Hexed (Includes: Kate Daniels, #4.5; Otherworld, #9.5; Stormwalker, #3.5; Anna Strong Chronicles, #6.5)

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Hexed (Kate Daniels #4.5)

by Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author), Yasmine Galenorn (Goodreads Author), Allyson James (Goodreads Author), Jeanne C. Stein

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Four of the bestselling names in romance and fantasy come together in this collection of thrilling novellas featuring powerful women who know how to handle a hex or two.

Mass Market Paperback, 326 pages

Published June 7th 2011 by Berkley

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Oct 20, 2011 Shiloh Walker added it

I've read Magic Dreams. I loved Magic Dreams. I want more Jim and Dali. There's also somebody else I want more of. I wonder if Ilona would shoot me if I emailed her and asked... O.o

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Jun 10, 2011 Jennifer Estep rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: anthologies, urban-fantasy

Hexed is an urban fantasy anthology that features novellas by Ilona Andrews, Yasmine Galenorn, Allyson James, and Jeanne C. Stein.

Andrews's story, Magic Dreams, focuses on Dali Harimau, a shapeshifting tiger, and her quest to save Jim, the man that she loves, when a spider-like demon infects Jim and tries to take over his body. Iris Kuusi, a Finnish sprite, is looking for redemption and a chance to discover what really happened to her former lover in Galenorn's Ice Shards. Janet Begay, a Stormwa...more Hexed is an urban fantasy anthology that features novellas by Ilona Andrews, Yasmine Galenorn, Allyson James, and Jeanne C. Stein.

Andrews's story, Magic Dreams, focuses on Dali Harimau, a shapeshifting tiger, and her quest to save Jim, the man that she loves, when a spider-like demon infects Jim and tries to take over his body. Iris Kuusi, a Finnish sprite, is looking for redemption and a chance to discover what really happened to her former lover in Galenorn's Ice Shards. Janet Begay, a Stormwalker, must keep her wits about her when she and her friends are trapped in her hotel in James's Double Hexed. And in Stein's Blood Debt, vampire Anna Strong tries to save a kidnapped man and is judged on some of her past actions by a group of mysterious beings.

I like anthologies because you get to try several authors for the price of one book. I almost always find one or two authors that I want to read more by, and this book was no exception.

I liked Galenorn's story the best. I'd never read her before, and I thought her writing was just excellent -- vivid, lush, and descriptive. She really transports you to the frozen land where the story is set and packs a lot of world building into this novella, which is part of her Otherworld series. What really happened to Iris's lover was a little predictable, but I definitely plan to read more books by Galenorn.

Andrews's story was also entertaining, and I thought Dali was the best character in the anthology. She's smart, sassy, sarcastic, and vulnerable all at the same time. Plus, I enjoyed the different cultures and mythologies that were featured in the story. I read the first book in the Kate Daniels series, and this novella reminded me that I need to get caught up on Andrews's books.

However, I didn't enjoy the other two stories quite as much. I thought the idea of Stormwalkers and the Southwestern setting in James's story was really cool, but you don't get to really see any of the scenery since Janet and her friends are trapped in the hotel for most of the novella. For me, those kind of locked door stories usually work better in murder mysteries. I would have liked to see Janet out in the elements mastering the storms.

The same thing is true of Stein's story. I think I would have liked it better if it had shown me more of Anna's regular world, friends, etc., instead of transporting her to this other dimension where she doesn't know the rules and isn't quite sure what's going on.

Overall, though, this is a solid urban fantasy anthology with a variety of styles, characters, and creatures. Check it out.(less)

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Jun 09, 2011 Melindeeloo rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

All four of these authors set magical shorts in the universes of their series: Andrew's Kate Daniels (Magic), Galenorn's Sisters of the Moon, James' Stormwalker, and Stein's Anna Strong. Though I've read at least the starting book of each of the series, Andrews is the only one I've followed religiously but after reading the offerings from James and Stein, I think I may have to pull their other books off the 'to be read' pile.

Magic Dreams - Ilona Andrews - Kate's off licking her wounds, and misf...more All four of these authors set magical shorts in the universes of their series: Andrew's Kate Daniels (Magic), Galenorn's Sisters of the Moon, James' Stormwalker, and Stein's Anna Strong. Though I've read at least the starting book of each of the series, Andrews is the only one I've followed religiously but after reading the offerings from James and Stein, I think I may have to pull their other books off the 'to be read' pile.

Magic Dreams - Ilona Andrews - Kate's off licking her wounds, and misfity white tiger shifter Dali has a chance to shine and put her not-always-reliable magic to good use as the Andrews tackle a Japenese myth to bring us an enemy who has sunk her fangs into cat alpah Jim (Kate's former partner). - I am a huge fan of author pair Ilona and Gordon Andrews, and while I'd have liked to have seen a bit more Jim in this Jim and Dali short, the Andrews manage to pack a heck of alot of story and some of their trademark snarky humor into this short - I loved the ending.

Ice Shards - Yasmine Galenorn - Iris turn out to be way more than a homeloving house sprite as she is aided on a quest by Smokey, Camille, and Rozurial to face down the shadows of her past so that she may have the future that she desires. - I don't follow Galernorn's series - her writing just doesn't click for me - so I'll just say that readers who do follow the series will probably enjoy the look into Iris' surprising past and the opportunity see her become more than they might have imagined.

Double Hexed - Allyson James - The whole Stormwalker cast is hexed and trapped in Janet's hotel and the spell is making tempers and emotions run high. - This was just a really good slice of the series, even though some of the characters are acting out of character due to the spell.

Blood Debt - Jeanne C Stein - Anna is called to pay the price for an enemy's death. - I really enjoyed this one, and since it's been so long since I read the first book, I can confidently say that it would work for those not at all familiar with the series.(less)

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Mar 26, 2012 Elenariel rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: magic, shifters, can-t-wait-for, to-re-read, kate-daniels

Magic Dreams - Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels 4.5) 4.5*
Loved it. I was curious about Dali since her first appearance: she's an unique character, with her physical weakness but a strenght she's not aware of, so I really appreciated this insight on her, the relationship with her mother, knowing how she sees herself and that she couldn't stand Kate, how she tries to be strong for Jim and fighting the impulse to try to gain his attention and not wanting to trouble him too much.
I really liked discoverin...more

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Jun 14, 2011 ♠ Sharon is an emotional book junkie ♠ rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2011

**only read Magic Dreams**

What a cute, sweet story! I went into this thinking I wasn't going to like Dali much but I was so wrong. She is really funny which I wasn't expecting. I loved the names of her cars ~ Rambo and Pooki! Even though there wasn't much physically going on between her and Jim, there still was a lot going on.

The big baddy was very interesting and I enjoyed the whole Asian spin on things. Dali's Mom was great too.

I really hope we get to see more of them together in future book...more

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Jun 06, 2011 Blodeuedd Finland rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance, urban-fantasy, anthology

Since this is an anthology I am going to review the novellas separately.

Magic Dreams by Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #4.5)
In this one Dali and Jim fight together to bring down a Japanese demon. Dali is not a scary shifter, but she does know her magic. Jim is an alpha and they have always been at odds. That is you know they both like each other but never get together. So therefore I looked forward to reading this book knowing it would finally happen. Interesting mythology and in a way I did not fe...more Since this is an anthology I am going to review the novellas separately.

Magic Dreams by Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #4.5)
In this one Dali and Jim fight together to bring down a Japanese demon. Dali is not a scary shifter, but she does know her magic. Jim is an alpha and they have always been at odds. That is you know they both like each other but never get together. So therefore I looked forward to reading this book knowing it would finally happen. Interesting mythology and in a way I did not feel like you had to have read the Kate Daniels series to understand the novella. Of course by having read them you would have met these two before and wanted the same thing I wanted. I enjoyed this novella.

Ice Shards by Yasmine Galenorn (Sisters of the Moon #9.5)
I never ever come across Finnish mythology and here I did. Iris Kuusi is a housesprite from Finland and she is going to the Northlands to find out if she killed someone 600 years ago. Ok I was a bit lost here at times, not really lost, but it was the fact that there have been 9 books in this series about three sisters. And this character who I guess is a minor character there. Also, they would not have had last names that far back and some names in it would not have been used. Still it was interesting in it's rich mythology. There seems to be a lot going on in that world (worlds).

Double Hexed by Allyson James (Stormwalker #3.5)
This one was my favourite because it really made me want to read the series behind it. Janet and her friends are trapped in her hotel because someone has put a hex on it. I found myself wanting to read more about Janet and her dragon lover Mick. Coyote was funny, the vampire seemed nice (when not crazed) and the rest of the cast interesting. It's a world I want to read about and book 1 made it to my wishlist.

Blood Debt by Jeanne C. Stein (Anna Strong Chronicles #6.5)
Yes 6 before this one but I never felt at loss. I got a bit of explanations what Anna was and what she had been through. In this book she stands trail for something she has done. And that made me know about her history. I would definitely be interested in reading her story from book 1. The writing and story was good and I do like kick-ass UF heroines.

Conclusion:
Interesting novellas that made me want to read more about the worlds presented. And as always some better than other. (less)

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Oct 11, 2011 Katharine Kimbriel rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Paranormal fans, especially Andrews' fans

Shelves: contemporary-fantasy, paranormal

This is another one of those collections of paranormal romance/urban fantasy Berkley is putting out to introduce readers to new writers (or so I suspect.) The good thing about them is, you may discover a new author to seek out. The bad thing can be, sometimes a story is so out of place you wonder what they were thinking. This may be because the tone of one author was so radically different than the others. For example, the publisher sticking an erotic Slot-A-in-Tab-B in with three tales that emp...more This is another one of those collections of paranormal romance/urban fantasy Berkley is putting out to introduce readers to new writers (or so I suspect.) The good thing about them is, you may discover a new author to seek out. The bad thing can be, sometimes a story is so out of place you wonder what they were thinking. This may be because the tone of one author was so radically different than the others. For example, the publisher sticking an erotic Slot-A-in-Tab-B in with three tales that emphasize story and character along with the romance, recalling one such collection. Or a story where it seems like the author was supposed to deliver for the anthology, but something got between author and the muse – she was uninspired, the length was bad, or whatever. Overall, HEXED is a solid 3 star anthology.

I picked up HEXED because I love Ilona Andrews’ take on contemporary fantasy, and was keen for a story about Dali Harimau, weretiger and odd woman out among her adopted clan of feline shifters. Dali is Asian, from a long time of shifters and magic-users, and she’s a pretty good magician when she needs to be. She’s also a rare white tiger, the mystic white tiger, smart, and fearless when it comes to racing cars.

But she’s about 100 pounds dripping wet, wears glasses with thick lens, is a vegetarian and is convinced that beauty trumps her smarts and degrees any day. As she’s approaching thirty and not even dating, she sees this as proof of the pudding. Her secret crush is her Alpha, or troop leader, Jim, a werejaguar in charge of the entire shapeshifter troop’s security.

But a very nasty demon has invaded Pack territory, taken out several members and now has its claws into Jim. The tale of Jim’s liberation has adventure, beauty, humor and the problem with point of view all firmly stitched together into a lovely garment. Rawr!

This made the Galenorn story very average in contrast. It was a complicated tale with too many characters jockeying for second banana, no solid romantic thread at all, and too much history for a short piece. The mix felt very weak. When I started thinking “Well, I’d have cut this supporting character and used flashbacks with the boyfriend, if she didn’t want to bring him along” I knew the story was in trouble.

This may have been the wrong length for Galenorn, or an assignment story as opposed to something she was excited about. It was competently written, so I won’t dismiss her other works based on it, but it was not a strong preview into her worldview.

Allyson James delivers another butt-kicking, magic-on-steroids story about her Stormwalker, Janet Begay, who I thought was involved with a Hellhound, but then I’ve only read her novellas, not her novels. Sex, magic, and misdirection should satisfy the core audience. The only reason I haven’t looked for more of her books is because I heard she got into dragons (there’s one here) and since I have dragons in something I’m working on, I didn’t want to be influenced by her dragons. But other than a couple of superficial things, her dragons are very different, so I got away with enjoying this tale.

Stein has a tale of Anna Strong, her bounty-hunter-turned-vampire, and a question of guilt as viewed from multiple planes of existence. This story has a lot of barely contained rage in it, and a nice twist to the sex you don’t often see.

I think paranormal fans will like the collection. The Andrews story is the standout; the others will be liked at varying intensities. So far “Hellhounds” is still my favorite anthology, having three good stories out of four. Here the Andrews story is a solid 4 stars, and I thought had more sexual tension and interest even with only a kiss or two as the reward.

Must Love Hellhounds (Includes Guild Hunters, #1.5; Kate Daniels, #3.5; The Guardians, #9)

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Jun 13, 2011 Tori smexys_sidekick rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, review-for-smexybooks

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Hexed is an anthology written by four of the bestselling writers in the fantasy, romance genre. Action and magic follow four powerful woman as they fight for the men they love.

Magic Dreams by Ilona Andrews- Rating: B+

Old legends and frightening nightmares came to life in Magic Dreams. The shapeshifting Tigress Dali Harimau finds herself in deep water when she must challenge a dark being to a battle of wits, or risk losing the man she s...more

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Jul 06, 2011 Shelley aka Gizmo's Reviews rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011-releases, paranormal-romance, anthologies

**Magic Dreams by Ilona Andrews** Rating: 4.0

The story is told in the POV of Dali Harimau. Dali is a magic user, and as well as a shapeshifter who turns into a white tiger. She wears glasses because she is partially blind. She loves to race her 93 Mustang she calls Rambo, but crashes more times than not. I like Dali, but wish she would stop comparing herself to others like Kate. Kate is in a league all her own. She is a very smart individual who has a lot going for her. She doesn't have to wield...more **Magic Dreams by Ilona Andrews** Rating: 4.0

The story is told in the POV of Dali Harimau. Dali is a magic user, and as well as a shapeshifter who turns into a white tiger. She wears glasses because she is partially blind. She loves to race her 93 Mustang she calls Rambo, but crashes more times than not. I like Dali, but wish she would stop comparing herself to others like Kate. Kate is in a league all her own. She is a very smart individual who has a lot going for her. She doesn't have to wield a sword or a gun in order to be liked. She is scared of blood and refuses to eat meat. She tries to do the best she can for the Pack and that's all you can ask from her. I love that we actually get to meet her rather traditional mother who only wants the best for Dali but goes a little off the beat and path. Dali adores Jim, the packs security chief as well as being Alpha of the Clan Cat. She doesn't believe he shares the same feelings towards her since he once had feelings for Kate. Dali ends up having to save his life from a whore spider (Jorogumo) after she infects him really by accident. A really good story with a sweet ending which makes me want to learn more about Dali.

**Ice Shards by Yasmine Galenorn** I don't care to read. I've missed much of this series, that I would need to go back and read the entire series from the start. I don't care for Camille the whore older sister who dresses like a tramp and has three "husbands." But, this is my opinion. You may find that you like it.

**Double Hexed by Allyson James** Rating: 3.5

The story takes place within the hotel that Janet Begay owns and operates. It is about a Hex that forces all the main characters: Janet, Mick, Freemont, Maya, Pamela, Cassandra, Coyote, and Nash, to come up with a way to escape without killing each other. It starts with water turning into blood, and ends with a twist that you won’t see coming. I absolutely love Coyote's character. He is charming, snarky, and above all, wicked cool. And, yes, he is sex starved when it comes to Janet. Yes, I did use the term wicked cool. This story is actually pretty good. It has suspense, mystery and drama in that you don’t know if everyone will survive or not. I can't nor won't give it 5 stars because I don't much care for Nash and Mick and they both take away from the story with their stupidity. Nash, once again, is an idiot who can't see love that's right in front of his face. Mick, well Mick just wants to lure Janet to a Pacific Island and hold her hostage away from her evil goddess mother so that she doesn’t destroy the world with her Beneath and Stormwalker powers. Definitely one of those series that you want to read in order to make sure you don’t miss something like I have. No worries, I have the other two books in this series on hold currently at my library.

**Blood Debt by Jeanne C. Stein** Rating: 3.5
The events of this book actually take place (time wise) after the Chosen which is the sixth book in the Anna Strong Chronicles. I would highly recommend going back and reading this series from the beginning so that you can understand what Anna has gone through and why she is being accused of murder.

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Anna is approached by three powerful witches from the Watchers (see the release called the Watchers for more information.) They explain to Anna that she is to appear before a tribunal to answer for her crimes in the case of Belinda Burke. If Anna doesn’t appear, one of the witches own brother will be killed in her place. Anna knows that she doesn’t have a choice but to appear.

Anna, for those not in the know, is a vampire who was turned against her will, and is also a Bounty Hunter and the Chosen One. (See the Chosen for more information.) She made the choice to remain with mortals instead of her own kind but pretty much pushed away her family so that they weren’t in the line of fire, as it were.

This is a decent enough story to satisfy the most diligent followers of this series. The ending is typical of a Hollywood ending. The so called villain gets what’s coming to him, and Anna and the innocent have a moment or two together.
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Feb 06, 2013 Diane rated it 4 of 5 stars

Hexed features four stories that are all part of ongoing series. The reason I wanted to read Hexed was for the short story Magic Dreams by Ilona Andrews, which takes place between the Kate Daniels series Magic Bleeds (Book 4) and Magic Slays (Book 5). Magic Dreams teams up alpha Jim Shrapshire with vegetarian were-tigress Dali Harimau. Jim has been taken over by a magic force that is killing him, and it is up to Dali to figure out how to save his life. She has to use her own magical abilities to...more Hexed features four stories that are all part of ongoing series. The reason I wanted to read Hexed was for the short story Magic Dreams by Ilona Andrews, which takes place between the Kate Daniels series Magic Bleeds (Book 4) and Magic Slays (Book 5). Magic Dreams teams up alpha Jim Shrapshire with vegetarian were-tigress Dali Harimau. Jim has been taken over by a magic force that is killing him, and it is up to Dali to figure out how to save his life. She has to use her own magical abilities to fight a strong evil without the help of her alpha, the man she secretly loves. This is a great story that fits all of the action you would expect from a Kate Daniels novella into a neat little package. I hope we get to hear more from Jim and Dali future books. This was by far the best of the book.

Ice shards by Yasmine Galenorn is part of the Otherworld series. It finally tells the tale of why Iris, the house sprite living with the The D'Artigo sisters, left behind her life in the Northlands. She must face a dark secret from her past or never fully be with the man she now loves. This story was alluded to in the Otherworld books; it was actually a nice break from the sisters to have a short story focus on Iris.

Double hexed by Allyson James is part of the Storm Walker series. In this case Janet and her friends are trapped in her hotel due to a hex and have to figure out how to break free before it kills them all. I’ve never read this series, but want to get to it now that I’ve read this enjoyable short story. It’s filled with interesting characters and great interactions among them.

Finally, Blood Debt by Jeanne C. Stein is a short story in the Anna Strong Chronicles. This was another series I hadn’t read, but the short story was enough to get me started. In this case Anna must appear before a tribunal that wants her to face justice for the death of an old foe. To ensure Anna appears as requested (because when does Anna ever do what is requested?) the brother of one of the witches will be killed in her place if she doesn’t show. Much mayhem, and a little romance, ensues.

All in all Hexed gives a nice assortment of stories from a variety of authors, and each is entertaining.
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Dec 25, 2012 Anna rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, anthology

4 short stories: all very different. I only knew one of these authors - Ilona Andrews, and to be honest, I don't generally like anthologies; short stories only tend to engage me if I know the series. Nevertheless, I bought this as a Christmas treat to read the Dali and Jim story. Readers of the Kate Daniels series will enjoy this: I won't go into detail as the story is well covered in other reviews. Suffice to say the story is mainly focused on Dali, has a different voice to the Kate and Andrea...more 4 short stories: all very different. I only knew one of these authors - Ilona Andrews, and to be honest, I don't generally like anthologies; short stories only tend to engage me if I know the series. Nevertheless, I bought this as a Christmas treat to read the Dali and Jim story. Readers of the Kate Daniels series will enjoy this: I won't go into detail as the story is well covered in other reviews. Suffice to say the story is mainly focused on Dali, has a different voice to the Kate and Andrea books and Dali's mother is fantastic.
1. Ilona Andrews - Magic Dreams 4*

2. Yasmin Galenorn- Ice Shards 1*
I nearly gave up on the whole anthology while reading this and even began to question why I bothered to read UF. I noticed this was labelled as #9 so perhaps followers of the series will feel differently. However, for me there was no character engagement at all, frequent repetition, huge amounts of irrelevant and uninteresting mythological detail that bore no relevance to what was basically a simple relatively predictable 'quest'. Now I have nothing against those in principle, I quite liked Eragon, and loved Lord of the Rings, but this was dull and badly written. In particular the combination of slightly formal/archaic style interlinked with spurious American idioms and swear words irritated me. I couldn't engage with the world, cared nothing for the characters and couldn't wait for it to end.

3. Allyson James - Double Hexed 2*
The characters here were more engaging than in Ice Shards, but their plight - stuck in a hexed house - became irritating as each kept repeating they were trapped and powerless, then reminded the reader they were still trapped and powerless a few pages later. By the time they got double hexed I was counting the pages to the end. Happily the final third picked up the pace and the resolution was more engaging. I could imagine this story being fun for existing fans as the protagonists were acting out of character (we know this since James reminded us every few pages). However, for a newbie, I just didn't care enough; the sex was spurious and irritating and ultimately I was glad it was all over. Some serious editing needed in the middle.

4. Jeanne C Stein - Blood Debt 3*+
Interestingly this story got the weakest comments in many of the GR reviews I had read. Whilst I found the use of the present tense irritating (very few authors can pull that off convincingly) I was engaged and might even be tempted to find out more about the series. What worked was that Stein dumped her extraneous characters (and even setting) over the first couple of couple of pages and focused on two key individuals for the rest of the short story. The dilemma/narrative was not totally convincing, but because the story was based on characters and a small sequence (which merely hinted at a much bigger narrative), she maintained my interest and made me want to find out more. Having said that since there were only really 2.5 characters, an ethereal plane which consisted of a few clouds, random bits of furniture and slightly abstract sex, I can see that some readers might find this unsatisfying.(less)

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Oct 08, 2012 Fangs for the Fantasy rated it 4 of 5 stars

As with our previous reviews of anthologies we’re going to take each story separately then look at the book as a whole.

Magic Dreams by Ilona Andrews

I have read Ilona Andrews Kate Daniels series and I loved it. So already a novella set in her excellent world was always going to go down well with me. This book follows Dali, the White Tiger shapeshifter and Jim, werejaguar and alphas of the cat shifters. After an outpost of, shifters is destroyed, Jim goes to investigate and is infected with a curs...more As with our previous reviews of anthologies we’re going to take each story separately then look at the book as a whole.

Magic Dreams by Ilona Andrews

I have read Ilona Andrews Kate Daniels series and I loved it. So already a novella set in her excellent world was always going to go down well with me. This book follows Dali, the White Tiger shapeshifter and Jim, werejaguar and alphas of the cat shifters. After an outpost of, shifters is destroyed, Jim goes to investigate and is infected with a curse. Dali, as the pack’s only magical expert, sets out to undo the curse and face down the creature that has claimed him – despite her own doubts and having to enter dangerous places where White Tiger body parts are highly valued.

For someone who has read her books, this story is excellent. It takes 2 of the side characters – Dali and Jim – and expounds upon them. We get a lot more insight into Dali’s character – and she’s always been one of the more intriguing with her calligraphy based magical system, the frustrations of being a white tiger with all this supposed potential and never feeling she meets it – and being a vegetarian, half-blind tiger in the first place. I like Dali, always have – she’s strong, spunky in a “I will prove myself and I won’t be limited” kind of way, brave with doubts but determined to prove them wrong.

For someone who hasn’t read the book, I believe this will be extremely readable. By choosing 2 side characters, there’s no need to be acquainted with the series to get a handle on the back story. The world is complex, intricate and amazing but it is excellently portrayed, doled out in small doses with occasional moments of exposition that neither dragged nor overwhelmed and nothing was told that was unnecessary to this short story. We don’t have 6 books work of world building crammed into a novella.

When it comes to racial inclusion, it was also a great story – Dali is Indonesian and we see a number of different Asian cultures and characters, Jim is Black, in fact, I don’t think there was a White person in the story except as side characters. All in all, an excellent short story and if I weren’t already hooked on the world, I’d dive in.

Ice Shards by Yasmine Galenorn

Like Ilona Andrews, I read Yasmine Galenorn’s Sisters of the Moon/Otherworld series and enjoy it. This book follows Iris, the house sprite, delving into her past as a priestess and addressing some of her secrets. She was banished from the priesthood a long time ago when she was accused of killing her consort. Without her memory, she couldn’t tell if she were guilty or not, and even torture at the hands of the priestesses did not break her memory blocks. Her lover was turned into a hungry, evil shadow preying on the people of the Northlands. She is determined to track down the shadow and set him free – and in doing so, confront her possible guilt once and for all.

In this case, I’m glad I read the series because I think this book would have been hard without it. Iris is accompanied by Rozurial the incubus, Smokey the dragon, Camille the half-fae witch and Howl the Elemental Lord. Already that’s not only a lot of characters, but that’s a lot of character’s whose natures need explaining. Rozurial at least could easily have been dropped – and this could have easily been Iris on a solo quest with Howl as a guide. Worse, the book frequently references events and characters in the main storyline that just aren’t relevant and give more information than is necessary. As someone familiar with the books, I recognised them, but someone not so aware risks tripping up.

I am glad to see more of Iris in the story, especially since in the main series of books she’s a side character who is often called upon to help but not as a protagonist and the story itself is interesting. But it could have been tighter and, inclusionwise it was, again, completely lacking.

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Sep 02, 2012 Meg rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: women-supernatural, short-stories

Hexed
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Attractive and Ineffectual Women and Curses

Four novellas with the linking theme of chicks who have to deal with nasty magic thrown against them. Over all, this collection is pretty, well, okay. None of the stories stood out as especially good and a couple were especially bad. If you like any of the authors in the collection, you'll read this and have a good time. If you haven't read any of the authors in this collection, start elsewhere.

Magic Dreams
Probably my favorite piece of Ilona And...more Hexed
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Attractive and Ineffectual Women and Curses

Four novellas with the linking theme of chicks who have to deal with nasty magic thrown against them. Over all, this collection is pretty, well, okay. None of the stories stood out as especially good and a couple were especially bad. If you like any of the authors in the collection, you'll read this and have a good time. If you haven't read any of the authors in this collection, start elsewhere.

Magic Dreams
Probably my favorite piece of Ilona Andrews writing that I've read. I really like Dali as a character, she's a bit off the beaten path from the usual 'butt kicking chicks' while not feeling like a heroine out of a chick lit book. Instead of physical strength, Dali has magical strength which is often not at all useful. She's got a lot of book smarts, but is socially a bit dim. My gripe with this novella is entirely Jim, because he has no personality. He's the Tough and Silent type, brooding and concerned for the people around him. All of which works fine when he's a secondary character in a novel, but he's not at all fleshed out for given more personality here where he's one of the two primary characters. Still, the novella is fun to read, lots of great characters out of mythology and clever ways to defeat them.

Ice Shards
I should pick up more Yasmine Galenorn. Her stories are ridiculous. Characters get obscene powers and then even MORE obscene powers. This novella is a fine continuing of the tradition. And I so get a kick out of it, entirely because part of me really loves obscenely over powered characters crossing paths with other obscenely overpowered characters. The plot and characterization of the novella otherwise were, well, fine. Interesting but not ground breaking, enjoyable if you're fond of Yasmine Galenorn writing.

Double Hexed
This novella almost made me want to pick up the next Allyson James book. And then it kept going and I remembered why I'm so dubious about her work. She has some good secondaries in here that caught my attention. Cassandra seems great and I love the old 'trapped in a cursed/haunted house gambit.' But then the story kept going and none of the elements played out at all appealingly. Cassandra might be good in other novels, but she's sidelined as a plot device who doesn't even get personality in this. The haunted house gambit does not pay out. I don't actually like the main character all that much and the story takes itself too seriously with too much grim dark sadness. I will not be pursuing more from this author.

Blood Debt
WHY DOES ANYONE EVER THING PROGRESSIVE PRESENT TENSE IS OKAY? IT IS NOT OKAY. IT IS TERRIBLE. IT IS SO TERRIBLE I MUST ABUSE CAPS NOW. When not being driven up the wall by the tense, I was completely unimpressed by this story. The character interactions were annoying, the romance was not the least bit grounded in anything, and the whole plot was so thin, you could poke holes in it by blowing hard. Which it does! Do not recommend, will not read again.(less)

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May 06, 2012 Cecilia Quick rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book has four short stories of paranormal romance.
"Magic Dreams" by Ilona Andrews is far and away the best of the bunch. The heroine, Dali, is a shapeshifter who turns into a rare white tiger. She in secretly in love with Jim, and must rescue him when he's burdened with a curse. I loved this story. The heroine was insecure and had physical limitations, being tiny and nearsighted, but she's loyal and smart. I love how her Indonesian culture came into play. I liked that she had to write her s...more This book has four short stories of paranormal romance.
"Magic Dreams" by Ilona Andrews is far and away the best of the bunch. The heroine, Dali, is a shapeshifter who turns into a rare white tiger. She in secretly in love with Jim, and must rescue him when he's burdened with a curse. I loved this story. The heroine was insecure and had physical limitations, being tiny and nearsighted, but she's loyal and smart. I love how her Indonesian culture came into play. I liked that she had to write her spells with calligraphy, which was a new touch but clever. The trip through the black market was interesting, I haven't read that before, and I liked it that she incidentally befriended a powerful dragon. The origin story of the villainess was poignant and made her more developed than the stock villain. I especially liked Dali's bossy but well-intentioned mother, and the fact that food was the answer to all of life's problems (well, it really is).

"Blood Debt" by Jeanne Stein was my second favorite. The heroine is a vampire bounty hunter attempting to hold on to her humanity. I normally don't like stories written in the present tense but this was so interesting and fast moving that after awhile I didn't notice the verb tense. I thought it was an interesting take on the supernatural version of a trial, and the motivations of the prosecutor made for a clever twist. I also liked that the love interest accepted her and contributed to the solution without mindlessly blowing things up. I liked this enough that I bought some books by this author.

"Double Hexed" by Allyson James started off well and then dragged to the conclusion. The heroine was intriguing, and I liked that the North American Indian culture and myths were intwined in the story. The story is basically a locked room mystery. It spent far too much time with the characters trapped and falling apart. I got bored. Cassandra was a sniveling nuisance who never redeemed herself. I did like the twist of why they were hexed and how it happened, but that happened too late in the story.

"Ice Shards" by Yasmine Galenorn was the weakest of the lot. The heroine is an ice sprite who has been exiled for six hundred years and finally gets around to finding out why it happened and how she can fix it. It was a story of a quest, and it dragged on and on forever with a passel of dull people and no action. Too many characters with no backstory and not especially interesting. I did like the wolf king and his wife and wouldn't have minded more of them. My biggest gripe is that all of a sudden at the end it turns out that a particular power is evil and overwhelming, but there's no leading up to that conclusion from earlier discussion in the story and no explanation of exactly why this power is bad. Plus, I just can't find the idea of a leprachaun sexy. I wouldn't buy a book by this author.(less)

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Feb 20, 2012 LL rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

Disclaimer: I’m a huge fan of the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews. So admittedly, I only read the short story by Ilona Andrews, and my rating of this book was entirely based on that alone!

Magic Dreams by Ilona Andrews – 4.5 stars

This piece had Dali taking centre stage. Dali was a magic user of Indonesian background, who also happened to be a shapeshifter – a rare and mystical white tiger in were form. Ironically she was a vegetarian tiger, would faint at the sight/smell of blood, and other...more

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Jan 27, 2012 Nina rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: epic-couples, good-time-laughs, murder-she-wrote, series, swoon, shifters

I only read this for "Magic Dreams" by Ilona Andrews, and it was AWESOME.

No, seriously. Caps Lock was totally necessary.

I loved Dali when we met her in an earlier book, and got all a'flutter when I got wind of the quiet yearning between her and Jim.
Really? Jim? The badass quiet Alpha who takes no crap from even Curran? He's got a thing for the half blind, vegetarian White Tiger whose clumsy even in her animal form? Really? That Dali?

Getting to know Dali was such a pleasure. She's charming and...more

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Jan 16, 2012 Colleen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Hexed: Four all-new stories of magic and mayhem, edited by uncredited, listed under the first author, Ilona Andrews. Urban Fantasy, 326 pages. Paperback; anthology of four novellas.

This book contains four novellas in established series. There is one by Ilona Andrews set in the Kate Daniels series sometime after the fourth book. The second story is by Yasmine Galenorn and is set in her Otherworld series. The third story is by Allyson James and is an early Stormwalker story, and then the last (and...more

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Sep 11, 2011 BamaGal rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: pnr-uf

Read (or finished, rather) 3 out of 4 of the stories, a good solid anthology.

Magic Dreams - 4 Stars. I'm all for reading short stories about secondary characters in series I like. It broadens my enjoyment of the series as a whole; and I've always like Jim, anyway. This is a sweet story with a really imaginative plotline behind it. Dali has to save Jim from a magical curse using her wits and limited magical ability. I like the use and background in the story of a culture I'm not too very familiar...more Read (or finished, rather) 3 out of 4 of the stories, a good solid anthology.

Magic Dreams - 4 Stars. I'm all for reading short stories about secondary characters in series I like. It broadens my enjoyment of the series as a whole; and I've always like Jim, anyway. This is a sweet story with a really imaginative plotline behind it. Dali has to save Jim from a magical curse using her wits and limited magical ability. I like the use and background in the story of a culture I'm not too very familiar with; there is always something interesting and new to learn. I also liked that Dali used her wits to win the day, rather than trying to compete with Kate as a kickass babe.

Ice Shards - DNF. I didn't get too far into this one before I quit. Not so much because I wasn't enjoying it (well, actually, I wasn't getting into it); but mainly because of all the different characters that were introduced in the first few pages. There wasn't much back-story on them; I guess it was assumed that the regular reader of the series would know these characters. There were just too many characters to keep up with in a story that I wasn't getting into because I don't read this series. I'm sure Galenorn's regular readers will like it, but the lack of background kept me too confused to enjoy.

Double Hexed - 3.5 Stars. I don't read this series either, but the author only introduced a handful of characters, and did a good job of letting the new reader get a feel of who they are. The story was a pleasant read, about a group of shape shifters and magically inclined people trapped in a hotel that had a curse placed on it. They had to find a way to get free before bad things started happening to them. I have read this authors 'Dragon' series; and I am currently reading the very enjoyable 'Shifters Unbound' series she writes under the name of Jennifer Ashley. Good story; and at some point, I might very well go back and check out this series. This was a solid, self-contained short story.

Blood Debt - 3 Stars. Of the four stories, this was probably the most standalone entry. The two regulars in the series disappeared on about the 3rd page, leaving only Anna a couple of new characters to read about. There was a backstory alluding to earlier books in this series, but it was explained pretty well. Anna has to go to another dimension to stand trial for the killing of a witch, and to protect Stephen; who was taken because he was the brother of the witch who helped her the first time around. The story was okay, but didn't leave me wanting more; or any desire to take a look at the series this ss came from.

Worth it for the Andrews and James short stories. The other two didn't do much for me, but I'm sure those stories have their own fans.(less)

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Sep 06, 2011 Nightfall rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-and-own

Long review as I wrote up a bit for each story! I bought this just for the Ilona Andrews story, which was cute. It features two of the side characters from the authors' Kate Daniels series: Jim (Kate's old mercenary partner) and Dali (a white tiger shapeshifter). It's nice to see more of these characters, since I think they are both great characters, but the story was fairly fluffy. It reads pretty much like a straight up romance story. While most urban fantasy (and many other types of novels) f...more
Long review as I wrote up a bit for each story! I bought this just for the Ilona Andrews story, which was cute. It features two of the side characters from the authors' Kate Daniels series: Jim (Kate's old mercenary partner) and Dali (a white tiger shapeshifter). It's nice to see more of these characters, since I think they are both great characters, but the story was fairly fluffy. It reads pretty much like a straight up romance story. While most urban fantasy (and many other types of novels) feature a heroine that has doubts about her powers, or her ability to deal with the situations they get into, the heroine in this one is pretty insecure in general, which held somewhat less appeal for me. On the one hand, it's nice to see some character diversity. On the other hand, I don't particularly enjoy that kind of character. Despite that tho, the story is good, and Dali gets in some action despite her insecurities. She's kind of badass in spite of herself. If you like Andrews' books, this is definitely worth picking up. If you are new to the story world, I am never sure how that will go, but I think it stands alone pretty well.

The other stories were all by authors I've never read before. Galenorn... I don't know, she's been in a few other anthologies I've picked up and I just can't seem to get into her stories. They are a little too Dungeons & Dragons for me or something. I don't say her stories aren't good - I feel like I've not given them enough of a chance - but based on the short stories, she may not be for me.

Allyson James' story works pretty well as a standalone. I've never read anything by this author, and while I could tell these were recurring characters, I didn't feel terribly lost. Like the Galenorn stories tho, I suspect this author's series is not for me. Unlike the Galenorn story, I actually read this one all the way through, and I kind of liked having Coyote (the god version, not the animal) as a character. However, I wasn't sure I was so into the setup of the world and the characters' powers. The dilemma of the main character also was maybe not so interesting to me (seems to be that she mixes two kinds of powers, one of which is "evil" and thus she herself has the potential to be very powerful - if she keeps it under control and stays good. Keeping it under control seems to involve having sex with her hot turns-into-a-dragon boyfriend) But if you like these characters, this is probably a fun addition. And otherwise it's not a bad read, kind of a 'locked room' mystery, but with magic.

The final story is by Jeanne C. Stein, yet another author I am unfamiliar with. Of the three, I thought her story had the most promise to be from a series I would like. I'm not quite sure where this story fits in with her overall series storyline (it features vampire Anna on trial before supernatural judges for the killing of a bad witch), but the writing was solid and while the concept is not exactly new anymore ("I'm a vampire now. How do I deal with that? I miss being human, but it sure is nice to kick butt..."), it's handled well enough. As with all of these reviews for the authors I've not read before, I think it can be hard to judge a series based on a short story, short stories are very different formats from novels. But of the lot (minus Andrews, of course, since I've read her books before), I'd probably be most likely to thumb through an Anna novel to see if I liked it.(less)

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Jul 25, 2011 Ann aka Iftcan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: anthology, demons, dragons, fae, fantasy, magic, pnr, romance, shifters-all-but-wolves, urban-fantasy, vampire, were-wolf

Anthologies always have a question about how well done they will be. This one runs more to novella length works than short stories, so there is a bit more in depth work in them.

The story by Ilona Andrews is set in the Kate Daniels world, but does not include an appearance by Kate. But we are familiar with the 2 main characters in this story from their appearances (even if brief) in those novels. In my opinion, this is the best story in the book. But then again--that might be because 1) I'm a rea...more

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Jul 13, 2011 Anna rated it 5 of 5 stars

Andrews' story: Enjoyed this story. Loved the main characters. The story itself moved at a great pace and the settings felt real. It drew me in and made me want more.

Galenorn's story: Having read all the OW series I was so looking forward to learning Iris' story and I have to say I was NOT disappointed! It was a fabulous telling of Iris' back story. Absolutely loved some of the new characters and I hope they make cameo appearances in future OW stories (Howl and his pack to be precise!)

James' sto...more

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Jul 13, 2011 Emma rated it 4 of 5 stars

I have to admit straight up that I am not a big fan of novellas or short stories (Roald Dahl aside) & this collection hasn't really revised my opinion.

However, one couldn't ask for a classier collection of paranormal authors: Ilona Andrews, Yasmine Galenorn, Allyson James & Jeanne C. Stein. Of these, IA, YG & JS are on my automatic to-buy list & Allyson James has been on my to-try list for a while now.

I quite enjoyed all of these stories & have already gone out & bought a...more

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Jul 01, 2011 Ally rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, ebook, urban-fantasy, novella

Magic Dreams.
Shapeshifting tigress Dali Harimau finds herself in deep waters when she must challenge a dark being to a battle of wits or risk losing the man for whom she secretly longs.

I’m only reviewing Magic Dreams out of the Hexed anthology as it’s the only story in the book I’ve read so far and am unsure if I’ll be reading any of the others anytime soon.
I thoroughly enjoyed Magic Dreams! I love Dali, right from the get go in Magic Strikes when Dali was introduced I liked her, she’s truly uni...more

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Jun 27, 2011 E. rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal

Magic Dreams by Ilona Andrews gets 4 1/2 stars. A mesmerizing introduction of an anomalous shapeshifter Dali Harimau (how many weretigers are vegetarians???) as she struggles to deal with her attraction to her alpha, Jim and tries to find out why he is deathly ill. An intriguing melange of cultural beliefs are interspersed with arcane occurrences and the wisecracking Dali gives a highly entertaining tale that makes one want to read more about these characters.

Ice Shards by Yasmine Galenorn: 3 st...more

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Jun 24, 2011 Mihir rated it 5 of 5 stars

In addition to Magic Slays, 2011 also sees the release of a new novella from Ilona Andrews called “Magic Dreams”, which is featured in the Hexed anthology and includes contributions from Yasmine Galenorn, Allyson James and Jeanne C. Stein. “Magic Dreams” focuses on Jim and Dali, who are both from the Cat clan. Jim is the alpha and the head of security for the Pack, while Dali is a white were-tigress who was last seen in Magic Strikes. “Magic Dreams” is sixty-eight pages long and is narrated enti...more

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Jun 08, 2011 Jensownzoo rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011-reads, bookstore-physical, urban-fantasy, fantasy

A new anthology of novellas by four prominent authors in the field of urban fantasy and paranormal fantasy. This book was such a blend between the two fields that I had a bugger of a time finding out where the bookstore had shelved it.

Ilona Andrews contributed the story "Magic Dreams" to this anthology and fans of her previous work will not be disappointed. And folks who are new to the author's work will be looking for more. This novella pairs the somewhat hapless vegetarian weretiger Dali with...more A new anthology of novellas by four prominent authors in the field of urban fantasy and paranormal fantasy. This book was such a blend between the two fields that I had a bugger of a time finding out where the bookstore had shelved it.

Ilona Andrews contributed the story "Magic Dreams" to this anthology and fans of her previous work will not be disappointed. And folks who are new to the author's work will be looking for more. This novella pairs the somewhat hapless vegetarian weretiger Dali with the sleek, deadly werejaguar Jim. A combination that fans have been begging for...did I mention that it doesn't disappoint?

Yasmine Galenorn is a new author to me and contributed the story "Ice Shards". I must say that I was thoroughly disappointed with this offering. The underlying story was fine, but the execution came off stiff and stilted, making it almost impossible to connect with any of the characters. It reminded me of playing an RPG where the story was afterthought...not a great thing in a novella.

Allyson James was also new to me and contributed "Double Hexed" to the anthology. Unlike the previous author, James drew me into the story immediately with real characters and organic dialogue. I am definitely going to be investigating her other work, especially that which pertains to the characters in this novella. So, what happens when you trap a Stormwalker, dragon, witch, god, human, vampire, and a plumber in a hotel and make their magic and moods go haywire? Oh, yeah...and a magic mirror that sings showtunes. Can't forget that...

Jeanne C. Stein contributed "Blood Debt" and I don't believe her fans of the Anna Strong series will be disappointed either. I did read the first novel in her series, but while well-written, I never really connected with the characters. Ditto here. Certainly this will not be the case for others, different strokes and all. My only other complaint is that the romance seemed a bit tacked on.

So, two absolute top winners, one stinker, and one that was an okay story but not my thing. Overall, a four star rating and definitely worth the reading time. Excuse me, I have to go track down some more Allyson James...(less)

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Jun 07, 2011 ALPHAreader rated it 4 of 5 stars

I only read the Ilona Andrews story, so my review is based solely on that short.

‘Magic Dreams’ is the new short story from Ilona Andrews. This short concerns fan-favourites from the ‘Kate Daniels’ universe – Keep spymaster, Jim, and blind white tiger, Dali. ‘Dreams’ takes place between Magic Bleeds (Book 4) and Magic Slays (Book 5), but is a stand-alone story.

There’s some weird magic at one of the shifter community offices. Jim goes to investigate, but finds spooky magic, the smell of blood, a...more I only read the Ilona Andrews story, so my review is based solely on that short.

‘Magic Dreams’ is the new short story from Ilona Andrews. This short concerns fan-favourites from the ‘Kate Daniels’ universe – Keep spymaster, Jim, and blind white tiger, Dali. ‘Dreams’ takes place between Magic Bleeds (Book 4) and Magic Slays (Book 5), but is a stand-alone story.

There’s some weird magic at one of the shifter community offices. Jim goes to investigate, but finds spooky magic, the smell of blood, a mysteriously beautiful woman and a sudden need to snooze. A Chinese symbol is his only clue, so he seeks out Indonesian white tiger, Dali, for her calligraphy expertise.

What Dali discovers is some bad Japanese ju-ju – centred around a death curse and arachnid magic.

Jim and Dali are beloved in the ‘Kate Daniels’ universe. And most of the reason for their independent fandom is their oddball, almost romance. Jim pines for Dali in his quiet, reserved way. He’s always complaining about her drag-racing habit (a problem when she’s half blind) and asserting his Alpha control over her. Dali is likewise smitten with Jim, but firm in her belief that a sexy Alpha like him wouldn’t want a klutzy, ugly spinster who wears coke-bottle glasses and is a vegetarian tiger.

Well, ‘Magic Dreams’ is Jim and Dali’s story, their chance to finally get their act together and get together!

This is a great little short. Ilona Andrews delivers a wonderfully complex and frightening magical mystery – entrenched in Asian mythology and complete with creepy spider villains. Truly, this is a spine-tingling story. And it’s especially brilliant for introducing readers to a bit more of the ‘Kate Daniels’ physical universe. In ‘Dreams’ Dali ventures to the Atlanta Underground, where the black market runs rampant and shifters are worth a pretty penny (dead, or alive). For a short story, there’s some intricate and wonderfully complex story-telling going on here – Ilona Andrews definitely assert their trademark worldbuilding.

The romance between Jim and Dali is a little underwhelming, on the whole. Sure, there’s plenty of lovely tension and funny misunderstandings. Since ‘Dreams’ is told from Dali’s POV, it’s nice to know just how much she has been pining after her sexy alpha. And Jim offers a few veiled-asides and drops hints that go completely over Dali’s head . . . but fans shouldn’t hold their breath for hot loving between the two of them. Jim and Dali are both quite reserved characters. So there’s no steamy coupling like Andrea and Raphael’s in the ‘Must Love Hellhounds’ short, ‘Magic Mourns’. It would have been nice to read some erotic by-play between these two, but I understand that it wouldn’t have been exactly in keeping with either of their personalities. Still, a girl can dream.
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May 25, 2011 Bookaholics rated it 4 of 5 stars

Hexed by Ilona Andrews, Yasmine Galenorn, Allyson James and Jeanne C. Stein
Paranormal Romance – June 7th, 2011
4 stars

Magic Dreams by Ilona Andrews

Dali Harmau is a powerful white tiger shifter. She can do magic with mere pen and paper but she still lacks confidence especially in the looks department. She has always yearned for the tough and sexy alpha Jim. A sleek jaguar shifter, he never seems to notice her unless he needs something. Returning from a car race she finds Jim waiting for her at her...more

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Mar 07, 2013 Cassandra rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: audio, library, anth, fiction, pnr, read-2013

This is only for Magic Dreams by Ilona Andrews & Double Hexed by Allyson James, since I've never read a book in the Anna Strong Chronicles and I've only read one of the Otherworld books.

Magic Dreams by Ilona Andrews - ★★★★½
I've read this one before, but listening to it was a very different experience. I loved the ending, with Jim cooking for Dali and Dali freaking out because that's a really big deal to shifters. I really liked seeing the Kate Daniel's world through Dali's eyes. Most of the...more

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Feb 18, 2012 Sarah ♥ Vutch forever ♥ rated it 5 of 5 stars

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“Minutes passed by. A little blue butterfly landed on my nose. I blinked at it and it fluttered to my ear. A big yellow butterfly gently floated over and landed on my paw. Soon a whole swarm of them floated up and down around me, like a swirl of multicolored petals. It happened in my backyard, too, if the magic was strong enough. Butterflies were small and light, and very magic sensitive. For some reason I made them feel safe and they gravitated to me like iron shavings to a magnet. They ruined my ferocious badass image, but you’d have to be a complete beast to swat butterflies.

If a baby deer frolicked out from between the buildings trying to cuddle up, I would roar. I wouldn’t bite it, but I would roar. I had my limits.” — 31 people liked it

“My point is, I would never hurt you or your family.”
I raised my chin at him. “If you tried to hurt my mother, I would totally kick your ass.”
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