Magic Strikes - Ilona Andrews

Magic Strikes – Kate Daniels #3

(5 / 5)

Okay Okay… I’m sold! When I read the first two books I liked them, but I didn’t LOVE LOVE them. If you get me… Well after this book I am happy to announce that I do in fact LOVE LOVE this series! Absolutely fantastic book! The best of the series so far! WOW! — Just letting you know in advance that there are going to be many exclamation marks and words expressed in capital letters in this review!!!

Kate is back yet again in book 3 of The Kate Daniels series. Something strange is going on with her old partner Jim. He is hiding something from Curran, the lord of the shapeshifters. And when Derek is found near death, she finds herself coerced by Jim into taking part in the Midnight Games, a fight-to-the-death gladiator style arena combat competition. Meanwhile Curran is after Jim for disobeying him, and he is after Kate too… But for other reasons…

I am officially ADDICTED to this series! Seriously! How FREAKING FANTASTIC was this book!???? I can’t believe I haven’t read this series earlier!

Action packed! From start to finish! And that is fantastic, however that is not what makes this book. What makes this book is the increasing tension between Kate and Curran. HOLY MACARONI!!!! I swear I needed a cold shower after that hot tub scene!!! I like that it was slightly graphic, but not overly so… Enough to get the heart racing a little bit but not enough to hide it from others on the train. Although I do admit I hope it does get even hotter in future books.. Because… TENSION!!!!

I really enjoy their relationship. Its not the typical urban fantasy romance, where the girl swoons and all of a sudden they can’t live without each other and they will never love anyone else ever… Its SO not like that. Its a relationship based on mutual respect, admiration and hilarious flirty playfulness. And Kate’s character is by no means brought down because of it.

I’m really excited to see where the rest of the series goes! Especially with Kate’s character and her family stuff!

Would I recommend Magic Strikes??

YES! Read this series! Remember it doesn’t get super good till number 3!!

Now I have the next 3 on order hopefully arriving in a week or so, but I am seriously tempted to buy them on my kindle just so I can read them NOW NOW NOW!!!!