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Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews
4.0
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

To be honest I wasn't sure about this book at first. After following Nevada for 3 books I really liked her and Rogan as well and I would have loved to read more about them.

Here the focus is on Catalina, the middle sister who I liked in previous books but had no real interest in. Yes her powers were fun, but we saw so ljttle of her compared to Nevada and Rogan. 

It took me a few chapters to get into it, but once I did I really enjoyed this. We started with a timejump of 3 years, needed for the plot I know but there are missing storylines! Also Nevada and Rogan are conveniently in Europe the whole book...so I was a bit annoyed at the start. 

The character of Catalina changed and became more interesting. Again, a bit annoying that those changes came during the time jump. However those changes gave her more depth and fire. 

Plotwise we have a murder/kidnapping, internal House security issues and oh yeah...Alessandro (the Hot Prime Catalina had a crash on for years) suddenly shows up everywhere.

A fun read and I will continue series but not up to 5 star level for me.