Book Review: Unbroken by Rachel Caine

Unbroken
Author: Rachel Caine
Series: Outcast Season (Book 4)
Publication: Ace; Original edition (February 7, 2012)

Description: For millennia, Cassiel was a powerful Djinn—until she was exiled to live among mortals. Now the threat of an apocalypse looms, and Cassiel is in danger of losing everything she has come to hold dear…

As the world begins to fall apart around her, Cassiel finds herself fighting those she once called her own: the Djinn. With Weather Warden Luis Rocha and the rescued child Ibby by her side, Cassiel struggles to find a way to protect those who are in her charge and come to terms with the leadership role she never asked for.

Cassiel is opposed by Pearl—a powerful Djinn bent on raising an army of kidnapped Warden children to bring about nothing less than the end of the world. It will take everything Cassiel has to stop the Djinn from starting a war that will wipe all of humanity from the face of the earth. She knows that this might not be a battle she can survive, but protecting those she loves is worth any cost…

My Thoughts: The finale of the Outcast Season series has Cassiel, Luis, and his niece Ibby fighting to preserve human life. Mother Earth has awakened, and she is angry. The Wardens are fighting losing battles on all sides. The Djinn have been coopted by the Mother and are fighting against humans.

And Pearl is getting ready to do her last betrayal and become the new Mother. Cassiel is determined to find a way to stop her that doesn't mean the end of the human race but her odds of success seem miniscule. 

This episode was filled with battles and fighting, unexpected allies and unexpected enemies too. Cassiel has to find a way to preserve what she loves and values and the cost will be high.

This was an epic conclusion to the quartet of books. The worldbuilding was very well done. I liked the connection to the Weather Warden series too.

Favorite Quote:

We were not so given to the inevitable, we Djinn. We liked to be the inevitable, not its victims. Humans had a kind of courage I'd never truly understood: the courage to face their own doom.

I bought this one March 19, 2013. You can buy your copy here.