A review by bookphenomena_micky
Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews

5.0

After a month's necessary break from Kate Daniels (unwilling but life demanded), MAGIC RISES was the perfect return to this world. This book felt different because it was different. This book was dramatic in storyline (my favourite so far) and in the established and new relationships. It was also twisty, the kind of twisty that pulled the rug from under your feet and plonked you dazed on the ground.

The story started with loupism, and found the gang traveling on a ship, across magic oceans to the Black Sea area. What they met there and who they met there was simply mind blowing and nothing was predictable from there on in. This book had my heart in my mouth and I felt so much.

MAGIC RISES brought an impasse in Kate and Curran's relationship and I was not prepared at all for this storyline. It was funny and then it hurt. These two kill me, again and again.

Kate snark never gets old and the reason I'll be here for her forever is her inner monologue and quick quips.

"And here we go, straight into the lake of drama without taking our clothes off first."

Sign me up for a life of reading then rereading this series. Continues to nod at buddy for getting me into this in the first place. This review is available on the blog here.