Author: Ilona Andrews
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Series: Kate Daniels #5
Mass Market Paperback, 308 pages
Published
May 31st 2011
by Ace
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Source: Bought for myself
|SUMMARY|
Plagued by a war between magic and technology, Atlanta has never been so deadly. Good thing Kate Daniels is on the job.
Kate Daniels may have quit the Order of Merciful Aid, but she’s still knee-deep in paranormal problems. Or she would be if she could get someone to hire her. Starting her own business has been more challenging than she thought it would be—now that the Order is disparaging her good name, and many potential clients are afraid of getting on the bad side of the Beast Lord, who just happens to be Kate’s mate.
So when Atlanta’s premier Master of the Dead calls to ask for help with a vampire on the loose, Kate leaps at the chance of some paying work. Turns out this is not an isolated incident, and Kate needs to get to the bottom of it—fast, or the city and everyone dear to her might pay the ultimate price . . .
|REVIEW|
Man, oh man…you can never go wrong with a Kate Daniels
novel. Magic Slays, the fifth book in
the Kate Daniels series just keeps getting better and better. Kate has left the
Order and is now running her own business The Cutting Edge. Kate’s first big
assignment involves tracking down a device that obliterates all magic, meaning
if you have an ounce of magic you’re dead (The People, The Pack, or Kate
herself). If Kate hopes to track down the device and the mad-man that created
it, she’s going to need help from all the supernaturals of Atlanta.
There was a lot going on in this book. Kate and Curran are officially
mated, so readers see how their relationship is adjusting. Kate and Curran’s
relationship is still strong but kind of lost its flirty-sizzling banter thing
they had going on before they got together. As the book progress you can see their
relationship grow, and they’re still learning things about one another. I love
seeing Kate in alpha mode in front of the pack. The pack thinks they can give
her a hard time, but we know Kate…she’s never one to back down from a fight. The
readers also learn more about Kate’s past, family, and the ugly truth about her
mother and Voron (the man that raised and trained her). There were plenty of Kate and Curran
throughout the book, with my other favorite characters like Derek, Andrea,
Julie, getting their page time. Sadly, no Raphael in the book (but don’t worry
that’s what Gunmetal Magic is for
LOL) but we did meet a new bouda character, Ascanio…and I hope we get to see
more of him in the future books.
Magic Slays is a
great addition to the series; it’s everything you expect from an Ilona Andrews
novel. This book, and its predecessors before it is full of Kate’s trademark
snark, an emotional rollercoaster on every page, and nonstop action. The
world-building is always expanding, with complex and multilayered characters
that grow with each book making it one of the best urban fantasy series around.
I can’t wait till Magic Rises; book 6
in the series comes out! I highly recommend this series to everyone, definitely
a series that will stay with for a long time and a series that never get
tiring. Book five...still going strong!
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