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Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews
Jun. 17th, 2012 12:10 amThe Blurb On The Back:
When magic strikes and Atlanta goes to pieces, it’s a job for Kate Daniels …
Drafted to work for the Order of Knights of Merciful Aid, mercenary Kate Daniels has more paranormal problems these days than she knows what to do with. And in Atlanta, where magic comes and goes like the tide, that’s saying a lot.
But when Kate’s werewolf friend Derek is discovered nearly dead, she must confront her greatest challenge yet. As her investigation leads her to the Midnight Games – an invitation-only, no-holds-barred, ultimate preternatural fighting tournament – she and Curran, the Beast Lord, uncover a dark plot that may forever alter the face of Atlanta’s shapeshifting community …
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
The third in Ilona Andrews’ Kate Daniels series has a bit of a filler feel, coupling plot strands aimed at progressing Kate and Curran’s relationship with Kate’s past and a fight club that reads like a computer game. I’m not a fan of the way that the romance element serves to undermine Kate’s character by turning her into a stroppy teenager rather than a woman confident in her own body and I found the ending to be sexually demeaning. However the fact that Kate’s backstory is finally moving forward coupled with the great world building means that I will definitely be reading on.
Drafted to work for the Order of Knights of Merciful Aid, mercenary Kate Daniels has more paranormal problems these days than she knows what to do with. And in Atlanta, where magic comes and goes like the tide, that’s saying a lot.
But when Kate’s werewolf friend Derek is discovered nearly dead, she must confront her greatest challenge yet. As her investigation leads her to the Midnight Games – an invitation-only, no-holds-barred, ultimate preternatural fighting tournament – she and Curran, the Beast Lord, uncover a dark plot that may forever alter the face of Atlanta’s shapeshifting community …
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
The third in Ilona Andrews’ Kate Daniels series has a bit of a filler feel, coupling plot strands aimed at progressing Kate and Curran’s relationship with Kate’s past and a fight club that reads like a computer game. I’m not a fan of the way that the romance element serves to undermine Kate’s character by turning her into a stroppy teenager rather than a woman confident in her own body and I found the ending to be sexually demeaning. However the fact that Kate’s backstory is finally moving forward coupled with the great world building means that I will definitely be reading on.
