A review by is_book_loring
Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews

3.0

Well, that's not bad at all. In fact, it was a big improvement from the first book. The problem with the first book was, it crammed with jumble of things that didn't amount to anything but instead felt like missing pages. In the second book though, it was rolled slowly and focused on the storyline so it flowed cohesively. The writing was also felt more natural this time around. And I have to say, the male characters were brushed up better. In Magic Bites, the impression I got was that the writer tried to stress Kate's female badassness too much and how she had to be challenged by every man and had to prove herself again and again to the point that she just made every male characters acted like a bunch of irrational assholes. In Magic Burns though, it was a much more realistic portray of diverse male characters. Kate was still awesome, and even developed a bit. We also got more information about her background and the way the world in this book worked.

My favorite part was the Celtic mythology element and Kate relationship with Julie and Andrea, and also Derek.
What I didn't like much? Sexual angle in this series. I guessed I got why it appealed to the market, but it was a bit much and it didn't compliment Kate in any way at all.

All in all, I quite enjoyed it and the potential of this world was clear. If just after one book it was considerably improved, I am hopeful for the next books.