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Magic Burns (Kate Daniels, 2) by Ilona Andrews
This is not the first time I've read this book... but I don't think I realized how amusing Kate really was the first time. Kate makes all these great snarky comments that must have gotten lost in the action the last time I read it.
Kate Daniels is a mercenary that just can't seem to keep herself out of trouble. Her friends all seem to be business acquaintances (Curran the Beast Lord, Derek a werewolf, Saiman a shapeshifter she guarded once, Ghastek a vampire rider, Jim a werepanther, Andrea a beastkin that also works at the Order etc etc.) so when she takes on a mission involving an orphaned girl, a missing coven of witches, and a rogue deity set on making Atlanta his new home, Kate really doesn't think her friends will be able to help too terribly much.
It turns out that the missing coven of witches was worshipping the wrong deity and really messed things up when a cauldron of rebirth got stolen and the mythical enemies of Morrigan called the Fomorians begin chasing down Kate and the orphaned girl that Kate has taken under her wing. Things continue to get messy as artifacts get stolen, informants withhold crucial details, allies make decisions without all that crucial information and Morrigan's Hound (named Bran) continues to try to get into her pants.
Kate certainly keeps busy fending off, well, everything and everyone. The action is tightly worded and fast and can get confusing if you tend to skim when things get exciting so that you can take in more information in less time (like I do).
Kate continually turns down Bran but he's not the only one making offers and I was pretty pleased with Curran's role through most of the story. He's about as tough and snarky as Kate and so they make a good team for both fighting and bantering. His actions and commentary in this book were very amusing particularly at the end. ^_^
It does seem to take the author/publisher a long time before the next in the series comes out but if it's quality fiction like these first two books I can't really complain too much.
Magic Burns (Kate Daniels, 2) by Ilona Andrews
This is not the first time I've read this book... but I don't think I realized how amusing Kate really was the first time. Kate makes all these great snarky comments that must have gotten lost in the action the last time I read it.
Kate Daniels is a mercenary that just can't seem to keep herself out of trouble. Her friends all seem to be business acquaintances (Curran the Beast Lord, Derek a werewolf, Saiman a shapeshifter she guarded once, Ghastek a vampire rider, Jim a werepanther, Andrea a beastkin that also works at the Order etc etc.) so when she takes on a mission involving an orphaned girl, a missing coven of witches, and a rogue deity set on making Atlanta his new home, Kate really doesn't think her friends will be able to help too terribly much.
It turns out that the missing coven of witches was worshipping the wrong deity and really messed things up when a cauldron of rebirth got stolen and the mythical enemies of Morrigan called the Fomorians begin chasing down Kate and the orphaned girl that Kate has taken under her wing. Things continue to get messy as artifacts get stolen, informants withhold crucial details, allies make decisions without all that crucial information and Morrigan's Hound (named Bran) continues to try to get into her pants.
Kate certainly keeps busy fending off, well, everything and everyone. The action is tightly worded and fast and can get confusing if you tend to skim when things get exciting so that you can take in more information in less time (like I do).
Kate continually turns down Bran but he's not the only one making offers and I was pretty pleased with Curran's role through most of the story. He's about as tough and snarky as Kate and so they make a good team for both fighting and bantering. His actions and commentary in this book were very amusing particularly at the end. ^_^
It does seem to take the author/publisher a long time before the next in the series comes out but if it's quality fiction like these first two books I can't really complain too much.
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