Magic Bleeds

Magic Bleeds (2010) Ilona Andrews

Things never go right for Kate Daniels. She makes dinner for Curran, and he never shows up, and when she calls looking for him, she’s blown off.

Then heading back to work after a long day, she’s called to check out an emergency, and things go downhill from there. There seems to be a rogue mage loose in the city spreading chaos and pestilence, and the odds of stopping this monster don’t seem good. To make it worse, more and more people are learning about Kate’s secret, and that makes her very very nervous.

The one thing I don’t like about this story is there is boinking. Bleh. It’s not badly done, and you knew it was coming, but it’s never my favorite parts of these types of stories.

Otherwise, I continue to like Kate, I like how she works, I like that she takes damage in her fights, and I like that she knows her limits, but doesn’t care and does what needs to be done anyway.

I was also very pleased with the ending. Yes, it was a bit heavy handed getting there–you knew events were coming, but to have them all happen at once seemed a bit much–but it was very much where the story needed to go.

All in all, recommended if you’ve been reading the series so far. If you aren’t, I recommend going back and not beginning the series here. There are lots of revelations and discoveries, most of which will make more sense if you know at least part of the backstory and are comfortable with the world in which Kate lives.
Rating: 7/10

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