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Magic Bites

Ilona Andrews

3.8 AVERAGE


3,5 stjerner. Det tog lidt tid at komme i gang med den.
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Lots of world building in book one but it sets the series up so wonderfully and gets better each time.
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DID NOT FINISH: 55%

5 hr 3 min done

It felt like it just jumped into all these battles and is hard to follow. Maybe will try the second later. 

am I excited to keep reading this series? yes
was I impressed by this book in particular? not really

there are pieces to love here: angsty powerful backstory, chemistry in spite of animosity with the broody dude, strong urban fantasy worldbuilding, a kickass lady with some attitude. 

I just felt like this intro was a little lackluster. it felt a bit 2000s in gender politics which tends to give me an ick. idk, I don’t love when the cool warrior lady MC keeps having to defer to the powerful men and when she doesn’t, it’s a sign of her character flaw of being too rebellious? a bit patriarchal, no?
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I honestly don’t know what to think. I just feel like the next one will be better. I hope.

I enjoyed this book and look forward to the next in the series, I hope we get more info into Kate's background and what she's running from and hiding

9/18- new read through! I enjoy how tough and smart ass Kate is.