Week 33 Review: Cast in Eternity

From Goodreads:

Dead men tell no tales

When Corporal Kaylin Neya is assigned front desk duty—a task hated by every Hawk—the only thing she can look forward to besides an endless stream of complaints is visits from a dotty old woman, because she always brings baked goods along with information passed on by her friends, who happen to be ghosts no one else can see. But then the old woman's invisible friends have news about Severn Handred: his unusual weapon has caught their attention. Concerned, Kaylin accompanies the woman home because she has a few questions to ask these so-called ghosts.

Sadly, Kaylin can also see them. And she can see other spirits in the woman's house as well—four children who've been trapped there for decades. When Kaylin looks into the deaths in the records at the Halls of Law, something doesn't add up. Factor in a building that isn't supposed to exist, and nothing makes sense. But Kaylin is a Hawk, and she's determined to free the trapped ghosts of the children, even if she's suddenly landed in the middle of the bad kind of Barrani history. Someone doesn't want the past to be uncovered, and they're perfectly willing to destroy Kaylin if it preserves the secrets of the dead…

My Review:
Oh, wow, I loved this book! Whenever I see a Michelle Sagara book available for me to read, I drop everything and read it, I just love this world and her writing! And this latest installment was such a great read-I'm excited to see what effect it's going to have on the series to come!

I loved how this case came about, about how this one lady was at the center of all this, and just how attached Kaylin becomes to her. She was such a great character, and I really hope that we see her in the future! That she's lived alone for so long, besides her ghosts, and still be such a kind person, she was so great! 

Like the synopsis says, we do delve into Barrani history, what with the High Halls now no longer focused on keeping the Shadow contained, well, an old threat is coming back. And oh, were the Barrani not thrilled about that! 

The way this connects to everything else, well, there were a few pretty big moments, and we learned some really interesting history. And there were some developments that I'm really excited to see how they're going to play out in the future. And sure, that could be true of any fantasy novel in a series, but the specific details for this book and this world...yeah, it was so great! 

Loved reading this book, and I can't wait for more! 

Author: Michelle Sagara
Series: Chronicles of Elantra #17
Read: August 18th, 2022
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: MIRA
Expected Publication: November 29th 2022

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