Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) in Read, Reading, Planning to Read and More

Jul 23, 2012 Stacey rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobook, own

I'm pretty sure that this would be a 5 star except that I had the feeling that I was dropped into the middle of the story and had to figure it out on my own from there. I enjoyed the characters, the dialogue and will definitely continue--hopefully I know enough from the first book to feel like I actually know what's happening next time. ...more

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Sep 23, 2009 Melindeeloo rated it really liked it

Shelves: shapeshifters, paranormal-romance, reread

The fourth book Magic Slays was soooo good that I decided a reread of the series was a good idea, especially since I keep hearing people who recommend Kate Daniels saying the first book was just okay (I gave it a "really liked it" the first time through, so we'll see how it holds up to a second read. I am two chapters in and I am not remembering anything (except for the wierd Mscan), which is the beauty of being memory challenged sometimes - "everything old is new again":)

Since I don't normally ...more

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Jun 03, 2009 Ria Lize rated it it was amazing

Shelves: author-i-love

**Jan 2024 Reread**

Crazy to think I'm re-reading this again after almost 15~ years. So much nostalgia for me with this series, and even after all this time, it's not hard to see why I fell in love with this world.

Kate is one of my most fav MCs I've read. She acquired a lot of her skills because she studied, she trained hard. Because she had to survive. Even with her bravado she remains grounded and self-aware, and with so many MCs out there that are all talk, Kate actually backs it up and it's s ...more

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Feb 13, 2010 Shannon C. rated it really liked it

Shelves: magic-special-powers, vampires, shapeshifters

I just finished the first three books in the Kate Daniel series. It's now one of my new favorite series. These are must reads! The first book was good and the subsequent books just got better and better. The style of the books reminds me of a cross between the Mercy Thompson series and the early Anita Blake books. Lots of action, adventure, suspense, mystery and a bit of romance.

I liked the original world that the author created as well as the characters-- especially as the series progressed. I ...more

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Jun 19, 2010 Tracy rated it really liked it

I like this book and thought the writing was good. I like the gradual world-building, but was left with a number of questions. I will read the next book in the series and hope to see a little romance or some indication of a relationship developing.

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Mar 01, 2012 Julie rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites, audio, graphic-audio

I can't believe it took me this long to start this series. What was I thinking? Excited to get on to the next books.

4-27-2023
This is by far my favorite series. I always come back to this series, but the 1st book is a bit rough to get through and I tend to skip a few parts.
Graphic Audio has done its magic and revamped the story. I was truly excited to see what could happen. There was no Graphic Audio Edition as of yet so I will link it.

https://www.graphicaudio.net/kate-dan...

Loved the Cover art. I can't believe it took me this long to start this series. What was I thinking? Excited to get on to the next books.

4-27-2023
This is by far my favorite series. I always come back to this series, but the 1st book is a bit rough to get through and I tend to skip a few parts.
Graphic Audio has done its magic and revamped the story. I was truly excited to see what could happen. There was no Graphic Audio Edition as of yet so I will link it.

https://www.graphicaudio.net/kate-dan...

Loved the Cover art.
I'm very glad I started getting the Graphic Audio versions.., And I was very eager for GA to have a turn at Ilona Andrews Kate Daniels series. GA did such a fantastic job with the Innkeeper series, I was on pins and needles. As a member of BDH and have been a huge fan of House Andrews for years, I liked most of the books as they were but always interested in the new turns. I like a lot of the choices for the characters and will get used to others that didn't grab me right away. My only complaint is that as a person who happens to be losing my hearing, it is getting difficult to make out certain voices. This is a sound engineering thing, and I keep hoping it will get better with more works GA does. This really stands out with the background voices and sounds. I may know the story but I rely on my memory to fill in the confusion, rather than actually making out what a character says or sounds expressing. I had a difficult time hearing Curran. At first, I wasn't liking the voice but it was because I really couldn't make out half of what he was saying. At the end of Magic Bites, Currans' POV is clear and I could actually hear him clearly. (THANK YOU BTW, I LOVED the added shorts and POV this makes it worth purchasing on GA and Audible. And yes I did pay for both because I'm too impatient and I want to support GA as much as possible!) It will take time to get used to some of the voices but overall I did like it, after a few stops. Dr. Dolittle though, pretty much had to stop. Coastal Georgian. That was not what I expected. You win some, you lose some. Great job to the team and thank you! ...more

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Sep 25, 2011 Lisa - (Aussie Girl) rated it liked it

Shelves: paranormal-urban-fantasy

Mmmm, I found this a particularly hard first book to get into. Complex world building with little explanation. Promises to be good though.

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Sep 04, 2010 Gaynell rated it it was amazing

Shelves: andrews-ilona

I loved this book, but I had to read it through two times to really understand the world building. I was kind of confused the first time. The second time through I really loved it. I love Kate and Curran.

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