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(2013) Kate and Curran go to Europe. Intrigue, mayhem, and relationship drama ensue. I'm enjoying the series, and I like how this episode contributed to the series's story arc, but I am so over the extended relationship drama that could be solved with a brief conversation.

This was my #BookSpin read for February.
@TheAromaofBooks

This series really does just get better & better.

The other reviews everyone was so annoyed at Curran, I feel like that motivated me because I wanted to see what that psycho‘s plan was 🤣
Kate & her band of uncanny misfits keeps growing.

Now the question, do I take a break & let this one ruminate or dive right in to the next book? 📚
#serieslove2023

The 6th in the series. This one Kate and Curran go to Eastern Europe to protect a pregnant woman. A lot of magic, sword play and we learn more about Kate's father. This series gets better and better.

I need to finish this tomorrow because my wife's nearly caught up, but I honestly hate the conflict in this one with Curran and Kate. There's a lot of great stuff, but their arguments with each other are stupid.

Ooh. This one hurts, if I remember rightly. I'd have liked a bit of a break between books, but my wife is eating up the series and I gotta stay ahead. XD

May 2021 - rereading my favorite series because sometimes it‘s like being held.

I‘m loving this series!! It found me at just the right time. ❤️

I don‘t know what to think right now... Curran is kinda pissing me off. I‘m about halfway in, we shall see.

My hours so far. Not getting much reading done, unfortunately!

But I love this series. It's easily one of my favorites.

#24b42020 #wintergames team #TheFilthyAnimals @rather_be_reading @StayCurious @Clwojick

Ugh, I forgot how brutally this one ends. In a good way for the story and character development, but... Aaah.

I was at 61% of the way through, wanted to read a bit... Kept wife up until god knows when trying to finish it. 😁 I think I must have one or two more in this series to reread before I get to the ones that are new to me.

Back to rereading this series. Just had a nice hot bath and managed half an hour of reading. Gotta love scary as hell Aunt B.

First book down for #24B4Monday and #SummersEndReadathon.

Kate, Curran, and their entourage journey to the Black Sea on a quest for a magic elixir that will help shapeshifter children survive. It‘s a trap, and they know it, but they can‘t refuse. Only things are much more complicated than they realized.

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Not a bad start this morning for #24B4Monday and #SummersEndReadathon. I‘m about 2/3 through the tagged book as I reread the series. Hoping to finish this afternoon and move on to the library stack!

Got through book six of my reread of one of my favorite urban fantasy series. I decided I needed a reread before the last book (#10)😀

I‘m doing a really bad job of participating in the social parts of #24in48, but I am reading! It‘s just that I‘ve been sick all week, and I feel like disappearing into my blanket fort until I stop coughing up green slime.

This is my least favorite in the series though we make a lot of plot progress overall. Still love Kate and all the characters. Reread to prepare for Magic Triumphs

Yet another fun adventure with much sadness towards the end. Cameo appearance by weredolphins. Yeah. Imagine that and then try to sleep. This book was a little weirder as it involved a complicated plan to go overseas into what was an obvious trap. But the heroes won in the end.

At first I couldn't think of a #favoritevillain but then I remembered Hugh d'Ambray and how I thoroughly enjoyed his character in this installment of my favorite urban fantasy series. Yes, he's evil but I want him to be redeemed! I think there have been talks about the authors writing a standalone novel about him? Would definitely love to read that.

#riotgrams @bookriot

Kate and Curran go to Europe! Deliberately sticking their heads into a giant trap! Ilona Andrews once again provides a cracking plot, fleshes out new and existing characters, and drives forwards the overall series plot. Fantastic! Just don't enter the series at this point, it's worth starting at the beginning.

Here's my copy of Magic Rises for #SignedSundays, which my awesome friend @Treatyoshelf got for me when she was able to go to an Ilona Andrews signing in California. I love Ilona and Gordon's books and I'm thrilled that we're getting two Hidden Legacy books next year plus the final Kate Daniels book.💖

#SignedSunday #urbanfantasy

In any other series, this book would probably be excellent. But in the Kate Daniels series, which is one of my all-time favorites, this installment is just kind of okay. It's missing Kate and Curran as a team (because of a subplot that involved Curran and the worst plan ever), and it's missing post-Shift Atlanta (which is such a well-developed setting that it's practically a primary character in this series, and it's not in this book at all).

Kate Daniel's world is totally consuming my brain right now. This whole series is incredible, and Kate is the very best part!

Not the strongest in the series (IMHO) but still solid. Loved learning more about Hugh and the fact that the characters overall still continue to grow. I missed having Saiman and Derek more the forefront like they've been previously but a new setting and new players meant someone had to sit a few rounds out. And the loss of a favorite was too bad but it still was a page-turner for me.

Another winner from this series! ❤️ This one was a bit different in that we switched the locale from Atlanta to Europe....which added a bit more "exotic" to the mix. Love how this series continues to grow the relationships of ALL the characters while also adding a few newbies to the mix each time. I'm going to hate seeing this series come to an end.

A lot of amazing things happened in Magic Rises, but I wish Kate and Curran would trust each other a little more!