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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Undone is the first book in a new spin off from the Weather Warden series by Rachel Caine. (see Ill Wind: Book One of the Weather Warden and following books in the series) Although David and Joanne (the principal characters from the Weather Warden series) feature in the earliest chapters, this book does not feature them or any other of the previous main characters strongly.
Cassiel is a Djinn, but as punishment for defying her ruler Ashan in some unspecified way she has been trapped in human form and cut off from the source of her power and her life. The only way she can stay alive is by siphoning energy off weather wardens so she ends up earning her keep by helping an earth warden Manny Rocha. But something or someone seems to be out to kill Manny and Cassiel must find a way to protect her new found human friends and allies.
As this book is set in an already well established world for an uninitiated reader some things may be confusing - the convoluted relationship between djinn and human that made up the entire weather warden series thus far is glossed over except for occasional potentially cryptic comments and characters (Imara, Jonathan...) That said this story does stand sufficiently on it's own - well as much so as any of Rachel Caine's novels tend to in the face of her love of cliffhanger endings (tune in next week - same bat time, same bat channel) which personally tend to annoy and frustrate me.
The characters are interesting. Cassiel has the potential to be a fascinating character and I'm looking forward to seeing her character develop - I just hope she keeps some of the alien ruthless coldness of the djinn and doesn't get too humanised over the rest of the series. Overall the book is okay. Nothing spectacular but still competent urban fantasy writing, not good enough to praise unreservedly but not bad enough to slate.
Cassiel is a Djinn, but as punishment for defying her ruler Ashan in some unspecified way she has been trapped in human form and cut off from the source of her power and her life. The only way she can stay alive is by siphoning energy off weather wardens so she ends up earning her keep by helping an earth warden Manny Rocha. But something or someone seems to be out to kill Manny and Cassiel must find a way to protect her new found human friends and allies.
As this book is set in an already well established world for an uninitiated reader some things may be confusing - the convoluted relationship between djinn and human that made up the entire weather warden series thus far is glossed over except for occasional potentially cryptic comments and characters (Imara, Jonathan...) That said this story does stand sufficiently on it's own - well as much so as any of Rachel Caine's novels tend to in the face of her love of cliffhanger endings (tune in next week - same bat time, same bat channel) which personally tend to annoy and frustrate me.
The characters are interesting. Cassiel has the potential to be a fascinating character and I'm looking forward to seeing her character develop - I just hope she keeps some of the alien ruthless coldness of the djinn and doesn't get too humanised over the rest of the series. Overall the book is okay. Nothing spectacular but still competent urban fantasy writing, not good enough to praise unreservedly but not bad enough to slate.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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This book pleased me with cameo appearances of characters from the Weather Wardens series, and I liked the heroine and hero very much.
The story of Cassiel's fall from Djinn grace into human form and her experiences/adventures as she teams more and more with Weather Warden Luis Rocha was well written, and issues that another author might have left hanging (like "why didn't they just shoot her?") were explained satisfactorily along the way.
The heroine's character developed realistically and likably, and the pace of the book was just right. The only thing that stopped me giving it the full 5 stars was the ending .. basically it isn't an ending, it's a "to be continued" - it even says so!!
I like my books to stand alone, and in a way this does .. but it leaves me hanging on for the next installment (Outcast Season - Unknown) rather like I used to wait for the next weeks's installments in my comics as a kid, which I find rather irritating. I'd rather have known the fate of one particular member of the supporting characters at least, before the end of this book.
However I just hope the second book will be as good as this one, then it'll have been worth the wait.
The story of Cassiel's fall from Djinn grace into human form and her experiences/adventures as she teams more and more with Weather Warden Luis Rocha was well written, and issues that another author might have left hanging (like "why didn't they just shoot her?") were explained satisfactorily along the way.
The heroine's character developed realistically and likably, and the pace of the book was just right. The only thing that stopped me giving it the full 5 stars was the ending .. basically it isn't an ending, it's a "to be continued" - it even says so!!
I like my books to stand alone, and in a way this does .. but it leaves me hanging on for the next installment (Outcast Season - Unknown) rather like I used to wait for the next weeks's installments in my comics as a kid, which I find rather irritating. I'd rather have known the fate of one particular member of the supporting characters at least, before the end of this book.
However I just hope the second book will be as good as this one, then it'll have been worth the wait.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Cassiel is one of the Old Djinn, the more powerful Djinn who came before humans walked the earth. She was one of the most powerful but when she refused to follow Ashan's orders he cast her away. Stripped of her powers and trapped in human form Cassiel is forced to go to the Weather Wardens for help. She needs to access their power regularly to sustain herself or she will die. She is partnered with Earth Warden Manny and finds it easier to help him with his missions than she does to deal with her new human body and emotions.
Undone is the first book in Rachel Caine's Outcast Season series which a spin off from her popular Weather Warden series. Being a massive fan of the Weather Warden series I was really looking forward to getting started on this series - I was expecting a fast paced thrill ride and Rachel didn't disappoint me.
I loved getting to find out more about the Djinn by looking at the world from Cassiel's perspective. She is one of the Djinn who had never chosen to take human form so her new body is a strange experience for her. She has never had to deal with humans before so everything is very new to her - she doesn't know the rules and is still learning how her body works. I really enjoyed her interactions with Manny and his family (his daughter Isobel is adorable) and watching her opinion of humans start to change as the story progressed. I mustn't forget to mention Manny's brother Luis - the sexual tension between him and Cassiel was great & I'm looking forward to seeing how things may develop between them in the future.
It was nice to see Jo, David and Lewis (from the Weather Warden series) make an appearance although this was brief and only at the start of the book. To be honest although I liked the chance to see them again I'm glad they didn't feature more prominently in the story as it would make it too easy to get confused between the 2 series. I think you could probably pick up this series even if you've never read any of the Weather Warden books although that is a series I would highly recommend to those who haven't tried it yet.
Undone was a great start to a new series, it had me gripped from the very beginning and took me through a full range of emotions from tugging at my heartstrings to making me laugh out loud. My one minor complaint would be the cliffhanger ending. I think anyone who is familiar with Rachel Caine's work will know by now that she is a master at leaving you desperate for more and Undone was no exception. I have already ordered book 2 (Unknown) but I'm not too sure what I'll do with myself between reading that and the long wait until Unseen is published next year. Perhaps I'll finally make a start on the Rachel's Morganville series while I wait!
Undone is the first book in Rachel Caine's Outcast Season series which a spin off from her popular Weather Warden series. Being a massive fan of the Weather Warden series I was really looking forward to getting started on this series - I was expecting a fast paced thrill ride and Rachel didn't disappoint me.
I loved getting to find out more about the Djinn by looking at the world from Cassiel's perspective. She is one of the Djinn who had never chosen to take human form so her new body is a strange experience for her. She has never had to deal with humans before so everything is very new to her - she doesn't know the rules and is still learning how her body works. I really enjoyed her interactions with Manny and his family (his daughter Isobel is adorable) and watching her opinion of humans start to change as the story progressed. I mustn't forget to mention Manny's brother Luis - the sexual tension between him and Cassiel was great & I'm looking forward to seeing how things may develop between them in the future.
It was nice to see Jo, David and Lewis (from the Weather Warden series) make an appearance although this was brief and only at the start of the book. To be honest although I liked the chance to see them again I'm glad they didn't feature more prominently in the story as it would make it too easy to get confused between the 2 series. I think you could probably pick up this series even if you've never read any of the Weather Warden books although that is a series I would highly recommend to those who haven't tried it yet.
Undone was a great start to a new series, it had me gripped from the very beginning and took me through a full range of emotions from tugging at my heartstrings to making me laugh out loud. My one minor complaint would be the cliffhanger ending. I think anyone who is familiar with Rachel Caine's work will know by now that she is a master at leaving you desperate for more and Undone was no exception. I have already ordered book 2 (Unknown) but I'm not too sure what I'll do with myself between reading that and the long wait until Unseen is published next year. Perhaps I'll finally make a start on the Rachel's Morganville series while I wait!
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Great read!
Is a good book with lots of acion and a romantic detail! Annoying was that it left you with a huge cliffhanger luckily I bought the second book at the same time (something I would... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Dutchy
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First book in a new spin off series from the Weather Wardens, more easy reading intelligently written fun stuff from Rachel Caine, with well written sexual tension built in too. Read more
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