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desiree_mcl 's review for:
Gunmetal Magic
by Ilona Andrews
Gunmetal Magic: 4.5 stars.
Not quite a 5 star read but it was still fantastic.
Andrea is a character that I liked since we were introduced to her. There are some times when finding out more about a characters background can ruin them, however that is not the case here. After learning more about Andrea, not just her traumatic past but those times she's on her own dealing with the things that are thrown at her, just made me love her character all the more.
My heart hurt when
The conversations between Martina and Andrea; then Aunt B, the two bouda's that gave Andrea a hard time near the beginning of the book, and Martina; and finally Aunt B, Andrea, and Lika were wonderful.
I also loved the 'shocker moment' that came about 50 pages or so from the end,
Overall a very good book, one I will reread sometime in the future.
Magic Gifts: (just copy/pasted my previous review) 5 stars.
Even with a short story Ilona Andrews can take me on a wonderful journey.
As always Kate and Curran are favorite characters. Along with Andrea and Jim.
I wanted to slap the mother of the boy, a lot. I loved how
The little bit of information we get on Andrea and Raphael breaks my heart and cannot wait to see how it all unfolds in Andrea's book.
Wonderful short story and it only makes me that much more anxious for Andrea's novel.
Not quite a 5 star read but it was still fantastic.
Andrea is a character that I liked since we were introduced to her. There are some times when finding out more about a characters background can ruin them, however that is not the case here. After learning more about Andrea, not just her traumatic past but those times she's on her own dealing with the things that are thrown at her, just made me love her character all the more.
My heart hurt when
Spoiler
Raphael brought in Rebecca and Rebecca said she was his fiancee, I just wanted to give Andrea a hug and slap Raphael across the back of the head. But thankfully I didn't believe for a second that Raphael was engaged that fast. Also because Rebecca was the first to mention it and Raphael didn't confirm it at all, he just looked uncomfortable.The conversations between Martina and Andrea; then Aunt B, the two bouda's that gave Andrea a hard time near the beginning of the book, and Martina; and finally Aunt B, Andrea, and Lika were wonderful.
I also loved the 'shocker moment' that came about 50 pages or so from the end,
Spoiler
when Michelle, a bouda from Andrea's old clan that was apart of the torture of her, showed up again. I loved it when Raphael talked her down and helped her not kill Michelle in front of her children.Overall a very good book, one I will reread sometime in the future.
Magic Gifts: (just copy/pasted my previous review) 5 stars.
Even with a short story Ilona Andrews can take me on a wonderful journey.
As always Kate and Curran are favorite characters. Along with Andrea and Jim.
I wanted to slap the mother of the boy, a lot. I loved how
Spoiler
the boy wasn't sent back to his jerk of a mom. Although if the grandfather hadn't taken him I could see Kate taking him in and adding him to her growing family.The little bit of information we get on Andrea and Raphael breaks my heart and cannot wait to see how it all unfolds in Andrea's book.
Wonderful short story and it only makes me that much more anxious for Andrea's novel.