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A review by itabar
Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara
SPOILERS!!
Why didn't I like this book? Evil Being who is responsible for many deaths and wants to control the kingdom *could* have been killed by one of the Merrie Band of Warriors out to get him, but he isn't so that more books in the series could be written. This is the kind of plotting which drives me INSANE and I refuse to read books by authors who do this. Cassandra Clare (City of Bones) or Rachel Caine (Ill Wind 1) did this and it's the reason I won't read anything by them.
I'm not sure I would have continued with the series in any case. I didn't care for the heroine who was always late, hungry, and disheveled. Instead of humanizing her, it got annoying. And you would think that the person who called her out to secretly help heal would make sure she ate properly afterwards.
I am disappointed because I really want to like Sagara's books. Her LJ blog where she talks about raising her autistic son is fascinating.
Why didn't I like this book? Evil Being who is responsible for many deaths and wants to control the kingdom *could* have been killed by one of the Merrie Band of Warriors out to get him, but he isn't so that more books in the series could be written. This is the kind of plotting which drives me INSANE and I refuse to read books by authors who do this. Cassandra Clare (City of Bones) or Rachel Caine (Ill Wind 1) did this and it's the reason I won't read anything by them.
I'm not sure I would have continued with the series in any case. I didn't care for the heroine who was always late, hungry, and disheveled. Instead of humanizing her, it got annoying. And you would think that the person who called her out to secretly help heal would make sure she ate properly afterwards.
I am disappointed because I really want to like Sagara's books. Her LJ blog where she talks about raising her autistic son is fascinating.