Cast in Shadow was even better than Cast in Courtlight.
The beginning felt a bit slow to me — probably because it stopped to explain things I’d already figured out while reading the second book in the series — but once the story got going, I was hooked.
Kaylin annoyed me a lot less in this book, and Severn enchanted me just as much, so that worked out well. (The scene where Kaylin explains why she’s mad at Severn was fairly chilling even already knowing the reason.)
And now I have to wait for the third one. Drat.