Cast in Shadow (Chronicles of Elantra #1)
Since then, she's learned to read, she's learned to fight and she's become one of the vaunted Hawks who patrol and police the City of Elantra. Alongside the winged Aerians and immortal Barrani, she's made a place for herself, far from the mean streets of her birth.
But children are once again dying, and a dark and familiar pattern is emerging, Kaylin is ordered back into Nightshade with a partner she knows she can't trust, a Dragon lord for a companion and a device to contain her powers — powers that no other human has. Her task is simple — find the killer, stop the murders... and survive the attentions of those who claim to be her allies!
I'm a sucker for stories where the protagonist has been unfairly coerced into something and has to make the best of it, but even that bias on my part doesn't save the muddle of this book.Kaylin is a Hawk, essentially a policeman, in the City of Elantra. She was an orphan in Nightshade, one of the worst areas of the huge city, but escaped her life there in a blur of violence and murder that saw her the only survivor out of dozens of dead children, all marked with the same strange writing that she
98 pages in, I was wondering how I had convinced myself to read as far as I did. At least 3 times during the course of reading this, I checked to make sure that this was the first book in the series. Something just felt really incomplete about it, as if I were starting the story in the middle and didn't have all the information I needed for everything to make sense. If I were an editor, I would have required the author to have a prologue which shows us what happened to Kaylin 7 years ago and
Counts towards the Cliterary Genius 2017 June part of the challenge: read a book suggested by another member of CG.
I really, really liked this book. I know that it didn't really work for a couple of my Goodreads friends whose opinion I trust, but for me, it was a fabulous start to a series.Sagara has an economical style to her writing, which worked very well with the way the story was layered. World building and character histories are revealed through the current events of the story, which gave it a feeling of happening more in the moment.Based on this first book I am expecting this to be a very strong
DNF @ 10%Mostly cause I don't know what the eff is going on. I am a fish out of water. Though that would probably get remedied later but I has no patience.Also, I have it on good account this was the best in the series and it goes down-hill and absolutely boring the further along you get.And nobody got time for that.I is out.
I just don't understand this book. World building is nonexistent and character development is lacking. I love the story but I HAVE NO IDEA WHATS GOING ON! The story starts and is written as if this is book two, like I was already knowledgeable on what's going on. The author is jumpy, talking about one thing then going to another within one sentence. And the scenes happen too fast I don't even know what happened. The main character just does things. She's completely impulsive and I don't get to
Michelle Sagara
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 507 pages Rating: 3.79 | 15898 Users | 984 Reviews
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Original Title: | Cast in Shadow |
ISBN: | 0373802544 (ISBN13: 9780373802548) |
Edition Language: | English URL http://michellesagara.com/books/cast-in-shadow/ |
Series: | Chronicles of Elantra #1 |
Characters: | Kaylin Neya, Severn, Tiamaris, Lord Nightshade |
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Seven years ago Kaylin fled the crime-riddled streets of Nightshade, knowing that something was after her. Children were being murdered — and all had the same odd markings that mysteriously appeared on her own skin...Since then, she's learned to read, she's learned to fight and she's become one of the vaunted Hawks who patrol and police the City of Elantra. Alongside the winged Aerians and immortal Barrani, she's made a place for herself, far from the mean streets of her birth.
But children are once again dying, and a dark and familiar pattern is emerging, Kaylin is ordered back into Nightshade with a partner she knows she can't trust, a Dragon lord for a companion and a device to contain her powers — powers that no other human has. Her task is simple — find the killer, stop the murders... and survive the attentions of those who claim to be her allies!
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Title | : | Cast in Shadow (Chronicles of Elantra #1) |
Author | : | Michelle Sagara |
Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 507 pages |
Published | : | July 1st 2005 by Luna |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Magic. Dragons. Paranormal. Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.79 From 15898 Users | 984 ReviewsRate Of Books Cast in Shadow (Chronicles of Elantra #1)
Welcome, ladies & gentlemen, to the lamest review ever! Since this is a 5-star book I figured I might as well write a 1-star review for it. Because, frankly, I have nothing to say about this book! This book is too awesome for words! There's no way I can review this book! Or tell you how much I love the world building! Or write about Kaylin-OMG-she's-so-amazing-I'm-in-love! Or say anything about the incredible cast of characters! Or fangirl about dragons-oh-yeah-dragons-OMG-this-is-so-cool!I'm a sucker for stories where the protagonist has been unfairly coerced into something and has to make the best of it, but even that bias on my part doesn't save the muddle of this book.Kaylin is a Hawk, essentially a policeman, in the City of Elantra. She was an orphan in Nightshade, one of the worst areas of the huge city, but escaped her life there in a blur of violence and murder that saw her the only survivor out of dozens of dead children, all marked with the same strange writing that she
98 pages in, I was wondering how I had convinced myself to read as far as I did. At least 3 times during the course of reading this, I checked to make sure that this was the first book in the series. Something just felt really incomplete about it, as if I were starting the story in the middle and didn't have all the information I needed for everything to make sense. If I were an editor, I would have required the author to have a prologue which shows us what happened to Kaylin 7 years ago and
Counts towards the Cliterary Genius 2017 June part of the challenge: read a book suggested by another member of CG.
I really, really liked this book. I know that it didn't really work for a couple of my Goodreads friends whose opinion I trust, but for me, it was a fabulous start to a series.Sagara has an economical style to her writing, which worked very well with the way the story was layered. World building and character histories are revealed through the current events of the story, which gave it a feeling of happening more in the moment.Based on this first book I am expecting this to be a very strong
DNF @ 10%Mostly cause I don't know what the eff is going on. I am a fish out of water. Though that would probably get remedied later but I has no patience.Also, I have it on good account this was the best in the series and it goes down-hill and absolutely boring the further along you get.And nobody got time for that.I is out.
I just don't understand this book. World building is nonexistent and character development is lacking. I love the story but I HAVE NO IDEA WHATS GOING ON! The story starts and is written as if this is book two, like I was already knowledgeable on what's going on. The author is jumpy, talking about one thing then going to another within one sentence. And the scenes happen too fast I don't even know what happened. The main character just does things. She's completely impulsive and I don't get to
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