Cast in Sorrow

The Chronicles of Elantra, Book 9

By: Michelle Sagara

Narrated by: Khristine Hvam

Length: 15 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

The end of her journey is only the beginning....

The Barrani would be happy to see her die. So Kaylin Neya is a bit surprised by her safe arrival in the West March. Especially when enemies new and old surround her and those she would call friends are equally dangerous....

And then the real trouble starts. Kaylin's assignment is to be a "harmoniste" - one who helps tell the truth behind a Barrani Recitation. But in a land where words are more effective than weapons, Kaylin's duties are deadly. With the wrong phrase she could tear a people further asunder. And with the right ones...well, then she might be able to heal a blight on a race.

If only she understood the story....

©2013 Michelle Sagara (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Great read

Great book! I loved the change of location and rhe addition of all the new characters. This keeps it fresh and exciting.

LOVE this series!

Love this series and the rich and wonderful world that Michelle Sagara has created. Excellent!!

Much better than the last book

This book was a direct continuation of the previous book in the series. Of course, all the books in the series connect. But this one finished a journey started in the previous book. The ending was satisfying and I followed this second part much easier than the first part. Looking forward to the next book in the series.

Brilliant

Great read. However there was several times when the descriptions seemed to be too long winded.

This one was a bit of a disappointment

I was expecting a lot more from this book. We are 9 books in and I feel like the character and relationship development has really stalled in the last couple of books. So many aspects of the story are still kept ambiguous and I am starting to wonder when we will get some answers.

A series that's gone on too long

Sadly, this was one of the worst books I've read this year. I very much enjoyed the first few books in the Cast In series, finding the development of Kaylin's character and the fleshing out of the other Hawks and secondary characters well done and overall making for enjoyable reads. But the last couple of books have been less enjoyable and this one was finally one too far. Every time Kaylin gets in trouble, she suddenly has yet another new power to overcome the problem, and I'm just tired of it. Plus this isn't about the city or the characters in it, but a bunch of weirdness and totally unappealing silliness. Sometimes, authors and publishers just need to let go of a series and start with a new one.

"It makes no sense" and "I don't understand"

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

The hero of the story is constantly saying she doesn't understand and nothing makes sense. She is right. I'm sure people like it because the characters were formerly well-developed.

What was most disappointing about Michelle Sagara’s story?

Formerly interesting characters have become so stupid, one-dimensional and irritating that I never want to read about them again.

What aspect of Khristine Hvam’s performance would you have changed?

She did the best she could with the material provided. Perhaps more energy could have helped the material is some way.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

I was initially interested in the premise but after listening for an hour I became angry because so much made no sense. I was stuck with nothing else to listen to on a long road trip made longer by this story. I felt cheated after listening to this.

Any additional comments?

Seriously, I can't believe that anyone wrote a positive review for this story. I liked the earlier books and was excited about this one. After listening to the entire mess, I never want to hear from these characters again. The series has "jumped the shark".

Khristine Hvam makes the story come alive!

10th in series,with a lot of information to keep track of but Khristine Hvam’s narration and performance of each character in the story makes these details come alive. I could close my eyes and feel as if I was in the Westmarch. Kudos to Ms Sagara for the story and for getting Ms Hvam to perform the narration!!

Not the best

This was definitely not the best of the series. I fail to see any real growth for Kaylin and am very disappointed in her constant contact and association with Nightshade. He is everything she despises yet she is somewhat attracted to him. Her desire to leave Nightshade and her childhood behind has become more and more wishy washy. Personally, I would like to see Nightshade replaced. Severn is a much more pivotal character and would like to see more character development. Have loved the series and will get the next book. Hopefully, it will track better. D

I like this series but ...

I'm usually finishing these stories pretty quickly, but this one was very hard to finish. I started and stopped it multiple times. I don't know what it was, but it felt like a lot of rambling and her talking to herself or asking questions that have long monologue-like answers.