Magic Strikes

The first book in this series was decent and the next one was even better, but Magic Strikes made me a Kate Daniels addict. Each of these books builds on the last and this one was riveting from start to finish. It's a relatively short book but it manages to fit a lot in while maintaining a great balance between plot/action and character development/interaction.

This is a wonderful addition to the series because it is just so satisfying. At this point, Kate has become a sympathetic, fleshed out character.

Full Review

Shapeshifters are being murdered, their bodies left on display for the pack to find. When Kate stumbles on Jim cleaning up one of the bodies, she offers to enlist her help and is denied. Until the next body found is her friend Derek, and he's barely clinging to life. Kate plunges headfirst into the investigation, regardless of the consequences. Her path will lead both herself and Curran to The Midnight Games. An underground fighting ring where humans and creatures battle to the death. Place your bets, because once Kate Daniels gets involved, all hell will break loose.

Another fast paced, action packed installment to the Kate Daniels series. This time we are allowed to see the underground of Atlanta and witness the brutality that encompasses the Midnight Games. Ilona Andrews ramps up the tension by throwing our favorite characters into an all out death brawl and no punches are pulled. Kate will have to make sacrifices to save her friends, and endanger the life she has spent years building.

Throughout the series, we've been given pieces of Kate's past, strung along like breadcrumbs. This book is by far one of the most revealing in the series and will start connecting the dots. Readers will learn how Kate developed her skills, and the harsh realities she had to face as a child. By the time you finish this novel, there will no longer be any doubt in your mind how she became such a battle hardened woman.

This series is hard to put down. I'm am so hooked on it that I no longer want to read anything else. On to the next book!

After figuring out that her friend Derek has gotten himself into some kind of trouble, Kate decides to find him and make him spill. But when she finds him, he is nearly dead. And he's not the only shapeshifter that's been attacked. Kate must work with the Pack to find out who wants them all dead.
This book was great! Never a dull moment.

Pada saat memulai seri ini aku tidak menaruh harapan tinggi. Namun ternyata pada buku ketiga aku jatuh cinta pada seri ini. Memang buku 1 sangat membingungkan karena penjelasannya tidak mendetail jadi banyak hal yg tidak aku mengerti. Setelah buku 3 selesai, baru deh ngeti.
Dan yang membuatku geregetan adlh sexual tension antara Kate & Currant. Setelah 2 buku aku berharap buku 3 akhirnya terjadi “the hook up”. Ternyata belum, namun tidak kecewa karena adegan hot tub cukup sexy & lucu. Very entertaning...
Apakah setelah 3 buku maka di buku 4 hook up antara Kate & Currant akhirnya terjadi... OMG...please yes....hahaha

Waiting for the rest of these novels to come into the library is going to be SO FREAKING hard. Ilona Andrews has such a fluid, beautiful way of writing, that it is impossible not to get sucked into the world of Kate Daniels. In this installment, we finally find out who Kate's father is! We delve a little deeper into her past, why she has to burn her blood, and there is so much progress with her and Curran! I went to the IA website and downloaded [b:Curran POV Collection 20295040 Curran POV Collection Gordon Andrews https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387859939s/20295040.jpg 28129200], but since each scene that is told from his POV is marked, I have only read up to this book. SO, waiting for the next book is torture. If you are late to this party like me, do yourself a favor and start, you will not be disappointed. IA has yet to fail me.