{"id":9163,"date":"2017-07-28T17:09:09","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T21:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=9163"},"modified":"2021-06-03T18:00:16","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T22:00:16","slug":"fates-edge-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/9163","title":{"rendered":"Fate’s Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fate’s Edge<\/a><\/em> (2011) Ilona Andrews<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>On re-reading, this one I greatly preferred to the second book. First, although the main story is between Audrey and Kaldar (and Kaldar is a rogue, so of course I love him), they end up dealing with Gaston, and more interestingly Jack and George, and spending time with those two boys was lovely, since they are most definitely teen boys, and it was fascinating to see how they were dealing with living in the Weird.<\/p>\n

And Kaldar.<\/p>\n

\u201cATMs . . .\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are those?\u201d Jack asked. <\/p>\n

\u201cSmall automated banks that give out money.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cWhy doesn\u2019t anyone steal the banks?\u201d Jack asked. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey are very, very heavy.\u201d <\/p>\n

Jack grinned. \u201cYou tried?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cYes, and I don\u2019t recommend it. You need a sturdy truck with a wheelchair lift and a dolly. A rental truck with a ramp is good, too. And that\u2019s if said ATM isn\u2019t bolted to the ground.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cHow did you know the Hand would be coming?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know,\u201d Kaldar said. \u201cI suspected.\u201d <\/p>\n

Oh, please. \u201cI don\u2019t believe you. You lie all the time.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I don\u2019t.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cYou kind of do,\u201d George murmured.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But mostly I love how Jack and George did not get a fairy tale ending when the moved to the weird. Yes, things are materially better for them, but socially they’re little better off than they were in the Edge and the Broken.<\/p>\n

She caught the faint hint of disapproval in his tone. \u201cSo that\u2019s what Jack thinks. What do you think?\u201d <\/p>\n

George grimaced. \u201cJack is spoiled. Things are hard for him, but he isn\u2019t the only one who doesn\u2019t have it easy. He gets away with crazy things because he\u2019s a changeling and he\u2019s different. Jack could behave better, but he stopped trying. He decided that he\u2019s worthless and that nothing he could do would make any difference.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yes, this book is a romance, but the romance was the least interesting part. I was fascinated by Audrey’s history.<\/p>\n

back. \u201cSo the two of you did strike a bargain. He got forty thousand dollars. What did you get?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI got to never see my family again.\u201d <\/p>\n

Kaldar frowned. \u201cCome again?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI got to be cut off. Left in peace. I want nothing to do with them or with their stupid schemes. I don\u2019t have parents, and they don\u2019t have a daughter. That was my condition.\u201d <\/p>\n

Kaldar reeled back a little. She could almost feel gears turning behind that pretty face. \u201cI\u2019ve met your brother. If anyone should be cast off, it should be him.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s not how it works in our family. He is the heir, the pride and joy, who carries on the family name. I\u2019m his younger sister.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, the romance? Whatever, but the story it self I really enjoyed.
\nRating: 8.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Ace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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