But also funny and kind and sweet when he wants to be. Kate stops being standoffish and starts letting people in.

There was lots of snappy, witty dialogue and I had a few laughs - but I was just confused. It didn't make sense why he followed her home while he was on his date. The romance between her and Curran wasn't any better. The romance between Kate and Crest was mediocre - it seemed like she didn't like him at all and it felt forced and awkward. The world building was cool and Kate seemed alright but a bit standoffish. The first time I read Magic Bites I didn't get why there were so many rave reviews. If you like urban fantasy and haven't tried this series yet, give a whirl. I could do with a lot more Christoper, Andrea and Raphael, for starters. This series is really getting a pileup of characters I want to see more of.

There are new creatures our heroes haven't come up against before and some neat new characters that I hope to see in future books. Unless they plan to revisit it in the next book. I just wondered why that part was there if they weren't going to really do it up. For a minute, I thought there was an amnesia storyline coming up, and I was thinking, 'Don't make me hate you, book.' So I was glad nothing much came of the rapid healing. Don't get me wrong, I didn't want fallout. But the thing with the strokes, the dire warnings of what a quick healing would do, and then only touching on it a few times after that seemed like a sloppy way to inject some relationship drama without any fallout. There might have been even more action than normal in this one the number of fights made my head spin.Įverything that I have come to expect in these books was there-the action scenes, the tough talk, the humor and the romance. My favorite writing duo deliver another winner in this 8th (8th!!) installment of the Kate Daniels series. There are also intriguing hints at events to come and will be interesting to see how Kate will deal with the new challenges she and Curran must face. This time the focus is on the Djinn from Pre-Islamic and Islamic mythology and the details are fascinating. Ilona Andrews is particularly skilled at weaving various elements from myths, legends and folktales into their plots, and in this regards Magic Slays is similar to the first few books of the series. Nevertheless, this is an entertaining romp with exciting storyline and a particularly nasty villain. Some readers may be disappointed as there is very little character development for the main protagonists, and the ongoing story are involving Kate's conflict with Roland is put on the back burner. Following their separation from the pack and their move to the suburbs, Kate and Curran find themselves at loose ends until a series of seemingly random events connected to an ancient evil threatens the new life they are forging together.Īfter the intensity of the last few installments, this book feels more like a 'monster-of-the-week' episode.

Magic shifts by ilona andrews