My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Category: Adult
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Content: Strong Language
Atlanta was always a dangerous city. Now, as waves of magic and
technology compete for supremacy, it’s a place caught in a slow
apocalypse, where monsters spawn among the crumbling skyscrapers and
supernatural factions struggle for power and survival.
Eight
years ago, Julie Lennart left Atlanta to find out who she was. Now she’s
back with a new face, a new magic, and a new name—Aurelia Ryder—drawn
by the urgent need to protect the family she left behind. An ancient
power is stalking her adopted mother, Kate Daniels, an enemy unlike any
other, and a string of horrifying murders is its opening gambit.
If
Aurelia’s true identity is discovered, those closest to her will die.
So her plan is simple: get in, solve the murders, prevent the prophecy
from being fulfilled, and get out without being recognized. She expected
danger, but she never anticipated that the only man she'd ever loved
could threaten everything.
One small misstep could lead to disaster. But for Aurelia, facing disaster is easy; it’s relationships that are hard.
When
I heard these short web stories about Julie were being turned into a
full length novel I was so excited. Ever since reading Magic Stars
I've wanted to read more about Julie and Derek, and I knew Derek would
be in this book as well. It seems a lot of people weren't crazy about a
book about Julie, but I've never had a problem with her. Sure, she was a
child, and teenager in the Kate Daniels series who got into a lot of
trouble at times, but I loved her connection with Kate, and because Kate
loved her, I loved her too. I also felt like I understood her. Now fast
forward 8 years and Julie is all grown up, and much changed.
I especially liked the opening scene of the book, it was classic Ilona
Andrews. It could totally have been Kate on that bridge, but this time
it was Julie. In many ways Julie reminds me of Kate (maybe a little too
much like Kate at times), only with a bit more polish. There were
several things that happened in this book that did not surprise me at
all, and I predicted a couple of things correctly. Other than that,
there were only a couple of other things that I wasn't crazy about. One
is the change in Julie's appearance, and the other is the political
stuff that popped up at one point. I didn't enjoy reading that part and
would love it if that idea was put aside in the rest of the books, but I
have a feeling the politics will just get bigger. That being said those
things weren't that bothersome to me, and I loved this book. I loved
being back in the world, the nods to the original series, the
appearances of several characters from that series, and the answers I
got to some questions I've had since the end of The Kate Daniel's
series. Thank you Ilona Andrews for writing this book. I'm looking
forward to more!
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