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Aug 07, 2011

The Holy Terror rated it:

I ran the gamut of emotions while reading this book; first I was annoyed, then bored, sad, excited, and finally happy. What's interesting, now that I think about it, is that my emotions ran parallel to what Kate was feeling at the time, which I have to say is a pretty outstanding feat for an author.

I spent the better part of the novel pissed off alongside Kate. The opening scene shows Kate waiting in her kitchen with the dinner she made cooling and her temper heating up. She thinks More...

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Mar 10, 2011

Bry rated it:

Read May 24, 2010:

My favorite book of the year. Bar none. Yes, I loved it even more than Patricia Briggs Silver Borne (Mercedes Thompson, #5) which I almost feel bad saying. And while I knew this book would be awesome I had no idea the Andrews team would so completely knock it out of the park as they did. This book was incredible. I mean it. I am sitting here laughing like a giddy schoolchild and desperately want to turn back to the beginning to read it again. (Not that I didn't More...

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Oct 21, 2011

Lora rated it:

While the covers never cease being hideous, each installment in the Kate Daniels series hasn't ceased to entertain me thus far. The fourth installment, Magic Bleeds, features a crocodile shapeshifter, a splendid impersonation of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and a battle to end all battles. It is one hell of a ride.

I think one of the best things about this series is that it is appealing to both genders. It has lots of action, which of course men like, but I think I speak for all women when I s More...

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Jun 16, 2011

Jen rated it:

Let's take a moment to review the things I love in this life.

*My husband and kids

*Diet Coke

*French Fries

*And an awesome little book, called Magic Bleeds.

I really didn't think the Kate Daniels series could actually get any better after Magic Strikes. But as good as that one was, this one was better.

As the book begins, Kate is preparing for t More...

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Jan 22, 2012

Steph rated it:

Duplicate Listing

1st read: 2 Jun 2010
Re-read: 14 Jun 2011

[2nd Review ~ Rating remains]

FANTASTIC!! 5++★

Magic Bleeds is the best book of the series, IMO. As the author promised, Kate & Curran have to pick "fight or flight" for their relationship. Kate's heritage continues to keep her from getting close to those around her, but she's begun to open up to Curran and a very few others. We learn more about Curran, how he became Beast More...

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Dec 27, 2010

TJ rated it:

I cannot believe I have actually turned into a full-fledged, giddy, squeely, girlfan over this series! I'm a serious, level headed book reviewer for heavens sake! There is just something about Kate Daniels, her world and most especially, her significant other that draws you in, wraps you up and doesn't let you go. The amazing thing is that it just keeps getting better and better with each new book.

Along with the edge-of-your-seat suspense, the romance between Curran and Kate ratch More...

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Dec 29, 2010

Darcy rated it:

This was a great book all sorts of things happen which will make it hard to review without letting them slip. The book starts out with the infamous dinner date between Kate and Curran, but it is Kate and Curran so you know things never go as planned, as so it goes from there.

Kate verbally spars with Curran for much of the book and when she isn't doing that, she is actually fighting him and I don't know which one is better, unless it is when they start to compromise.

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Feb 10, 2012

Kat rated it:

Please pardon the extended analogy, but reading a Kate Daniels story is a lot like stadium jumping. This book was a Grand Prix level ride.

Admittedly, there was a certain amount of repetition...imagine if every jump had one chartreuse colored rail (How many times do you need to loosen up your wrist in the same book?), and I'm still seeing parallels with the Stephanie Plumb novels (this book got the dog that kept eating inappropriate things and leaving barf/etc all over).

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May 31, 2011

MISS VAIN rated it:

This book was AMAZING. I LOVED it! I cheered, I laughed, I may have even cried...;)
How could I not adore Kate Daniels and all her misfit friends! She's hilarious, and I devoured every page of this book.

Wow!!!! Curran has become one sexy Beast Lord. I just can't get enough of him.

This book was filled so many funny laugh out loud moments it's difficult to pin point one but I especially loved when Dali (basically an almost blind/cross-eyed vegetarian were-tiger) pick More...

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Jan 31, 2011

Nicole rated it:

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HOLY CRAP! Ilona & Gordon Andrews do it again. Magic Bleeds is the 4th installment of the awesome Kate Daniels series. When we last left Kate, her relationship with Curran was about to take a turn. Kate promised Curran a naked dinner date, and we started our journey from there. Due to a misunderstanding, the first portion of the book leads fans on an emotional rollercoaster as Kate goes through the difficul More...

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Oct 01, 2010

Anita rated it:

Wow-this series just keeps getting better! This series is more urban fantasy than paranormal romance, but in this book, the romance takes off nicely, without sacraficing a great story. Kate's related to some big, bad, scary magic users, and unfortunately, one of them has chosen Atlanta to attack with magical plagues and hard-to-kill undead mages. She's sworn to protect the innocent, and plus, they are targeting weres, and some of her best friends could be at risk. She's been hiding all her life More...

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Jun 16, 2011

Sandra rated it:

Re-Read 17/6/11 for WYA Readathon

Hilarious things happen between Curran and Kate in the Mating Frenzy <spoiler>Kate welds Curran's specially built bench press to the stand and he spends 15 mins trying to get it to work, but doesn't get it till he sees his bed, spread with catnip. And Curran sneaks into her office at the Order and Kate's butt ends up glued the seat of her chair, and when acetone is applied it reacts and heats up her butt.</spoiler> and Kate ends up with an a More...

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Oct 04, 2010

An Abundance of Books rated it:

I really enjoyed this book and found it very... satisfying.

Magic Bleeds starts with a prologue of the Naked Dinner that Kate owes Curran. It doesn't quite go as planned and it seems that Kate has been stood up. There she is in her kitchen, surrounded by cold food, in her underwear and makeup, no Curran, no phone call, and no idea what is going on. She calls The Keep and is told that all future inquiries need to go through Pack security. She believes that Curran set the whole thing up More...

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Feb 18, 2011

Lady Vale rated it:

Do you know that feeling when you end a book and you feel EVERYTHING WORKED OUT THE WAY IT HAD TO? or when you are ecstatic because you know you would not change even a little thing because the way everything developed was just PERFECT?

Well, that's exactly how I feel right now.I just closed the book after reading the last page and I have no words to describe how good it was. I feel like I have just finished one of the best books I have read in a long time. There are some series tha More...

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May 11, 2010

Erika rated it:

For over a month I have been writing and re-writing my review of Magic bleeds in my head. Last night as I was trying to sleep, I had the perfect review written, it was unfolding beautifully, words dancing around in my head with little effort. I should have gotten up to write it then, instead of waiting until it disappeared... Pregnancy insomnia at its finest, leaving you unable to sleep, but also, reluctant to physically get out of bed.

Magic Bleeds is essentially the turning poin More...

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Jun 04, 2011

Tina rated it:

No real review of the book. I just finished it and all I can think is that I am incoherent with love for this series. I heart Kate. She is a little too unreal and almost a little too badass. But....eh, so what. Now I have to wait for the next one.

ETA: Oh wait, I take back the comment about Kate being a little too unreal. I went back and read choice parts of the previous books. I had forgotten all the things Voron had done to train Kate for a possible eventual showdown with Rol More...

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Jun 12, 2010

Vered rated it:

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May 31, 2010

Aimee rated it:

I love, love, love, LOVE Ilona Andrews! And Kate Daniels has to be one of my favorite heroines of ANY genre. When I came home with this book I barricaded myself in the bedroom so that I could read without disruption. To quote my roommate..."Please! Finish that book! Once Kate's out of the way, maybe I can talk to you again!" Yes, my friends, this series is THAT good. It's simply known as Kate.

Now my problem is that I have to wait FOREVER for the next chapter in the More...

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Dec 29, 2011

Maya rated it:

I finished Magic Bleeds on a very long trip by train, but I guess it is time for me to give up on this series. I kept reading despite not being intrigued on a deeper level, because it was supposed to get so much better. This book was an improvement, but not enough. There are basically only two differences:

1) Kate and Curran finally get together. Well, thank god, but it's too late, I don't care for them anymore. It was so annoying to watch their forced childish behavior just so that t More...

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Aug 14, 2010

Beanbag rated it:

I can't tell you how sad I am that this is the last of Andrews's published novels for this series (available, there are at least three more expected). I wanted to read it slowly, I really did. But no, I stayed up way too late and then started back up first thing this morning. But what can you do?

This fourth installment of the Kate Daniels series is very exciting. Total edge-of-your-seat entertainment. And ... get ready for it ... ROMANCE! Yes, romance lovers, we're finally getti More...

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Nov 10, 2010

Isamlq rated it:

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Jun 27, 2010

Holly rated it:

As it always seems to happen, mercenary Kate Daniels is more than ten hours into her shift, her jeans are covered in lizard spit, and she has yet to eat lunch or dinner. Working as a rep for the Order with Friend of the Pack status keeps her busy and in demand. Right when she thinks she can’t handle anymore sleep and food deprivation, she’ll get a call from telepathic secretary Maxine who through her mind-reading will ask Kate if she can take one more job. And knowing Kate, she never says no More...

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Apr 27, 2011

VampireNovelFan rated it:

I wasn't bored for a second. Magic Bleeds, the 4th installment in the Kate Daniels series, pits Kate against her toughest opponent yet--herself? Not quite.

Let's just say this ain't your typical nuclear family. If Roland is her final exam, she faces a mid-term here. While the Midnight Games were pretty cool in Magic Strikes (Book 3), I was super creeped out by havoc Kate's new enemy wreaked. Non-female shifters beware! And perhaps Kate should be herself. We witness the power Kate m More...

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Jun 03, 2011

Tracy rated it:

Prior to reading this forth book in the Kate Daniels series, I took the time to go back to the beginning and refresh my memory of Kate and Curran and the world they inhabit. I'm so glad I did, because after finishing Magic Bleeds it occurred to me what sets this urban fantasy series apart from the legion of others in the genre. For all that they could be read as stand alone novels, with enough exposition to get a new reader up to speed, when read together these books are more like an intimate t More...

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Feb 23, 2011

Peep (Pop! Pop!) rated it:

Dear You,

WHY DID I EVEN AGREE TO READ THIS???!! I'm so serious! I don't know why! Why did I agree to read this when I knew, I KNEW, I KNEW that the next book wasn't out and I'd have to wait for it? That could take years! I wanted to pace myself and look what happened - no pacing. I read it over two days. I tried slowing down but to no avail. I just had to know what would happen next. Now I'm done, I loved it, and there's nothing more to read. Argh! This is why I don't like series!!! More...

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Aug 06, 2010

Janine rated it:

Great Read—Guaranteed! I couldn't help but notice (thanks to yet another printed, nonremovable "sticker" that publishers now seem to favor) that Penguin is offering a money-back guarantee if you're not 100% satisfied with Magic Bleeds. Well, I really—really—can't imagine anyone will be taking Penguin up on their offer. This book is a terrific blend of thrilling action, biting humor and satisfying character development, set in one of my favorite supernatural worlds.

It is in More...

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Apr 22, 2011

Malin Engdahl rated it:

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May 07, 2011

Pamela {Spaz} rated it:

Originally posted at Smokin Hot Books
5 Things I love About The Kate Daniels Series:

1) Kate’s weapon specialty is the sword. She has her own magical sword and it’s named … Slayer. She can do crazy awesome things with it and she has to feed it blood. I don’t know about you but that is hands-down Awesomesauce in my book.

2) The most treacherous and sinister neighborhood where bad things go down is called Unicorn Lane. A terrifying place with Unicorn in the name? YES, PLEA More...

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Jun 05, 2011

Tina rated it:

Wow, wow, wow! Luvd it! Ilona and Gordan did it again. This is another knock out. Lots of action, drama, and hot Curran tension. You won't be disappointed with where kate and Curran's relationship goes.

Yeahs ::

* Bigger than the previous books, 349 pages!
* Same sweet fight scenes.
* More Curran and Kate. Although, I could have done with more of them.
* The antagonist was brilliant.
* Kate's got a new awesome side kick, Grendal. He seemed to dis More...

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Jun 30, 2011

Kathryn rated it:

It seems like as the series grow, it contains more and more humanity in them.
Not that it's bad or anything but it certainly had me stir my heart into another direction for a fraction of a second.

I will never say this to another female character.
But please Kate, don't ever stop to put yourself in danger in order to help the ones you love. Because you wouldn't be yourself if you did ! lol

As usual, LOVED the story and history behind it and marveled at length o More...

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