from her over the years and now, as Pythia, she finds there is so much more yet to be learned.

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"When you change someone else's fate, it often changes your own."

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Thank you to Penguin Group/Berkley NAL and NetGalley for a review copy of this book. All quotes are taken from the pre-published copy and may be altered or omitted from the final copy. ...more

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Aug 19, 2017 The Flooze rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Due to a desperate need to binge-read my way onto the next book, I can't manage anything more than short and sweet:

I love this series. I love these characters. I love the absolutely maddening, draining, exhilarating rollercoaster ride that Chance sends us on every. Single. Time.

Love.

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Aug 15, 2013 Shelleyrae at Book'd Out rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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I've had a a bit of a mixed relationship with the Cassandra Palmer series. I enjoy the way Karen Chance writes, her sense of humor and the crazed pace of these books but Cassandra often gets on my nerves. It helps to remember that despite this being the sixth book, it has only been a few weeks in Cassandra's timeline since her life imploded and she became the world's chief seer without the years of preparation and training usually afforded to those who are named Pythia.

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Oct 27, 2011 Shay rated it really liked it

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Dec 03, 2017 Sarah rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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