Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews

6 reviews

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

And so I continue my re-read of the series.

It's surprising how much a long series can blend into itself and warp when you think things happen.  This is furthered by the offshoots and novellas for different POVs.  This time around I'm going to try reading everything in chronological order rather than publication order.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Medical content, Murder, Terminal illness, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Grief, and Kidnapping

beccaand's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Body horror, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape, Death of parent, and Child abuse

rbash2391's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Liking this series more as I go. I am interested in the overarcing character development that I'm sure we will see as the series progresses. I'm heavily invested in the multi-book, slow burn romance, despite my usual aversion to this trope. I also hardly enjoy procedurals, but this being a shapeshifter, vampire, magical beings, urban fantasy makes the cop/mercenary stuff fine for me. Some of the plot stuff can be confusing, especially the Celtic lore in this book in particular. I try not to dwell on those details too much and am just along for the ride with the extremely sarcastic, badass FMC slicing dudes apart with her magic sword.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Death, Gore, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol and Abandonment

Minor: Gun violence, Cannibalism, and Rape

librarymouse's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

This series is really fun. I Love the addition of Julie to the cast of characters. Kate immediately starts referring to her as "my kid", and the dynamic of the pack and they're protective nature around children is really nice. I like that Kate doesn't try to replace Julie's mom, but offers up the role of weird aunt. This is a really interesting storyline, and I look forward to seeing how the plot twist that was revealed in this book about Kate's parentage plays into future novels in the series. I also really enjoy the addition of Andrea into the series. I love a good female friendship, and the two of them are really good for each other. Curran's reactions to learning about Kate's words of power is very funny. It feels a little bit like a sitcom to have him psych her out of a kiss. The one thing that really messed me up for a while is the death of the dog in the honeycomb.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Animal death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Violence, Blood, and Body horror

brennaa's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Terminal illness, Cancer, Kidnapping, Medical content, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Animal death, and Death of parent

angelareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

For me this was an improvement compared to the first book. I really enjoy some aspects, though it is a little too gruesome for me occasionally. I'm looking forward to continuing the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence