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Gunmetal Magic
by Ilona Andrews
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-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:
Yes
Trigger warnings: death, violence, blood, gore, serious physical injury, torture (in the past), fire (in the past), rape (in the past), gun violence.
3/4/2025
I love Andrea a lot. And I wish we got more stories from her perspective.
11/1/2022
I love Andrea and Kate's friendship so much, but also I think this is the ONLY time that Andrea gets called Andi???
25/9/2020
This was the first Ilona Andrews book I ever read and as a result it will always have a special place in my heart. This cover art though. That's not Andrea, man. That's Uma Thurman in Kill Bill. Sure, Andrea's a badass, but that's not at all how she's described, and it bugs me.
21/12/2019
I regretted not reading this during the NEWTs back in August when I was marathoning the rest of the Kate Daniels series, but I simply didn't have time or a prompt that worked for this. But I still picked it up before the end of the year, so we'll call it a win. I love getting Andrea's perspective and seeing Kate from the perspective of another character. I love this world and these characters and the writing a lot, and I'm just glad I got to hang out in this world one more time before the end of the year.
24/10/2016
Rereading this having read the entire Kate Daniels series, I absolutely loved it. I love Andrea as a secondary character in the main series, so having an entire book from her perspective was a hell of a lot of fun. That said, it did take me a little while to get into this one, mostly because I missed Kate and Curran. Thankfully, there are plenty of appearances from both of them as the story progresses, and Andrea's almost as much of a sass explosion as Kate.
I particularly loved the scenes featuring the two of them, because their friendship is just so delightful. Andrea knows that Kate has a dark and fucked up past and she doesn't care. Kate knows that Andrea has an equally fucked up past and has a hard time dealing with being beastkin, and she equally doesn't care. They're just supportive and wonderful and it's great.
I also thoroughly enjoyed the Kate Daniels novella that follows on from this, because getting the story of what was happening for Kate at the same time was a hell of a lot of fun and tied the story together really nicely. So, on the whole? This was delightful and I'm really glad I reread it.
2/6/2013
It took me a really long time to get into this, probably because it's a stand-alone relating to an existing series, so there wasn't much world building involved. But once I hit a certain point in the story, it was like a switch was flipped, and suddenly I loved it and raced through the rest of the story AND the Kate Daniels short story that followed.
I'll definitely be tracking down main series as soon as possible!
3/4/2025
I love Andrea a lot. And I wish we got more stories from her perspective.
11/1/2022
I love Andrea and Kate's friendship so much, but also I think this is the ONLY time that Andrea gets called Andi???
25/9/2020
This was the first Ilona Andrews book I ever read and as a result it will always have a special place in my heart. This cover art though. That's not Andrea, man. That's Uma Thurman in Kill Bill. Sure, Andrea's a badass, but that's not at all how she's described, and it bugs me.
21/12/2019
I regretted not reading this during the NEWTs back in August when I was marathoning the rest of the Kate Daniels series, but I simply didn't have time or a prompt that worked for this. But I still picked it up before the end of the year, so we'll call it a win. I love getting Andrea's perspective and seeing Kate from the perspective of another character. I love this world and these characters and the writing a lot, and I'm just glad I got to hang out in this world one more time before the end of the year.
24/10/2016
Rereading this having read the entire Kate Daniels series, I absolutely loved it. I love Andrea as a secondary character in the main series, so having an entire book from her perspective was a hell of a lot of fun. That said, it did take me a little while to get into this one, mostly because I missed Kate and Curran. Thankfully, there are plenty of appearances from both of them as the story progresses, and Andrea's almost as much of a sass explosion as Kate.
I particularly loved the scenes featuring the two of them, because their friendship is just so delightful. Andrea knows that Kate has a dark and fucked up past and she doesn't care. Kate knows that Andrea has an equally fucked up past and has a hard time dealing with being beastkin, and she equally doesn't care. They're just supportive and wonderful and it's great.
I also thoroughly enjoyed the Kate Daniels novella that follows on from this, because getting the story of what was happening for Kate at the same time was a hell of a lot of fun and tied the story together really nicely. So, on the whole? This was delightful and I'm really glad I reread it.
2/6/2013
It took me a really long time to get into this, probably because it's a stand-alone relating to an existing series, so there wasn't much world building involved. But once I hit a certain point in the story, it was like a switch was flipped, and suddenly I loved it and raced through the rest of the story AND the Kate Daniels short story that followed.
I'll definitely be tracking down main series as soon as possible!