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A review by katyanaish
Cast in Deception by Michelle Sagara
5.0
Holy crap.
I love this series. I loved this book. But this ending ... or rather, cliffhanger non-ending ... nearly killed me.
Also, I feel positive that the box that Alsanis gave to Kaylin Bets, anyone?
I'm not going to do a big review, because 13 books in, you either know the series and love it (because who goes 13 books in to a series they don't love?) or you haven't started the series (fools) and wouldn't really understand what I'm talking about unless I gave a pile of background and spoilers for earlier books. So I'll just say this:
My quibble with the series, for the last few books, is that there is no evolution in how the secondary characters treat Kaylin. She's young, yes. But her instincts are superb, and she is connected with her magic in a way that - while she can't explain it - rarely leads her wrong. She has saved the city, and saved her friends, on many occasions. Which all means that the fact that every book starts out with people belittling her ("it's above your pay grade") or demanding that she stay out of a problem because it is too dangerous for her (which, lol)... it is tedious, frustrating and becoming a problem.
I *do* understand that some of why they keep her in a low position (still Private, which is so insulting) is because it gives her more freedom - she can make decisions as she needs to, and is generally shielded by her bosses. But I feel like this is a polite fiction - woven by the people who are trying to shield her - that has played itself out. At this point, the Emperor understands her, her choices, and that she is always going to make the decision out of a desire to help... never rooted in ego or politics. Which makes this a charade that is tiresome. And that only applies to stuff with Marcus and the Hawklord. The reaction of her friends, belittling her ability to help and treating her as if she's constantly causing problems, when the reality is that being Chosen means she is ALWAYS going to be drawn into - or in this book's case, thrown into - major problems because the power she has is meant to be used to fix said problems, is frustrating.
It has to change, before it becomes a poisoned apple that rots the barrel for me.
But at this point, it's a quibble, because while it is annoying as hell in the first 20% of the book, once we jump into the actual situation, it utterly disappears.
WTB the next book, please...
I love this series. I loved this book. But this ending ... or rather, cliffhanger non-ending ... nearly killed me.
Also, I feel positive that the box that Alsanis gave to Kaylin
Spoiler
- the little ring box, when he said sometimes a home is a cage - is Teranno's name.I'm not going to do a big review, because 13 books in, you either know the series and love it (because who goes 13 books in to a series they don't love?) or you haven't started the series (fools) and wouldn't really understand what I'm talking about unless I gave a pile of background and spoilers for earlier books. So I'll just say this:
My quibble with the series, for the last few books, is that there is no evolution in how the secondary characters treat Kaylin. She's young, yes. But her instincts are superb, and she is connected with her magic in a way that - while she can't explain it - rarely leads her wrong. She has saved the city, and saved her friends, on many occasions. Which all means that the fact that every book starts out with people belittling her ("it's above your pay grade") or demanding that she stay out of a problem because it is too dangerous for her (which, lol)... it is tedious, frustrating and becoming a problem.
I *do* understand that some of why they keep her in a low position (still Private, which is so insulting) is because it gives her more freedom - she can make decisions as she needs to, and is generally shielded by her bosses. But I feel like this is a polite fiction - woven by the people who are trying to shield her - that has played itself out. At this point, the Emperor understands her, her choices, and that she is always going to make the decision out of a desire to help... never rooted in ego or politics. Which makes this a charade that is tiresome. And that only applies to stuff with Marcus and the Hawklord. The reaction of her friends, belittling her ability to help and treating her as if she's constantly causing problems, when the reality is that being Chosen means she is ALWAYS going to be drawn into - or in this book's case, thrown into - major problems because the power she has is meant to be used to fix said problems, is frustrating.
It has to change, before it becomes a poisoned apple that rots the barrel for me.
But at this point, it's a quibble, because while it is annoying as hell in the first 20% of the book, once we jump into the actual situation, it utterly disappears.
WTB the next book, please...