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An Ill-Advised Rescue by Ilona Andrews

cobaltbookshelf's review against another edition

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2.0

2.5 stars

cc2's review against another edition

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adventurous

3.0

c4nd1e's review against another edition

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4.0

Great short story showing Kate, Derek, and Grendel rescue Saiman from some kidnappers.

Set before (and heavily referenced in) Magic Rises.

zerp's review against another edition

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4.0

Great short story showing Kate, Derek, and Grendel rescue Saiman from some kidnappers.

Set before (and heavily referenced in) Magic Rises.

clairette's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

5.0

onthesamepage's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

A fun short story. I understand why this ended up being cut from Magic Rises, but I really loved seeing Kate and Derek working together. Definitely the dream team.

darthizzy's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

i need more saiman 😩 

ewil6681's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

3.75

millie_rose_reads's review against another edition

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2.0

Most deleted scenes are deleted for good reason, and An Ill-Advised Rescue displays quite a few reasons in its twenty pages. It offers no character moments to speak off, although Kate's tendency to speak in the third person is still annoyingly here. She always acts like her antics will make front-page news. The whole story is a convoluted exercise to make Saiman indebted to Kate, when I think most readers would be more than satisfied with a paragraph surmising these events anyway.

I don't want to be overly punitive about what is essentially bonus material I didn't have to pay for, but its overall quality can't be overlooked because it was free either. An Ill-Advised Rescue reads like it was written: a slice of decent action with zero stakes that acts as perfunctory set-up for a better story down the line.



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5.0

attack poodle ♥