A review by katiburd
Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews

3.0

First off, I’ve been wanting to read this book since 2013 and I almost didn’t make it to the end because of how gory some descriptions in the book were, my disinterest in/suspicion of some of the other characters and the plot was a investigator/mystery thriller genre that I’m not always into. I had also just read a twelve dancing princesses retelling and was somewhat shocked to be thrown into this world of bloodshed, swearing and violence. Not that I’m not used to these things or dislike them, but you can see how the experience could be jarring. I stuck around out of curiosity and I liked Kate’s trash talk, haha! It was cheesy, but I like that. In general, I liked Kate! I’m glad I read this book!
However, the men in this novel are questionable. I know Kate can hold her own, but when the potential love interest grabs her by the throat, I’m going to be suspicious of how the next books are going to go.
Overall, though, I did enjoy this novel and badass Kate! I’m probably going to read the next one tbh.

Reading Challenge Prompt: A romance.