Magic Gifts (Kate Daniels #5.5)
Ilona Andrews
Kindle Book
A dinner date after a hard day at work sounds heavenly. Of course, when that date is between the Beast Lord and Kate Daniels, things don’t go as planned. Before you know it, undead are running amok, heads are being chopped off, lawyers are deployed and used with extereme prejudice, and drunk vikings are calling people out.
Magic
Gifts is exactly that – a magical gift to fans of Kate Daniels and Curran. Set
at the same time as the start of Gunmetal Magic, this story basically explains why
Kate isn’t around much at the beginning of Andrea’s story. While out having
dinner Kate and Curran end up becoming involved with the People, when one of
their young apprentices loses control after given a necklace.
This
is not a world or even Atlanta threatening situation and it’s nice to see how
Kate and Curran work together in, what is for them, a regular day. They still
don’t always see eye to eye and as ever chaos and is never too far away. The
action scenes are fun, exciting and just what you expect from the pair. I
especially enjoyed the Viking Hall and the confrontation in the glade, which
gives you good background for a scene in Gunmetal Magic.
Another
element I enjoyed was Jim’s juggling act between his responsibilities, his
friendships and his loyalties as without meaning to Kate and Curran rely on him
far too much. The resolution of the Mercenery Guild sub-plot could through up
some interesting curve-balls for future adventures as well. Overall this is a
great side adventure for one of my favourite book couples and an enjoyable
couple of hours!
Recommended
for fans of Karen Chance and Kelley Armstrong. 8.5 out of 10
I also really enjoyed the Viking Hall scene.
ReplyDeleteI love Kate and Curran. Kate Daniels series rocks.
i did love this novella it was perfectly in the time line and i wasn't lost at all
ReplyDeleteI reeeeally enjoyed this one. It might have been the need for Kate and Curran in the waiting period. lol. Thank you!
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