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wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
There is a lot that I like about this particular book because many questions that have been lingering for a while are answered. We finally learn more about Christopher, Barabas is wonderful, Julie knows things, Kate and Curran do dangerous shit.
One thing that I don't enjoy is the reuse of description for the side characters... When you saw him you thought of sex, he was a devastatingly beautiful boy that would have females eating out of his hand, he was well dressed but gaunt to the point where he looked like he didn't eat enough, she was plump, when Kate first met x,y,z character they were x,y,z and ever since events occurred in a previous book, they now were x,y,z.
I don't think I ever really noticed it before because the time between previous reads was longer but since I'm doing a re-read in order to get to the new release it is definitely there.
The pacing of this one is also a bit jumpy (by design, yes, but still it's jarring). It takes course over the span of two weeks but so much happens and there are so many cuts that I feel like if I did the math for how many magic waves and days/hours get mentioned it might actually break the timeline.
One thing that I don't enjoy is the reuse of description for the side characters... When you saw him you thought of sex, he was a devastatingly beautiful boy that would have females eating out of his hand, he was well dressed but gaunt to the point where he looked like he didn't eat enough, she was plump, when Kate first met x,y,z character they were x,y,z and ever since events occurred in a previous book, they now were x,y,z.
I don't think I ever really noticed it before because the time between previous reads was longer but since I'm doing a re-read in order to get to the new release it is definitely there.
The pacing of this one is also a bit jumpy (by design, yes, but still it's jarring). It takes course over the span of two weeks but so much happens and there are so many cuts that I feel like if I did the math for how many magic waves and days/hours get mentioned it might actually break the timeline.
Content Warnings
Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Torture, Toxic relationship, War, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Stalking, and Vomit
cluckieduck's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Another amazing addition to the Kate Daniels world
This book is in the upper echelons of urban fantasy (the whole series, really - I can't believe I got to it so late!). It is the perfect blend of angst, humour, suspense, and action. My only complaint is that the end battle doesn't begin until the 90% mark leading to a somewhat anticlimactic conclusion, it didn't take away anything from the overall story - it just leaves me wanting more!
The dichotomy of Kate trying to plan a wedding (with an almost too-helpful Roman) while concurrently trying to prevent a war from reaching Atlanta provided much needed comic relief - the way it all blend together was seamless.
This book is in the upper echelons of urban fantasy (the whole series, really - I can't believe I got to it so late!). It is the perfect blend of angst, humour, suspense, and action. My only complaint is that the end battle doesn't begin until the 90% mark leading to a somewhat anticlimactic conclusion, it didn't take away anything from the overall story - it just leaves me wanting more!
The dichotomy of Kate trying to plan a wedding (with an almost too-helpful Roman) while concurrently trying to prevent a war from reaching Atlanta provided much needed comic relief - the way it all blend together was seamless.
“Can he select the cake?” I pointed at Curran. “This wedding involves two of us.”
“He already did,” Mary said. “These are the choices he narrowed down.”
I turned to Curran. “You narrowed it down to sixteen choices?”
“They were all very delicious,” he said.
“Were there any choices you didn’t like?”
“Yes,” he said. “I scrapped coconut and lime.”
We also get some more amazing page time with the fantastic supporting cast, in particular Christopher, as we finally learn his heartbreaking origins. Kate, as always, provides us with fantastically snippy interactions with them all.
"Control your horse!" Jim snarled.
"You control your horse." Oh wow, now that was a clever comeback. He'd surely drop to his knees and bow before my intellectual brilliance.
"You're the least power-hungry person I've ever met. You're also the most stubborn person I've ever met. Disrespectful. Mouthy."
"You mean independent and proactive in taking initiative.”
Anyways, absolutely in love with Kate, Curran, and their fantabulously intense slice of life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Cursing
Minor: Suicide, Sexual content, and Slavery
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