Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews

[meganbmoore]

The fourth Kate Daniels book has a bit much action on the action:plot ratio for my taste at times (though, thankfully, the action doesn’t get in the way of the snappy one-liners) but also resolves and addresses a lot of plotpoints that would have been drug out forever in other series. In addition, it’s one of the few pieces of fiction I’ve read

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[snarp]

I kind of like that her character was “ancient evil all-powerful version of Kate.” It led to some of the best dialogue in this series.

Haha. Yes.

"You never forget your first."

"Your first...?"

"Your first palace."

I was a little annoyed that Kate and Curran's relationship problems basically amounted to an Idiot Plot, but at least it didn't stretch out too long.

I was somewhat annoyed by the random remark about magic in Africa being dark and primitive, or words to that effect. You're already on my Skeeve List for killing all the Native Americans in On the Edge, Andrews! Don't go there!

[meganbmoore]

I think I missed the Africa comment. Likely due to reading it post WisCon in the plane and during long layover.

One refreshing change about the Big Misunderstanding is that it was clear they were both being stupid, instead of the narrative siding with the guy one of them, as is usually the case.

[meganbmoore]

Given the exact quote, I suspect I interpreted it in a "Garden of Eden" way when I read it, but honestly can't remember the line.

[animeshon]

I absolutely adored Kate's interaction with the Pack council. It was pure Kate! And yep Erra was awesome and I loved the way she and Kate communicated despite being on opposing sides.

[meganbmoore]

Kate is mini!Erra. And anyone who can claim that Kate is mini!them is scary.

[animeshon]

Scary to think of how things might go down when Roland realises what's going on!

[ivy_chan]

Guh, I love this series. With Julie, I was thinking that she didn't send a bunch of bodyguards over to protect her because it would draw attention, and she thought she was far enough away from the city to slip under the radar.

I think the tension between Kate and Cullan was kind of stretched in this book. I understand that it's part of their relationship, but she seemed to be reaching too much to achieve it. Hopefully that won't happen as much in the next book?

[meganbmoore]

As far as Julie goes, I'm biased: there's never enough of her for me. In the whole 2 books since the one where she was the plot. I'm needy. That aside, I'm sure Derek can be sneaky!

I think we're through with that stage of the Kate/Curran conflict? I suspect that any future relationship conflict will be two uberalpha's usded to calling the personal shots trying to make an actual relationship work.

[kakkobean]

I loved the part where Kate starts freaking out over finding Erra's a woman.
"Erra can't be a woman, that fucks with my family tree!!"
XD PRICELESS

[estara]

What I also really liked is that the consequences of an attack on the life of the heroine were there to see and to change her life yet again - no oh well, bits of the city are rubble and I have a broken arm, but once we heal it's back to business as usual, ta!.

Kate IS out of the job she held and the few personal memories she had left in the city apartment that belonged to her mentor are thrashed beyond being put together again. Brilliant.