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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5 for gunmetal magic (still no idea why they had to do the deer ritual and the central conflict/villain was confusing), 4 for the novella
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I love Andrea Nash!! This also makes SO MUCH MORE SENSE. I was wondering about her relationship with the Pack and Raphael when I read #6.
Absolutely in love with this series and the dialogue really makes it. I also hope we see more of Roman-- even if he doesn't end up with a shapeshifter I think it would be cool if we got a novella of him getting a relationship.
Absolutely in love with this series and the dialogue really makes it. I also hope we see more of Roman-- even if he doesn't end up with a shapeshifter I think it would be cool if we got a novella of him getting a relationship.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It's Andrea, bitch!
I have to admit, I wasn't sure how much I would enjoy Andrea's POV; I thought I would miss Kate more, but it turns out that Andrea's just as much of a badass as Kate, just with different weapons selection.
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for her ex, Raphael. He is no Curran. Not that I would have expected him to match up to my book husband, but he didn't even come close. He ticked me (and Andrea) off quite royally at the outset and acted like the spoiled baby he's been brought up to be, and never really recovered. There was progress made with him throughout the book, of course, but I'm still only luke warm about him at this point. Naturally, as a die hard Ilona Andrews fan, I'm more than happy to keep reading until they convince me to change my mind. But it was disappointing that the bantering dynamic they're so good at, was absent in this first book.
Back to Andrea for a second. There was a wealth of information provided on her back story. Up until now we've known she'd had a terrible time with her first Bouda clan, but the details we garnered in this book were still shocking. We also find out where she went and why during her absence in Kate's books right after dear Aunt Era came a-visiting. All of which only endeared her to me and made me root for her all the more. And want to slap Raphael all over again!
The plot, which was mostly easy to follow (although I did get a bit lost in the details on occasion) focuses on yet another branch of mythology—Egyptian. The Andrews writing team seem to like focusing on one per book. Lucky for me, Egyptian is one of my faves.
So, to sum up, I enjoyed this a lot but not quite as much as a Kate and Curran book, mostly because of Raphael's failure to impress. But it's still a solid UF read with all the fun stuff you've come to expect from this duo I like to call Team Awesome.
4 Stars ★★★★
I have to admit, I wasn't sure how much I would enjoy Andrea's POV; I thought I would miss Kate more, but it turns out that Andrea's just as much of a badass as Kate, just with different weapons selection.
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for her ex, Raphael. He is no Curran. Not that I would have expected him to match up to my book husband, but he didn't even come close. He ticked me (and Andrea) off quite royally at the outset and acted like the spoiled baby he's been brought up to be, and never really recovered. There was progress made with him throughout the book, of course, but I'm still only luke warm about him at this point. Naturally, as a die hard Ilona Andrews fan, I'm more than happy to keep reading until they convince me to change my mind. But it was disappointing that the bantering dynamic they're so good at, was absent in this first book.
Back to Andrea for a second. There was a wealth of information provided on her back story. Up until now we've known she'd had a terrible time with her first Bouda clan, but the details we garnered in this book were still shocking. We also find out where she went and why during her absence in Kate's books right after dear Aunt Era came a-visiting. All of which only endeared her to me and made me root for her all the more. And want to slap Raphael all over again!
The plot, which was mostly easy to follow (although I did get a bit lost in the details on occasion) focuses on yet another branch of mythology—Egyptian. The Andrews writing team seem to like focusing on one per book. Lucky for me, Egyptian is one of my faves.
So, to sum up, I enjoyed this a lot but not quite as much as a Kate and Curran book, mostly because of Raphael's failure to impress. But it's still a solid UF read with all the fun stuff you've come to expect from this duo I like to call Team Awesome.
4 Stars ★★★★
I didn't read this book during the first read of the Kate Daniels series and I'm gutted to say that I really didn't enjoy this very much. I'm not the biggest Andrea fan and I don't think a whole book about her was necessary.
(4.5/5 stars)
As always, please read this series in order! It's very chronological. There is also a short story called Magic Gifts at the end of this novel that happens concurrently with Gunmetal Magic.
Though these are not one of the main ten books in the series, I'd recommend you read this one for sure because we learn things in this book that really progress the series as a whole.
I've said it before that I LOVE the character of Andrea Nash and I super love how she really figures herself out in this full-length side novel in the Kate Daniels series. I love her chemistry with Raphael, and how amazing they work together as a team.
We also still continue Kate's story here; she's Andrea's best friend after all. It's fun to see her as a "side" character. We see more about what she's going through in Magic Gifts.
As always, please read this series in order! It's very chronological. There is also a short story called Magic Gifts at the end of this novel that happens concurrently with Gunmetal Magic.
Though these are not one of the main ten books in the series, I'd recommend you read this one for sure because we learn things in this book that really progress the series as a whole.
I've said it before that I LOVE the character of Andrea Nash and I super love how she really figures herself out in this full-length side novel in the Kate Daniels series. I love her chemistry with Raphael, and how amazing they work together as a team.
We also still continue Kate's story here; she's Andrea's best friend after all. It's fun to see her as a "side" character. We see more about what she's going through in Magic Gifts.