A new town, new friends, new challenges…. And a new heart-stopping adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ilona Andrews. Kate, Curran, and Conlan may have left Atlanta for Wilmington, but the usual magic mayhem has also hitched a ride!
Kate and Curran have just settled into their new home and their 'low prolife,' when a local businessman approaches them with an offer they can't refuse. A mysterious evil has spawned in the nearby forest and is holding a defenseless town hostage. The 'due date' is rapidly approaching.
It's exactly the kind of fight the Lennarts can't resist, not for the prize the town offers, but for the people who will surely die if they ignore it. If they succeed, they'll be rescuing an entire community and can build a strong new base for their family and the Wilmington Pack. If they fail...well, fail is a four-letter word.
Nothing comes without a price. Now Kate must decide if she has what it takes to pay it.
Title : Magic Claims
Author : Ilona Andrews
Series : Kate Daniels - Wilmington Years (book two)
Format : eBook (overdrive)
Page Count : 240
Genre : urban fantasy / paranormal romance
Publisher : NYLA
Release Date : June 13, 2023
Reviewer : Hollis / Micky
Rating : ★ ★ ★ ★ / ★ ★ ★ ★
Hollis' 4 star review
Wow so like.. wow. There's a lot to unpack in what was supposed to be a short novella that grew a life of it's own. And am I ever thankful! Because this had so much going on that my head is spinning a bit. Even after having tuned in to the spoilery release day chat, which now in hindsight makes a lot more sense!, I'm still boggled. I truly don't know how these authors continue to amaze me but also the cleverness for the things they've laid the groundwork for and then slowly reveal? Amazing.
As always, I'm not really doing to delve deep into anything because we're so many series, and spin-offs, deep into the Kate Daniels world that you're only here if you know it. But even trying to tackle the subject matter is.. beyond me. These reviews are really just to placeholder my feelings about, well, my feels. And the jokes. That clams reference? Genius.
But unlike book one in this particular series, we got so much more Kate and Curran time and that made me heart so happy. Their interactions, the heart-eyes that ensue when they each go feral to hearts, their communication skills.. it's all so so good. And I'm absolutely loving where their story is going.
And I also loved all the teases to other stories that are also ongoing. The Julie comment. The Erra visit. The bits dropped in the live chat which don't belong here because they don't relate to this instalment but that I'm so so pumped for. I'm just a very happy little reader right now, can't you tell?
Obviously I highly recommend this but if you, too, are a bajillion KD books in at this point.. you don't need my endorsement. You're already at the party.
Micky's 4 star review
Headlines:
packpackpackisback (wrong book but who cares)
No more hiding
Magic unleashed
So much happened in this book and any hiatus we thought the Lennart-Daniels were on is officially over and with a bang. No-one, nor Curran, Kate or me were sorry about this turn of events.
"Dangerous Kate, Stabby Kate, My Kate."
There was a splash of pack politics, some unsettling news about the Atlanta pack (I still want good things for these guys) and some super weirdo prehistoric characters. Erra and Kate's father had some feature in this book and not in a negative way and I was so pleased about a certain nugget of information making some Julie links finally. I need to see some future connection with Julie and Kate. Talking of people missing...does anyone miss the bestie Andrea-Kate dynamic? Because I do.
I really liked the character growth we saw from Conlan and the fact that he was less tolkenistic feature and more doing some stuff, around his parents and had a role to play.
In short, this was a great plot, I enjoyed the longer than promised length and I am sooo glad we have the real Kate back!
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