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Chronicles of Elantra Fan Rant
So, readers-mine, I rarely rant, but I need to get out my soap box for a minute because reading some online posts have made me feel like I’m smacking my head against a wall. Yes, yes…internet trolls are annoying, but I actually don’t mean the ones who are being deliberate asshats. I’m actually talking about the people who rant partially in CAPS or argue incoherently about something they feel passionately, but haven’t logically thought through. I’ve been reading some reviews that people have done and I thought that I would address some of the topics because some of the discussion seems inane and others are valid points. Either way, I…
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Cast in Flame ***** by Michelle Sagara
The thing about the Chronicles of Elantra series is that I adore the characters and the world that Sagara has created. Ten books into the series and I still devour these books. For me, they’re fall asleep reading, wake up hugging the book sort of tales. The fabric of Kaylin Neya’s world is rich with strands from all of the books coming together to add layers. New and old characters gain new depth in each installment. While the cast is pretty massive at this point, they remain individuals and not caricatures or paint-by-numbers creations. They lovable, but flawed. This book picks up right after the events of Cast in Sorrow. …
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Cast in Silence ***** by Michelle Sagara
Kaylin Neya’s story continues and we finally learn what she did that she is so ashamed that she has never told anyone. Previously, there were six months that she simply would not talk about. While the streets that she escaped as a child are not the ones she has vowed to protect, she is sent back to the Fiefs in this book. Where she didn’t have to face her past in the previous book, though she tries to tell Severn at one point, this book lays it all bare. The darkest parts of Kaylin become clear as has the good and light that are in her through time travel, a…
