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A review by chelseaj91
Cast in Secret by Michelle Sagara
3.0
Stolen goods are so much easier…
Still avoiding her magic lessons—yet using her powers when need be—Corporal Kaylin Neya is relishing investigating a regular theft once again. That is, until she finds out the mysterious box was taken from Elani Street, where the mages and charlatans mingle and it’s sometimes difficult to tell the difference between the two. Still, she hopes this might be a mundane case….
Then in a back room Kaylin sees a lostlooking girl in a reflective pool…who calls out for Kaylin’s help. Shaken, Kaylin tries to stay focused on the case at hand. But since the stolen item is ancient, has no keyhole and holds tremendous darkness inside, Kaylin knows unknown forces are again playing with her destiny—and her life….
There's just something about this series...
Elantra is a fascinating world to me. I am always interested to learn about the races and the magic and the people and the things. But I just...I can't get really into the stories. To me, it always feels like a lot happens but nothing actually happens. Usually Kaylin whines about learning and then big bad magic comes along and suddenly she's the only one who can stop it but only if she learns these 12 suddenly very important things. It's formulaic and sure, that can work, but there's just...something
Kaylin both makes me laugh and want to smack her. Like I get the whole "no respect for authority" trait but there's limits. I love her sass and her strength and her drive to protect the children. But she can be such a brat sometimes. Like seriously? I again understand the whole thing about authority, and especially after her childhood but still. The authority figures in her life recognize that things weren't easy for her as a child and that she may not have had the same advantages but they're trying to help. I will acknowledge that when it comes down to it, she always pulls through especially when kids are concerned and usually in spectacular fashion, I might add.
I do admit to loving Severn. His silent strength and the fact that he's always watched over and protected Kaylin even when it was silently and from the shadows. That does lead to some sadness and that shared pain seems to scare her, but that's more of a Kaylin thing anyway.
I am getting frustrated with the lack of movement on the relationships here. I understand that not everything is a romance and it's definitely not needed to make a book good. But the fact that there's been this endless "will they, won't they" with the potential of a love triangle there just drives me nuts. Stating my opinion here: Kaylin and Severn. Nobody else. Nightshade can't be trusted; he's got his own agenda and something tells me it won't end well for Kaylin.
This is the longest it's taken me to read a book in a long time. I will still probably read the rest of the series because I'm intrigued about certain aspects, but I don't know how much of a hurry I'll be in...
Still avoiding her magic lessons—yet using her powers when need be—Corporal Kaylin Neya is relishing investigating a regular theft once again. That is, until she finds out the mysterious box was taken from Elani Street, where the mages and charlatans mingle and it’s sometimes difficult to tell the difference between the two. Still, she hopes this might be a mundane case….
Then in a back room Kaylin sees a lostlooking girl in a reflective pool…who calls out for Kaylin’s help. Shaken, Kaylin tries to stay focused on the case at hand. But since the stolen item is ancient, has no keyhole and holds tremendous darkness inside, Kaylin knows unknown forces are again playing with her destiny—and her life….
There's just something about this series...
Elantra is a fascinating world to me. I am always interested to learn about the races and the magic and the people and the things. But I just...I can't get really into the stories. To me, it always feels like a lot happens but nothing actually happens. Usually Kaylin whines about learning and then big bad magic comes along and suddenly she's the only one who can stop it but only if she learns these 12 suddenly very important things. It's formulaic and sure, that can work, but there's just...something
Kaylin both makes me laugh and want to smack her. Like I get the whole "no respect for authority" trait but there's limits. I love her sass and her strength and her drive to protect the children. But she can be such a brat sometimes. Like seriously? I again understand the whole thing about authority, and especially after her childhood but still. The authority figures in her life recognize that things weren't easy for her as a child and that she may not have had the same advantages but they're trying to help. I will acknowledge that when it comes down to it, she always pulls through especially when kids are concerned and usually in spectacular fashion, I might add.
I do admit to loving Severn. His silent strength and the fact that he's always watched over and protected Kaylin even when it was silently and from the shadows. That does lead to some sadness and that shared pain seems to scare her, but that's more of a Kaylin thing anyway.
I am getting frustrated with the lack of movement on the relationships here. I understand that not everything is a romance and it's definitely not needed to make a book good. But the fact that there's been this endless "will they, won't they" with the potential of a love triangle there just drives me nuts. Stating my opinion here: Kaylin and Severn. Nobody else. Nightshade can't be trusted; he's got his own agenda and something tells me it won't end well for Kaylin.
This is the longest it's taken me to read a book in a long time. I will still probably read the rest of the series because I'm intrigued about certain aspects, but I don't know how much of a hurry I'll be in...