Cast in Secret: Chronicles of Elantra, Book 3

I am only supposed to allow myself only so much time per nite. I keep breaking my personal rules .I listened to the first half twice because I wanted it to last longer. I didnt expect to enjoy these books as much as I have. The narrator is hipnotic . She has a firm grip on the characters personalities and the voices are consistant and unique per character.I hope you will enjoy this book and the series as much as I have.I can as of late, walk away from the TV to go listen to my books.Michelle Sagaras stories are imaginative and enveloping. On top of that Khristines portrayals are very consistant and enjoyable. Good job team.Thank you .

I discovered this series through audible's free novella by Michelle Sagara and even though this isn't my usual genre, I couldn't get enough of the characters and the world that Sagara has built for this series. I believe that Sagara is a master at world-building and character development but the writing shows many signs of being hastily written. Still, she propels the plot forward and does not disappoint the reader on the journey she takes you on. This is not for everyone (particularly those who prefer non-fiction or well-crafted prose as I normally do) but fans of fantasy who enjoy lots of action and who enjoy the free novella, which is like an introduction for the series, will enjoy it immensely. I can't put them down!

First, I just want to say that I love Khristine Hvam as a narrator. I have a hard time believing that all of those voices come from one woman. You can easily hear the difference between characters. The awesomeness of this series is the support characters. The books are written so that you want to know more about the others- the foundlings, Marcus, Nightshade and so on. The story is interesting. I enjoyed that it also kind of teaches a lesson- Kaylin starts to get over one of her prejudices.

Hard to follow the second half of the book. Describing fictitious events that seem to go on forever - forgot where or what Kayla was even doing there.

This is a great story with a great narrator. I can't wait for the next book...

Excellent read thoroughly enjoyed the story. The story shows a character faced with a puzzle based on the same theme as the other books in the series. However the author finds a way to show new growth in the character with each new situation.

Adventurous, imaginative, and amazing!

Kaylin Neya

A world full of mystery and incredible creatures where anything might happen...

Excellent pace and narration. I haven't been able to stop listening to this series.

I've read a lot of fantasy novels over the years. Many with characters who have mysterious powers that no one understands, possibly because the author has no clue what those powers are either. Perhaps some of my discontent with this novel stems from the fact that I have become increasingly jaded about stories with unexplained magics. I have, on the other hand, read a number of fantasy novels where the magics have solid rules, but Cast in Secret is not one of those novels.

Nor does it have a cast of characters compelling enough for me to put aside my differences with the aforementioned shortcomings. Sagara's heroine is dull and often infuriating. Nightshade is mysterious and cryptic but, beyond that I fear there may be little depth, and our heroine's buddy lacks nearly any personality at all. Beyond these three we find a slew of well meaning busybodies giving extremely vague advice or refusing to explain anything at all based on Kaylin's apparently inability to pay attention to anything for longer than it takes a goldfish to swim around its tank. This last, to me, is most frustrating because, sometimes, a characters questions are a starting block one can use to build a world and, I am very sorry to say, that I really can't connect with the world in this book at all. It is very small and, unfortunately, like the magic doesn't seem to be rooted anywhere solid or believable.