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    Cast in Chaos

    By Michelle Sagara

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    CAST IN CHAOS

    Kaylin Neya is a Hawk, part of the elite force tasked with keeping the City of Elantra safe. Her past is dark, her magic uncontrolled and her allies unpredictable. And nothing has prepared her for what is coming, when the charlatans on Elani Street suddenly grow powerful, the Oracles are thrown into an uproar and the skies rain blood….

    The powerful of Elantra believe that the mysterious markings on Kaylin's skin hold the answer, and they are not averse to using her—how ever they have to—in order to discover what it is.

    Something is coming, breaking through the barriers between the worlds. But is it a threat that Kaylin needs to defend her city against—or has she been chosen for another reason entirely?

    Previously Published in 2010
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarlequin MIRA
    Release dateOct 17, 2016
    ISBN9781488027802
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    • 5/5
      New mysteries revealed about Kaylin's destiny and the runes on her arms and legs. Magic and other races with a heroine in a police officer type function. Nifty magic and out of the ordinary world building.

      Same general microsubgenre as the Tamora Pierce books with a similarly situated heroine.

      I do hope this gets wound up at some point - I'm enjoying the ride and the individual books have interesting and compelling stories, but a different "the world is ending" plot in each book at some point begins to overload me. That almost lost a star, but Sagara/West is too good at what she does.
    • 3/5
      I was a bit shocked at the thickness of this book, I had hopes it was going to be a wildly interesting ride. Sadly I was almost as disappointed with this one as I was the last.

      Mostly, it was just too long, repetitive with some utterly useless paragraphs. I was tempted to get a red pen out and start crossing out the unnecessary parts. I especially grew tired of Kaylin repeating what she'd done or learned to everyone she encountered sometimes in greater detail than was needed.

      However, there were a few things that peeked my interest which saved this from a two star rating. The blatant introduction to possible romance. So far in this series there's been none whatsoever. Kaylin's had a hard life and has showed no interest in love, sex or having her own children despite how much she loves them. We all knew Nightshade was interested in her but she's always remained reluctant. He finally makes a move and she reacts badly.

      When Severn makes hints about his feelings, I'm relieved as I've been waiting for this for a while now, and when he explains his reasons for loving Kaylin and she acknowledges this it gave me hope. At the same time I grew worried that the status quo would remain in place despite their love for one another. I'm not sure Kaylin can handle it which is why Severn has said nothing for so long.

      Parts of the plot were of interest to me, especially the origins of humans and the new race of people who've found their home within Tiamaris's fief. I look forward to reading about their progress and how the other races react to their presence/existence.

      I am surprised Sagara hasn't done a book on the Aerians yet and that Kaylin hasn't got much closer to meeting the Dragon Emperor. I know that she desperately needs to learn self-preservation around those that can devour her but I hardly think etiquette lessons with a stuffy dragon will help matters. Besides she does pretty well with the Arkon and he's no picnic either. I really hope Cast in Ruins makes for a better read.
    • 4/5
      Audiobook.
      Another winner by Michelle Sagara and made even better by the narration of Khristine Hvam.
    • 3/5
      I hesitated for awhile before tackling CAST IN CHAOS, mainly because I couldn't remember if I was caught up this far into the series. According to Goodreads I was, though after so much time had passed, I had a hard time remembering the details of past books. And there's a lot of references to past events in this book. Part of me couldn't wait to see what was going to unfold in CAST IN CHAOS, but most of me wanted to start over with book one to remind me of everything Kaylin's been through.

    • 4/5
      Plot: 4 stars
      Characters: 4 stars
      Style: 4 stars
      Pace: 3 1/2 stars

      There are some really gorgeous bits in here, and pieces that made me want to just savor the words. They're few and far between in a slightly too long book for its content. Still, an enjoyable read.
    • 3/5
      Decent but not stellar - I think she tosses these books off without putting much effort into them.
    • 4/5
      Magic changes in an area of the city, and the oracles are having dire visions. The Devourer, who erases worlds, may be coming to Elantra. As usual, Kaylin is right in the middle of things.
    • 3/5
      This is the 6th book in the Chronicles of Elantra series. The 7th book Cast in Ruins is due out in 2011 and there are currently 8 books on contract for this series. This book was okay, but like the last book in the series, focuses more on philosophy and metaphysical stuff than the great fight scenes that I loved to see Kaylin and Severn in. My overall impression was that this book was wordy and long.In this book Kaylin is supposed to be stepping up studies on her magic lessons and starting etiquette lessons to prepare her for a meeting with the Dragon Emperor. Instead her and Severn run into strange magical goings on in one of the streets of Elantra. There is a circle of magic strangeness in the city of Elantra and,, as more and more of the Oracles portent the coming of something huge and destructive, Kaylin is drawn into the race to save the city. It may be up to Kaylin as The Chosen One to stop the Devourer from ending their world.Okay, first I will say that Sagara introduces this book by saying that each book is separate and can be read as a stand-alone. While it is true that these books are somewhat separate mysteries and are not as tied together as say an epic fantasy is...I don't think they stand alone very well. At this point the cast of characters is so huge and the history that affects each of the characters is so complex that I was lost coming back into this series after a year...I can't imagine starting the series with this book.Onto the things I really liked. Severn is finally in this book more, in the previous book he was kind of a wallflower. Finally in this book he has a great influence in Kaylin's life and start to really direct some of the events that are happening. We get to see more of the Elemental Garden, which was great...I love this creative idea and learning more about it was wonderful. Also we learn more about Nightshade and the Dragons in this book and about the history of Elantra; so that really helped to fill out the story.I really really missed the action though. In the previous book despite her small stature and personality flaws Kaylin could really kick butt; we never see that in this book. There is not one single fight scene. Kaylin still carries her convictions, but she spends more time talking in circles and frantically making appointments with various power figures than anything else. There were large portions of this book I literally fell asleep reading.A ton of time is spent dealing with the metaphysical aspects of the Elemental Garden and with Kaylin trying to talk a God around to its home. I really seriously believe that this could have been wrapped up in a couple of well-written sentences; instead it took Sagara 300 pages to do it. As soon as you get Kaylin in the Gardens and they figure out the Elemental stuff, you as a reader know what the outcome is. There are more books in the series so supposedly you already know the whole world isn't going to end. There are no surprises, everything plays out as the characters predicted it would play out. The problem is it takes 300 pages of vague description and talking, predicting, theorizing, etc to get to this final point. I honestly almost didn't finish this book. I loved the first four books in this series. I did not like the last one much, and this book followed in the footprints of that one.The above being said I do love the wonderfully creative world Sagara has created, I love the characters, and overall I enjoy Sagara's writing style. She is a very good writer. But this book drove me crazy, it was just so wordy and predictable.Overall, this was my least favorite book in the series. I wasn't big on book 5 either. At this point I am trying to decide if I will keep reading this series, I really loved the first four books and enjoy the world and characters so I just don't know at this point.