A review by 17aurelianos
Cassiel's Servant by Jacqueline Carey

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I agree with other readers that this book would have been a better novella or the base of a collection of short stories about the world and characters. I loved the return to Terre d'Ange and the backstory on Jocelyn. His time at the Prefectory and his early thoughts on meeting Phedre and the gang were great, but after they leave Skaldi, the book just becomes a more boring version of Kushiel's Dart, told with none of the spark that made the original an instant classic. Still worth reading if you loved the original series, though, you just may find yourself speed-reading through the back half.