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A review by alpho
Cast in Sorrow by Michelle Sagara
2.0
Easily my least favorite book of the series.
I would say it suffers from three major issues:
1. Kaylin is separated from her normal environment for the entirety of this book, and without that to ground the book, it feels almost...separate? Incomplete? My first feeling on finishing it was that it should have been cut down to a hundred pages and glued onto the last book (which also should have been cut down a bit), and I do think that has something to do with it. I like Marcus and the rest, too, and did at some point lose track of the Barrani's names, which didn't really help.
2. The worldbuilding introspective wandering unrealities bits are far more prominent and lengthy than in any other book to date. And I hate introspection. I don't mind the shorter bits in previous books because they tend to feel more like worldbuilding, but the introspection in this book just seemed to go on forever and not make much sense.
3. We're at the ninth book in the series. We still haven't gotten to the point where it's been admitted that what Kaylin's dealing with with Severn and Nightshade is a love triangle, nor have we met the Emperor, nor has Kaylin significantly matured. I just don't feel like this book moved us forward in any overarching plot sense, and it frustrates me.
I don't know, I hope the next book is better. Honestly, I do like the series as a whole, but this installment of it did absolutely nothing for me.
I would say it suffers from three major issues:
1. Kaylin is separated from her normal environment for the entirety of this book, and without that to ground the book, it feels almost...separate? Incomplete? My first feeling on finishing it was that it should have been cut down to a hundred pages and glued onto the last book (which also should have been cut down a bit), and I do think that has something to do with it. I like Marcus and the rest, too, and did at some point lose track of the Barrani's names, which didn't really help.
2. The worldbuilding introspective wandering unrealities bits are far more prominent and lengthy than in any other book to date. And I hate introspection. I don't mind the shorter bits in previous books because they tend to feel more like worldbuilding, but the introspection in this book just seemed to go on forever and not make much sense.
3. We're at the ninth book in the series. We still haven't gotten to the point where it's been admitted that what Kaylin's dealing with with Severn and Nightshade is a love triangle, nor have we met the Emperor, nor has Kaylin significantly matured. I just don't feel like this book moved us forward in any overarching plot sense, and it frustrates me.
I don't know, I hope the next book is better. Honestly, I do like the series as a whole, but this installment of it did absolutely nothing for me.