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Cast in Oblivion (The Chronicles of Elantra, #14)
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Audible version.
I find Kailyn puerile, in all things if I’m honest. This book did little to assuage me of that feeling. I should disclose this isn’t a new feeling. I listened to the audible version of this book & although the narrator did well, through no fault of her own this book was a monotonous if not prosaic listen. However, the alternative is reading it myself & I’m sure the audible version is the better option. All that said, I’m invested in the world & find the secondary characters interesting. I will in all likelihood continue the series.
My one wish would be the author does away with Kailyn’s willfully bovine attitude & speeds up the overall arc going forward.
Should the character growth continue at the pace of molasses I’ll eventually lose interest & cut my loses.
This reader’s ability to look past Kailyn’s bovine attitude has an expiration date & the author is getting precariously close to that date.
———controversial rant———
I know many readers feel Kailyn’s continuously playing hero is deserving of a promotion & respect.
I’d wager to point out Kailyn’s treatment is a direct reflection of her attitude. She uses her station as an excuse for her ignorance. Kailyn has been given every opportunity to move past her self imposed box by the dragons & now by the consort herself. She refuses to apply herself past learning the very basics to prevent the Hawkes or Emperor embarrassment. She doesn’t take the lessons seriously. As a result of her behavior & attitude, the hawkes treat her like a lucky favorite pet & the emperor treats her like a troubled child that needs to be curtailed. I feel perhaps if Kailyn takes an interest in herself & her career (past wishing) she could become a relevant political power in all courts. IMO Readers are taking more of an interest than Kailyn does in herself, her accomplishments, & more importantly her potential. I’m not sure why this is appropriate 14 books in.
You can take a dehydrated horse to water but you can’t force it to drink. Ultimately the horse needs to take the initiative to survive.
I find Kailyn puerile, in all things if I’m honest. This book did little to assuage me of that feeling. I should disclose this isn’t a new feeling. I listened to the audible version of this book & although the narrator did well, through no fault of her own this book was a monotonous if not prosaic listen. However, the alternative is reading it myself & I’m sure the audible version is the better option. All that said, I’m invested in the world & find the secondary characters interesting. I will in all likelihood continue the series.
My one wish would be the author does away with Kailyn’s willfully bovine attitude & speeds up the overall arc going forward.
Should the character growth continue at the pace of molasses I’ll eventually lose interest & cut my loses.
This reader’s ability to look past Kailyn’s bovine attitude has an expiration date & the author is getting precariously close to that date.
———controversial rant———
I know many readers feel Kailyn’s continuously playing hero is deserving of a promotion & respect.
I’d wager to point out Kailyn’s treatment is a direct reflection of her attitude. She uses her station as an excuse for her ignorance. Kailyn has been given every opportunity to move past her self imposed box by the dragons & now by the consort herself. She refuses to apply herself past learning the very basics to prevent the Hawkes or Emperor embarrassment. She doesn’t take the lessons seriously. As a result of her behavior & attitude, the hawkes treat her like a lucky favorite pet & the emperor treats her like a troubled child that needs to be curtailed. I feel perhaps if Kailyn takes an interest in herself & her career (past wishing) she could become a relevant political power in all courts. IMO Readers are taking more of an interest than Kailyn does in herself, her accomplishments, & more importantly her potential. I’m not sure why this is appropriate 14 books in.
You can take a dehydrated horse to water but you can’t force it to drink. Ultimately the horse needs to take the initiative to survive.
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Reading Progress
November 16, 2018
– Shelved
January 30, 2019
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Started Reading
January 30, 2019
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to-read
January 30, 2019
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1.0%
"Audible version.
This is one of my top 5 favorites series. (Not including my guilty pleasure fluffy reads) The author does such great work keeping me interested, character development, & moving the overall story arc forward. That’s not to say I don’t get frustrated or upset sometimes but I think most of what I’m feeling while reading this series is manipulated by the author’s writing. So it’s appropriate."
This is one of my top 5 favorites series. (Not including my guilty pleasure fluffy reads) The author does such great work keeping me interested, character development, & moving the overall story arc forward. That’s not to say I don’t get frustrated or upset sometimes but I think most of what I’m feeling while reading this series is manipulated by the author’s writing. So it’s appropriate."
February 1, 2019
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5.0%
February 1, 2019
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15.0%
February 1, 2019
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15.0%
"I’m so tired of hearing the h excuses of I’m a Hawke & I’m only a private blah blah"
February 1, 2019
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45.0%
February 1, 2019
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45.0%
"Kaylin gets no respect. She’s what 20 years old? She’s treated like dense young teenager."
February 3, 2019
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45.0%
"Why would Kailyn take the test of name again? She’s already a lord. What help would she of Teela be?"
February 3, 2019
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62.0%
February 3, 2019
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80.0%
February 3, 2019
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95.0%
February 4, 2019
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Finished Reading
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Feb 16, 2019 02:57PM
I love your controversial rant. I’m not sure I’d even considered that in all these years. Lol
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I’m happy it was well received Hrh. Thank you for the comment.
I couldn't ve said it better. it is the fact that the héroïne is'nt growing That's made me drop it in the first place and until i hear different am Not buying anymore of This series
Douce that’s exactly right the h’s development should be further along but she’s hemmed herself in. Thanks for you comment. I’m happy to hear it was well received. 😊
Yes! It’s getting tiresome that this is progressing so slowly. I’m still a couple of books behind and the slow progress plus the lack of Nightshade in the last couple of books... well, it’s not exactly making me want to continue. How’s Nightshade in this one? Still absent?
Sadly nightshade doesn’t get as much page time in this series as I’d like. Luckily he does make an appearance in this book.
Good point about Kaylin. After 14 books and she still chooses to be ignorant. The only way we see progress is by having more and more new characters introduced XD
