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But when Kate's werewolf friend Derek is discovered nearly dead, she must confront her greatest challenge yet. As her investigation leads her to the Midnight Games&amp;mdash;an invitation only, no holds barred, ultimate preternatural fighting tournament&amp;mdash;she and Curran, the Lord of the Beasts, uncover a dark plot that may forever alter the face of Atlanta's shapeshifting community&amp;hellip;</default_description>
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    <body><![CDATA[Urban fantasy fans, rejoice!  Ilona Andrews latest Kate Daniels story is kick a$$ from start to finish.  This series has a bit of romance (so far without consummation, but still hot), a heaping helping of humor, more paranormal critters than you can shake a stick at, a heroine who's a trained killer...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50965373">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I won't go through a summary of what it is about as others probably have or you can look at the book description which sums it up best. Sorry if this comes across a bit disjointed. Having headaches again from the weather.<br/><br/>I loved this book. I have to say this is one of those rare series w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50348690">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love love this series.  I'm getting tired of a lot of this paranormal stuff, so many iterations, but this is a GREAT world, GREAT characters, good plotting.  The writing is really good, I feel like the hardest thing to do is be SIMPLE, and this author's style is so concise and honest and believabl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38847803">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This series just gets better and better - and this book was awesome!  The dynamic between Kate and Curran is brilliant.  I loved how she fought her attraction as long as she could, but finally gave in to the inevitable - and in the hot tub, no less.  And the bet was brilliant, especially when she lo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48804594">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Magic Strikes is the 3rd book in Ilona Andrews's series featuring Kate Daniels, a rough ex-merc who works for the Order of Knights of Merciful Aid.  Ilona Andrews is a pseudonym for the husband and wife team.<br/><br/>While Ilona's world that centers around Atlanta has shapeshifters and vampires a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49856917">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40832873">
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    <body><![CDATA[I say this a lot - and I mean it every time.  BUT I LOVE this series!  It keeps getting better and better.  <br/><br/>My favorite aspect of this book is the relationship between Curran and Kate.  Their witty banter and the way they provoke each keeps me giggling.  And the sexual tension - OH MY!<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40832873">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the third book in the Kate Daniels series and the best one, IMO.  The author delves deeper into the relationships between the characters without sacrificing one iota of the action.  The next one isn't scheduled until next March, so I will have to reread this one multiple times until then to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52015473">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[i love it. the characters are believable and it is a great addition to the series - i read it in less than 24hours it was that good.<br/>only promblem i have to like wait a year to the next one. <br/>READ IT! IT ROCKS!!!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I great addition to the Kate Daniels story. It was waiting on my doorstep when I got home from work. I opened it and didn't put it down until I finished. One I will definitely read many times I'm sure. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This might be my favorite urban fantasy series.  I hope they don't ruin by  publishing in hard cover.  My trashy reading should come in a trashy format.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<strong>This series is pure 'Magic'</strong> <br/><br/>The husband and wife team who are Iona Andrews deliver another home run with their third Kate Daniel's saga - magical urban fantasy with a touch of romance. This series has become one of my favorites and I really enjoyed how Magic Strikes keeps the series stor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74682373">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow, so I kind of went on a reading splurge and knocked out like... five books in as many days. <br/><br/>Uh, yeah...hi, my name's Alexis, and I am an addict. <br/><br/>Thanks though to my sometimes debilitating bibliophile surges, I managed to read a majority of Ms. Andrews' book-list in less t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74433344">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Coming back from a long-awaited trip to Atlanta (it's been almost two years since I went home!), I settled into the third installment of Ilona Andrew's much loved Kate Daniel's series with more than a little excitement. With the series set in a futuristic Atlanta that has been ravaged by magic, I fe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70208349">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Many fantasy writers, while having good imaginations and characters, just simply aren't very good writers.  Charlaine Harris's Sookie vampire books are a good example of this.  I read the first book and have no interest in reading anything else she has written.<br/><br/>But Ilona Andrews is the ex...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65809295">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't know how much I'd missed Ilona Andrews' writing until I started reading <em>Magic Strikes</em>. Part of it is the prose. It's vivid, it has a great streak of humor running through it, and best of all, it's smooth. The reader is never jolted out of the story by a grammar snafu or an awkward phrase.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54597734">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[As you know, I read a lot of urban fantasy. I love the supers, the gritty cities, the strong women, and (in my favorites) the dry sense of humor. And though there are a ton of UF series out there, relatively few of them make it to the upper echelon for me. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/40563.Patricia_Briggs" title="Patricia Briggs">Patricia Briggs</a>' Mercy Thompson series sits...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54139969">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Magic Strikes is the third in the Kate Daniels series, books about a pseudo-post apocalypse Atlanta which has been ravaged and mutated by the war, literally, between science and magic. As magic gains in power, buildings, machines and the trappings of science are falling apart. Likewise, creatures of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52100232">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[While Ilona Andrews has always been a technically brilliant writer, in this book she touches the soul and essence of her characters.  Kate is beautifully realized in this book, her emotions and physical aspect combined with her heart and self-sacrifice. Her secret may be out in the world, and future...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56737301">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[In the third Kate Daniels book Jim &amp; Derrick have gone rogue, deliberately evading the Pack as they try to hunt down a new threat to the shape-shifters. Kate gets dragged in of course and they all end up fighting gladiator style in an underground/illegal game series. There is a lot of butt-kicking o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77078957">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow!<br/><br/>I just finished reading this book and I am grinning from ear to ear! I love LOVE Kate and Curran's back and forth banter. Every time they were together it made for some awesome reading and I found myself smiling throughout the entire book, well almost.<br/>It's not just Kate and Cur...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78881804">more...</a>]]></body>
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