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I have noticed with my kegged homebrew that the first 15 beers I pour are generally ok, some cloudiness. The next 30 or so beers start tasting better, clarity is much improved. Then the final 1o beers are much more flavorful, sometimes more than enough. Has anyone else noticed this? What causes it?
Well cloudiness is due to the settling of the beer. Stuff drops down. I feel like the best beers come from the end as well but I think part of that might be in our heads. Depending how long you let the keg sit you may also be just benefiting from giving the beer more time to mature.
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1) You are probably serving too quickly. Let the keg sit for 10-14 days at serving temps and it will move past the chill haze stage and pull most heavy proteins out of suspension. The first 16-20 oz will be trub, but the rest of the keg will be as clear as it is going to get.
2) It definitely sounds like you are rushing the beers a bit. I give most ales 2-3 weeks in primary, followed by 2-3 weeks in the kegerator at serving temps to slowly carb and clear, then start serving. Exceptions would be wheat-based beers that are generally better young or higher ABV beers that need longer conditioning periods. I even get my best beers when I give even average ABV/OG beers 3-4 months to age before serving, generally when I have a nice pipeline of beers going on.
A little patience to allow the beers to clear and mature will go a long way in all of the ones you drink being clear and at peak tastiness!
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Mr. Trivedi told journalists that one passenger saw a man boarding the train — carrying a bag that emitted a foul smell and smoke — and leaving it in the air-conditioned coach. The fire broke out only after that between Nimiaghat and Parasnath stations on the Gomo-Gaya section of Dhanbad division in Jharkhand.
He said officials would now try to locate the passenger to ascertain about the miscreant and what caused the fire.
Asked if the cause of the fire was due to poor maintenance, Mr. Trivedi said some passengers, discomfited by the AC, had demanded from the attendants to switch the heater on. It was suspected that in this process there was a short-circuit which led to a fire that destroyed two AC three-tier coaches.
Mr. Trivedi said he would wait for the inquiry report and not speculate on the cause of fire.
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Condoling the deaths, Mr. Trivedi said the Railways would pay an ex gratia of Rs.5 lakh to the bereaved families and Rs.25,000 to the injured passengers of the two affected coaches. This includes compensation for their belongings lost in the fire. There were 128 passengers in the two coaches that caught fire.
While only one incident of fire was reported last year, three incidents had been reported so far this year, reversing the declining trend. No one died in fire-related incidents last year.
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I really like this deck. I made a Gruul aggro/midrange deck based on it. I am the guy that commented on this on Reddit. I am a big fan of Domri Rade , so I added one of him and removed one Xenagos, The Reveler to my deck. You can find my Gruul deck on my profile.
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They kill the men for not converting then take the women as war brides. The women would probably wish to be killed to. It´s so vile, but it´s symptomatic of what Obama, Hillary and Kerry have allowed this region to become. When the accusations of chemical weapons use in Syria first surfaced the UN commission on war crimes ignored it. The reason was that the atrocities committed on a daily basis were worse than the use of chemical weapons. It is a hell on earth.
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Off to a bad start with rum.
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- venividibitchy Dec 28, 2009 07:57 PM
I'd love some suggestions for an affordable (<$30) rum that can change my mind about the drink.
I'm an avid vodka/tequila/gin drinker, but my experiences with rum so far have been negative. I tried two types of Bacardi ("Superior" and "Select") mixed with different juices and sodas, and found them all to be unpalatable. The medicinal, cough-syrup flavor really got to me. I've had a few fru-fru drinks from bars over the years that used rum, but they were so heavily juice-enhanced that I never noticed or was able to develop an opinion. Preferably, I'd like something that's good with a single mixer.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Flor de Canas white rum is really nice and for around $20. It would be great with a sour mix as long as the sour mix was homemade or of good quality.
You stated that you wanted to spend less than thirty, but Appleton Estate Extra ($32 in oregon) is awesome! You could make a nice Rum old fashioned with it.
Ron Matusalem Gran Reserva is also nice.
Good luck.
Bacardi is serviceable in a mixed drink or cooking, but you can find better quality rum at the same price point.
El Dorado 5 year old Demerara is my first choice at around $17.
Appleton Estates is also good at around $20. The 12 year old at around $30.
Gosling's Black Seal is a good dark rum at around $20.
But, if you continue to find rum mixed with different juices and sodas "unpalatable." perhaps you should just admit that rum is just not your thing.
re: jerryc123
Agreed. After much trial and error, I've had to come to that very conclusion.
Rum and tonics, made with dark rum and extra lime to balance the sweetness of the rum?
Good rum is nice sipped neat after dinner or with dessert, when a little extra sweetness isn't objectionable. Older rums have a lot of character for the money.
A Daiquiri (rum, suger, lime) is classic and can be made as tart as desired.
re: Sam Fujisaka
I think I've seen you suggest this in the past, and Flor de Cana is my favorite rum. I'm wondering if it's the same one, as that seems like a name that could easily be used by more than one distiller. Do you mean the Nicaraguan rum of that name? Other than at specialty liquor stores in the US, I'd never really seen Flor de Cana outside of Nicaragua. Is it popular in South America?
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Flor de Cana is available at even low end stores here in NY
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Yes, I refer to the Nicarguan rum, and haven't seen any other rums of the same name. We bring in F de C in our annual duty free orders: South American countries protect their own rum industries with heavy tariffs on booze from elsewhere. people here in Colombia like F de C, but generally cannot afford it ove a local rum.
Lots of great suggestions to be found in this thread:
If you're getting a medicinal flavor it's probably because you're using low quality rum (most Bacardi falls into that category--the only one I personally use is the "8 year" version, which you can get for around $25). Don't be afraid of the brown rums, and if you want a white rum go for something of quality like Oronco, Matusalem, or Flor de Cana (or on the cheaper end, Cruzan Light, which is far better than Bacardi).
I suggest that you ditch the random pairings with juice and soda and try a few classic cocktails. A Daiquiri, as EvergreenDan suggested, can be a great drink. El Presidente is also quite nice. And a Mai Tai, when properly made, is an incredible drink, easily included in a list of the top five or 10 drinks ever created.
re: davis_sq_pro
I'm not a Bacardi fan but the 8 and the Anejo are both drinkable on ice or for sipping neat. I'm very partial to El Dorado 12 and 15 for sipping. Flor de Cana I find on the dryer side. There are so many good rums for sipping. Appleton, Barbancourt, Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva to name a few. There are so many really good rums out there. Too bad most bars and restaurants stock so few.
bacardi is mediocre rum. try some good sipping rums. Check out a friend of mine's blog, it's basically all about rum and rum cocktails.
Mount Gay Eclipse is always a good stand-by and mixes well. A classic with tonic and lime. Usually under $20.
The Cruzan Single Barrel is in the $30 range and is a decadent pleasure with a good ginger ale or on its own.
if you can find Smith and Cross i Highly recco it.
big flavors of vanilla and caramel, and it's got great body and mouthfeel even though it's 150proof.
Old Monk from India tastes really amazing, especially in mixed drinks (e.g. Hemingway Daiquiri or Tom and Jerry), and is really cheap (under $20 for 750 ml)
re: thirstygirlpa
sadly, I'm friendly with Mr. Brinley, but really hate their flavored rums. He gave me a bottle each of their whole line a few months ago and I tried working with them. I wanted to like them, but to no avail. They taste totally sickly sweet and over flavored. Ghastly. i was one of the judges in the 2008 Ministry of Rum competition, and the only reason it won anything is because there are no good flavored rums except for a few spiced rums like Montecristo and Sailor Jerry.
For a few really noteworthy rums:
- Barrilito 3 Star
- Brugal Anejo (or extra anejo)
-Wright and Nephew Demerara
- Any of the Barbancourt Rums
- Old Monk (already mentioned)
- Or try a nice Cachaca or Rhum Agricole
All of these can be sipped on the rocks, or with perhaps a splash of soda.
I don't really enjoy any of the Bacardi products.
re: Niki in Dayton
I sometimes like to classify Pyrat XO as a flavored rum liquour. It has a very pronounce orange flavor. I like it at times and always drink it neat. I know a lot of people hate it. Would be a nice after dinner rum.
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I sometimes like to use it in a Mai Tai in place of the curacao. Makes the drink rummier, but still with orange flavor. Kind of an interesting twist.
re: davis_sq_pro
I find it has more of a peach/apricot flavor.
re: davis_sq_pro
I looked at some notes from fall '06 and I found it to be dried apricot, orange zest, and buttery toffee.
re: davis_sq_pro
DavisSqPro may be on to something with batch variation, as I found it to be orange, quite bitter, and sweet/caramel. I usually like bitter things but couldn't warm up to it even after using up the whole bottle over the course of a year or so. It reminded me of a Shrubb that a friend let me try, which was also very bitter but in a more interesting way.
re: EvergreenDan
Bittter? Never tasted bitter and I've had several presentations of Pyrat. Not my favorite rum due to the over orange thing going but still enjoyable to me.
We all get off to a bad start with rum, it's why it's the universal separator of men from boys.
Also, never drink bacardi again, unless it's in a coke bottle, or you are inheriting their fortune.
Flor de Cana 4, 5 or 7 year
Havana Club white, anejo, or 7 year
Mount Gay Eclipse
for spiced rum: Sailor Jerry, it has a subtle cherry and vanilla flavour and its 46% alcohol


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A Development Control Plans (DCPs) 8 Windbreak trees House Machinery and packing shed around the house D e s i r a b l e L a y o u t o f a Ve g e t a b l e F a r m Fuel tank Poly and/or shade house Drive way Driveway for seedling raising Walkways between rows Semi–Permanent Raised beds T-tape irrigation Shallow and grassed runoff/drainage channel on either side of the track Chemical store Fallowed bed with a cover crop Tractor Mini sprinkler irrigation Windbreak trees or Contours to divert water into barner grass, especially dam and grassed area along the prevailing wind boundary Small to medium sized indigenous trees (native to the area) Traffic turning area topped with bog-free material, eg: crushed stone Revegetation through Pump shed local CMC Group Slope not greater than 7 0 to minimise erosion and PLANNING THE BEST FARM LAYOUT Artificial wetland/stripping pond preferably on a N-E slope Grassed overflow area Native vegetation zone of 40 metres Buffer zone of 40 metres with Note: Not to scale with native trees and shrubs local native trees and shrubs Creek/waterway 7 PLANNING THE BEST FARM LAYOUT Site selection Soil types ugly. Also, their erection tends to spotlight the presence of a farm. Site selection is important. Slopes to Soil types need to be suitable for the the north east are preferred for crop being grown. The better soil Natural windbreaks using fast- maximum sunlight, warmth and types are deep, well-drained sands, growing local native trees, protection from wind. Slopes are sandy loams and loams. Heavy Casuarinas or Barner grass will prone to erosion and need to be clays are much less suitable as they provide screening within three years. farmed with care. To prevent soil drain poorly and waterlog easily. If erosion and the silting of waterways, in doubt have a physical test of the do not grow vegetables on slopes soil type. greater than 7°. Groundwater contamination Buffer zones Check for groundwater contamination. 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You can use artificial or synthetic materials for an instant windbreak, but they can be criticised as being 9 PLANNING THE BEST FARM LAYOUT water can damage both the physical various vegetable crops can tolerate and chemical properties of the soil. is tabulated below.Water analysis and Avoid high-volume sprinkler and flood advice on water quality suitability for irrigation in areas of high soil and/or vegetable production is available from water salinity or where the water table the Water Testing Service of NSW is rising. In such situations use low Agriculture, the Water Environmental volume mini sprinklers or drip irrigation Laboratory and irrigate at night. A measure of the of DLWC or the Department of concentration of salts in irrigation Analytical Chemistry at the University water is the electrical conductivity of NSW. (EC). This is measured in decisiemens per metre (dS/m). Various pocketsized Irrigation and stormwater run-off and portable meters can be used for from paddocks should be kept on- testing both water and soil EC on-farm. farm. Intercept and channel run-off or The salinity (as EC) that tail water into specially constructed sumps, settling ponds or channels before it enters dams. Barrier grass is fast-growing and has a smaller root system than trees. It is frost sensitive. Salt Tolerance of Vegetable Crops Soil management Expected reduction in yield You need to plan your soil Nil loss management strategies. It is Total Total Total 10%loss 25%loss important to provide good drainage Soluble Soluble Crop Soluble EC EC Salts Salts and install grassed drainage/ EC Salts (dS/m) (dS/m) (ppm) (ppm) waterways in conjunction with fields (dS/m) (ppm) designed to prevent erosion from irrigation and heavy rain. 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Individual licences may have specific conditions The DLWC not only gives advice in stipulated such as times when farm design and layout, but also pumping is allowed, maximum provides assistance in planning pumping rate, minimum flow earthworks programs to control requirements, establishment of surface run-off to minimise soil gully buffer zones, etc. and sheet erosion. Dams in watercourses need to satisfy rules of construction and licensing. Almost any dam will require a permit or a licence before construction. You will need a licence if an in-stream dam of any capacity is used for irrigation purposes or has a capacity greater than seven megalitres. Flow rates from in-stream dams have to meet the needs of water users below the dam. A permit is required for any works that will affect the flow of a stream. It is best if farm dams are not located on a stream (whether flowing or not) and you should not use natural wetlands as farm water storages. 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47 of 51 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Pritkin wins at life
He really does. Curse the Dawn focuses on Cassie Palmer, now the world's chief seer the 'Pythia'. This book sees her endeavouring to gain control of her new powers, handle the thorny politics of her world and stay alive all at once. Compounded by the former are Cassie's attempts to also manage her increasingly complicated love life -- there's Mircea the Master vampire who...
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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Too much detail
I really like Karen Chance's previous books. I enjoyed this one, but not as much. I have to say there was far too much technical detail in it - sometimes it felt I was reading a car manual, there was lots and lots of information on ley lines etc, I felt like my head would explode there was so much detail. It would have been nice to have got rid of some of the ongoing...
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47 of 51 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Pritkin wins at life,
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He really does. Curse the Dawn focuses on Cassie Palmer, now the world's chief seer the 'Pythia'. This book sees her endeavouring to gain control of her new powers, handle the thorny politics of her world and stay alive all at once. Compounded by the former are Cassie's attempts to also manage her increasingly complicated love life -- there's Mircea the Master vampire who Cassie is extremely attracted to and smitten with. And then there's John Pritkin, her tortured war mage partner, who Cassie can't help but feel drawn to. With their help hopefully she can stay alive long enough to defeat her enemies. If you're new to these books, seriously, start with the first one: Touch the Dark and read them in linear order. There are a lot of convoluted story elements and complex character dynamics that have built up over the course of the other three books that won't make sense otherwise.
I have no idea how many more books are on the way but this one certainly had a different ambiance; things seemed heightened somewhat plot-wise. Curse the Dawn is much plot focused and broke away somewhat from the contents of the last three books, sort of signifying a new arc in the story. Having said this, there's still one or two scenes that are quieter and exist to explore the characters -- but perhaps, not enough of these.
The book focuses more on Cassie trying to get to grips with her powers and her attempts to get the Silver Circle on her side once and for all. This was about time in my opinion, and I was keen to learn a little more about the Circle. There's some intriguing mythological titbits all round actually -- we learn something of value about that enigmatic Agnes too!
There's a lot of Pritkin in this book which made me happy, Mircea isn't really involved in this book the way he was in the others. I believe he's off sorting out the stuff that occurred in Midnight's Daughter with his family -- which balances out his reduced page time (sounds like he'll be more focal to the plot in the next book). The burgeoning love triangle of the prior book is still evident in Curse the Dawn, as if simmering under the surface of things (I guess it'll come to a boil at some point) -- yet in general there wasn't as much as usual going on in the romance department. There was, however, some really nice character banter and bonding between Cassie and Pritkin. For instance, there's a moment where Cassie is told something that she categorically cannot believe... until she merely glances at Pritkin and it immediately shatters her disbelief. It speaks to the trust and the bond that they've built up between them, and there's another moment when Cassie's feeling sad and Pritkin makes her laugh to comfort her. It was sweet. It's exactly those little moments that make me love them together.
The book was extremely action packed, and there's some serious hilarity towards the end portion of the book that was suitably mortifying for all involved -- I won't spoil it... but reading it had me stifling giggles! As usual there's the funny stuff which makes Chance novels better than most. There's also a heck of a lot of secondary characters now and I enjoyed the return of most of them. It was a shame Casanova and his particular brand of shrillness wasn't around as much as before. There were quite a few new characters introduced too, I especially adored Marsdon who seemed particularly barmy. Tremaine and Caleb were fun too!
I was quite impressed with Cassie here. She didn't grow a great deal but she was exhibiting the more admirable traits she had learned in the other books -- like mature self awareness in examination of her love life. She was also self sufficient, brave and actively sought out the solution to problems.
Keeping with altered tone there's some definate 'ground laying' at work in terms of future story; as mentioned above. Pritkin's apparent death wish has been brought up in every book; said issue was brought up again here in Curse the Dawn. Another character even questioned him directly about whether he would die for Cassie. This is obviously some heavy handed foreshadowing of a choice that Pritkin will be faced with one day; likely at the end of the series. When it comes to it, I hope chooses life. This would indicate a diminishment of the self-loathing he has appropriated for himself and what he is -- it would indicate growth for his character. In esscence it would be about realising he has something to live for, but beyond that it would allow him to realise that he wants to live and deserves to do so instead of being so gun-ho and ready to die in every fight we see him get into. I think there's the very early signs of this occurring here. And anything other than realisation would be, quite frankly, completely unacceptable to me!
Anyways, all in all an excellent addition to the series. Curse the Dawn closes one or two threads whilst building on others -- all with a healthy does of humour and wit. Happy reading.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!,
Bookmyster81 (london, england) - See all my reviews
This was another great addition to the Cassie series, there is plenty of action and moments in the latter half of the book where I literally burst out laughing.
Although it would be better if you had read the previous books, if only because they are also well written, I dont think it is 100% essential as she does explain things along the way.
All in all a great read that I didnt want to put down.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Another amazing addition to the series!,
HM1963 (England) - See all my reviews
I loved this book as I have the previous three in the series. Chance packs so much into these pages, the action, romance, and humour make for a brilliant read. This is an unusual series for me as the books seem to get better as the series progresses where other sequels often don't live up to the original.
Of course, as a fan of Pritkin rather than Mircea (again unusual as I'd always go with the vampire normally!)I was happy to find the focus was much more on Cassie and Pritkin than her and Mircea. Their relationship seems much more natural and the pair together have so many sweet and hilarious moments, I love it!
A brilliant book in an amazing series, highly recommended!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars best in the series so far,
Cheryl M-M (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Curse The Dawn (Cassie Palmer Book 4) (Kindle Edition)
the scene with cassie, the sofa and marco made me chuckle as i read. cassie manages to do a freaky friday with pritkin, which is hysterical. when magic is destroyed in an alleged accident she also finds evidence mircea has a secret love.(readers of karen chances basarab series will realise who that secret person is) cassie evolves a few steps further on her path to pythia, during which she also discovers some uncomfortable facts about her parents. i thoroughly enjoyed this and am looking forward to the next book 'hunt the moon'. i highly recommend this to fans of the paranormal and supernatural genre, and everyone else of course.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars bless the dawn,
G. C. Pavey "icegemz" (bristol) - See all my reviews
This book is absolutely amazing, it has humour, sex, action what more could you want.
cassie palmer is the worlds leading clairvoyant known as the pythia, she has the ability to travel through time and see the future. Cassie's life has never been simple she has several people that would rather see her dead than welcome her as the new pythia, but the power chose her, she doesnt want it. So she has the silver circle after her , who are a group of mages, the black circle , who are at war with the vampire senate, and also a lost "god" known as apollo, who was banished from this earth.
The vampire senate are cassies allies but is this because they want 2 control her power? One of the leading senate members, Mircea, has practically owned cassie since she was a child, and as adults there love affair has grown because of a magical spell known as a geis he had laid on her when she was young to ensure her protection and 2 try 2 make the power of the pythia go 2 her. Mircea tries 2 protect cassie, but does so without her permission. Cassie is unsure if her feelings for mircea are true or are just a fabrication from the geis.
Cassies partner in crime, war mage: john pritkin ex member of the silver circle has pledged himself to cassie, he will help her even if it means giving his life. Pritkin is a very secretive character however I think he is in love with cassie, and they have a very intriguing relationship, in curse the dawn you almost see them make love in order 2 save pritkin the half incubus. However this becomes dangerous as incubus can drain the life force of a person.
So whilst trying 2 deal with her love life cassie also gets kidnapped by a member of the silver circle, wanting revenge for the murder of his son in embrace the night. She then has 2 rescue ppl from MAGIC when it explodes, she then has 2 rescue some children that were in her care, then she manages 2 swap bodies with pritkin which is really amusing! Then when they finally switch back, cassie has 2 find a way 2 kill apollo....and thats all in a weeks work.
a very entertaining read, 5 star!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars More magic, myth and mayhem,
Jessica "Illume the mind within" (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Curse the Dawn (Cassie Palmer Novels) (Mass Market Paperback)
The sides have been assembled for an all out magical war. Well almost...after the events of 'Embrace the Night' Cassie finds herself, along with her partner Pritkin allied with the vampire Senate against Apollo and his minions. As Pythia and with the geis now gone Cassie realises that she has a lot of mess to clear up but doing her job seems a little difficult when the Silver Circle of mages, who are also allied with the Senate and who hold the key to keeping Apollo out of the world, want nothing to do with her (except maybe kill her) and the fact that what she does and who she sees is trying to be controlled by a master vampire (guess which). And anyway how does one go about killing a god?
The stakes are high right? And Chance really goes for it in this novel, its criminally action packed, deliciously quirky with a kind of demented mirth...and I loved it! There's some great set pieces and some nice exploration of characters that I genuinely care about.
There's more on the mages and I'm glad, Cassie is after all a magical being so this aspect needed more depth. On these lines Cassie's clairvoyance abilities and the mythos surrounding the Pythia's abilities and role is given more flesh as well as other mythological quirks that make Chance's weird and magical world sparkle more brightly.
There is as always a fabulous cast of secondary characters, Marsden the ex-leader of the Silver Circle who makes Pritkin seem normal being one. I've also always been a sucker for Marlowe, playing attention whenever he appears. As for Apollo...he didn't seem as terrifying as he should of...I don't know I felt a little let down by this aspect.
As for Cassie she is still brave in a kind of hysterical way, witty and feisty. I think she has developed wonderfully over the previous books, although here she doesn't grow that much we do see that she still has a lot to work through; her isolation in the midst of many and her distrust of those people have been key themes in all the books and here I started to notice here her apparent lack of self worth. Although she has accepted her power she has not accepted her ability to use it. These themes are explored nicely here whether it is by seeing Cassie learning to put her trust in Pritkin or her beginning assert her position with Mircea, the Senate and the Silver Circle.
I did become a little frustrated with her though as she rarely vocalises her observations and opinions and this makes it seem as if she isn't making a stand. As a character I appreciate that she doesn't fight everything and will go along with things as long as it suits but this means for much of the book she's just being dragged around, doing what others want her to do. Also it still takes her an infuriatingly long time to cotton on to things which can make her seem a little dim.
On the plus side she is more emotionally aware in this book. Which brings me to the love triangle...I personally wasn't unhappy with the amount of romance but I did become a little frustrated. Although Cassie now has matured enough to know how any relationship with Mircea would go (down the toilet) by acknowledging that her feelings for him are based on those of a child's and are likely effected by the geis and also registering the fact that he is quite happy to coddle and manipulate her. Yet she does little about these observations. As a result the dynamic between her and Mircea alters very little. The fact that she can't bring herself to act on her convictions is frustrating because simply put I think he sees her at best as a procession and at worst as a tool. His dynamic with Cassie by turns creeps me out and annoys me, it just doesn't work. On the other hand Mircea's relationship with Dory in 'Midnight's Daughter' does and proves that he is actually an interesting character.
And then there's Pritkin, I can't help but fall for the direct, honourable and demented mage, he is as excellent as always and things continue to progress naturally between him and Cassie and their partnership is still lovely to see. Although it's a little disappointing that not a huge amount happens between them and the Mircea/Cassie dynamic is still stuttering along I wasn't terribly surprised as frankly I think all three characters are rather emotionally stunted and so things are going nowhere fast. For anything to change between Cassie and Mircea, he would have to learn to adapt. And with Cassie and Pritkin, Cassie would have to acknowledge her feelings and genuinely let someone in, Pritkin too and he'd also have to stop hating himself long enough for himself to be happy. All these are deep rooted issues and aren't going to change any time soon but they all add depth and show how rich these characters are while supplying loads of tension and humour.
Overall I was gripped, the book exhibits everything that I love about the series. Chance said in an interview that this book will form another trilogy and this is noticeable in the progression of the plot and the changes in tone but the writing is as unexpected and as fun as ever. It was particularly interesting to see Cassie's struggle with what she must do, what she wants to do, what people want her to do and what she thinks she can do as she gets wrapped up in ever more devious power struggles and political games. I look forward to the next with the hope that a few irritating dynamics and plot threads will find a conclusion as others are expanded, as few entertains with as much style as Karen Chance!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars The Sequels Keep Getting Better!,
E. Rhodes "bookworm" (England) - See all my reviews
After a slow start and almost giving up on reading the first Cassie Palmer novel, I am now totally addicted to Karen Chance's wonderful, gripping fiction. If you enjoyed the others this one sure won't disappoint!
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars More Cassie but not enough Pritkin,
FCS (UK) - See all my reviews
I've been waiting a very long year for the 4th book in this fantastic series by Karen Chance and it is a good story which moves events forward in a big way. It's good to see Cassie coming to terms with her power and taking control, continuing to deal with the madness in her life with her usual deadpan humour and feisty attitude. This book is longer than previous ones and whilst it's certainly action-packed I felt that it lacked the character development and interaction of the others. There wasn't enough Cassie/Pritkin flirtation (although there is one genuinely laugh-out-loud moment which must come back to haunt them) but there wasn't alot of Cassie/Mircea action either. Maybe there's just too much adventure in the way! It does end with some interesting ideas about how Cassie might develop her power and her family background, so it's going to be another, long, antsy 12 months til the next one.
My other complaint (not story-related) is that the new cover art doesn't match the rest of the series or Midnight's Daughter which is irritating.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly enjoyable,
Rebecca "Rebecca xx" (county durham, UK) - See all my reviews
Thoroughly enjoyable, can't wait till the next one!
The fourth book in the Cassie Palmer series was well worth the wait. It had lots of action punctuated by periods in which Cassie could actually think. I found my mind wandering a little during these slow scenes but they were important to the story and to getting to know Cassie a little more.
I liked how the events in this book are concurrent with the ones in Midnight's Daughter... no wonder Mircea is so tired. I wonder if Cassie and Dorie will meet in the next book
5.0 out of 5 stars omg,
i couldnt put this book down, i sat and read it in one go, if your a karen chance - cassie fan then you wont be disapointed
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