Magic Slays (Kate Daniels, #5) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Sep 20, 2010 The Flooze rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy-paranormal, owned, favorites, vanquished_2011, vanquished_2017

**September 2017 re-read:
It's been over six years since I first delved into Kate Daniels' world. Going back through these stories has proved delightful. I remember the broad strokes, but the small details had faded with time, allowing me the pleasure of falling in love with the series all over again. I still adore Kate and Curran. I still appreciate the snark. I still find myself shaking with rage or fear or relief as the characters' emotional turmoils unfold.

A huge thanks to the writers for sh ...more

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Mar 15, 2011 Thenia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: r-ab, reviewed, shifters, series, 2018, paranormal, vampires, 2012, magic, 2021

Magic Slays on Books On Track

Update - Re-read: 31 Aug 2018:

I'd almost completely forgotten this one but that made me enjoy it that much more!

Kate's new business isn't exactly keeping her busy, until her first job uncovers (view spoiler) ...more

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Feb 25, 2020 Netanella rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: vampires, paranormal-romance, witches, urban-fantasy, chicks-who-kick-butt, 2020-dangerous-hero-addiction, 2020-february-reading-challenges

You should just give up on this detective shit and start killing people for a living. It’s simple, honest work, and you ain’t got the brains for anything else.

I took a hiatus of about two months after I binge-read about 15 Kate Daniels' stories in a row back in December. When I started this book yesterday, it was as if I had never left from the strange yet eerily familiar world created by the Ilona Andrews team. Kate and the characters that surround her, as strange and wondrous as their unique w ...more

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Jan 06, 2012 Christal rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: female-lead, vampires, weres-and-shifters, urban-fantasy, necromancers, favorites, magic, witches-warlocks-and-mages, lesser-known-creatures, pi-detective-cop

It's hard for me to review this series because it is my favorite and I love it with the passion of a fan girl. While I enjoyed this book, the previous two are still my favorites.

I liked Kate's interactions with pretty much everyone, but I really enjoyed seeing her with Andrea. They are hilarious. The growth and development in Kate's personal relationships was definitely there; Kate and Curran have one of the most mature relationships in UF.

I felt the overall "conflicting event" wasn't as inter ...more

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Jul 30, 2012 Kelly (Maybedog) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Finally! A book that understands the usage and dangers of tourniquets and that they're an absolute last resort.

There's a scene when her ward Julie gets to the office and a young upstart challenges and puts moves on her that is laugh out loud funny. It is that women are equally powerful and dangerous if they are trained in how to use their own strengths that is one of the things I love most about this series.

How on Earth is "consort" better than "mate"?

Never really explained vampire issue at th ...more

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Apr 12, 2012 Kimberly rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Magic Slays
Or what I think it should be called: Return of Kate.

I started reading last night before going to bed. I thought I'd read a little bit and then get a good night's sleep before Friday the 13th.
When am I going to learn?

Another great installment in the Kate Daniels series. Andrea's back and working with Kate. That seemed inevitable granted she came back at all. Kate seems like the type that wouldn't turn a friend away. Not after all the shit they've seen together. Ted being one of them. ...more

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Jul 12, 2010 Samantha rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, 2011, happy-i-read

My most recent reading slump has been a humdinger and it was starting to get on my nerves. Why would I bring that up in this review? Well, for the most part Andrews' books are like little golden nuggets that I try to hoard in an effort to make it until I find another book that reminds me why I like to read (you know the one, it makes up for all the meh books in between). Unfortunately the next Kate book is far off in the horizon, but this was an emergency (three books in the past four weeks peop ...more

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Jan 18, 2011 Kaity rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy, shapeshifters, owned

Review originally posted on Bitten Books and given 5 stars.

Kate Daniels' life couldn't be more perfect. She's finally her own boss and doesn't have to take orders from anyone, Julie is as safe as she can be and Kate has a cuddly lion to come home to each night. Too bad no one has hired her since Cutting Edge Investigations opened, Julie mailed herself to escape school and Curran still is himself, His Overbearance. The monotony doesn't last long, however. Kate receives an odd call from Ghastek re Review originally posted on Bitten Books and given 5 stars.

Kate Daniels' life couldn't be more perfect. She's finally her own boss and doesn't have to take orders from anyone, Julie is as safe as she can be and Kate has a cuddly lion to come home to each night. Too bad no one has hired her since Cutting Edge Investigations opened, Julie mailed herself to escape school and Curran still is himself, His Overbearance. The monotony doesn't last long, however. Kate receives an odd call from Ghastek requesting her to intercept a loose vampire because the woman controlling it fainted. Suspicious, yes. Kate discovers this is only the beginning of the odd occurrences when an old 'friend' from the Red Guard offers her a job to find a man that she can't say anything about and the device he was building that she doesn't know what its purpose was.

Coming down off the amazingness that was the previous book, I was honestly going into this book with low expectations because what could possibly surpass Magic Bleeds?! I was right in my assumption that this book couldn't beat its predecessor but wrong in thinking that this would effect my enjoyment. This book was wonderful and I'm already eagerly anticipating whatever Ilona Andrews has in store for us next.

I loved all of the progress we saw in this book especially in relationships and character growth. Following Kate and Curran's relationship was been a true joy and I thought this was a great start to a contented togetherness between them. There were so many times when I stopped reading to think 'wow, Kate/Curran would never have said/done this in the first few books!' I loved them when they were apart, but both truly shine when they're together. Another step forward I was happy to see was Kate's business, Cutting Edge Investigations. I was a little worried about it because I love seeing Kate's defiance and fury when dealing with superiors but having her own business brought so many new issues for her to handle that I never had a chance to miss the old.

I'm a sucker for the secondary characters in this series and was sooo excited for their return. I was even more excited with the mentions of events in Magic Bleeds that carried over into this book with those secondary characters. You can't tell me you weren't dying to know if Curran exacted revenge on Saiman for his stunts at the last Conclave meeting or where Andrea disappeared to.

Magic Slays is a wonderful addition to an addicting series. The writing, characters and story are consistently fabulous. I simply couldn't have enjoyed the book more. I dare you to find a series with wittier and more clever dialogue than this one, enjoy wasting your time. ...more

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Dec 26, 2011 Drea rated it it was amazing

Shelves: kindle-book, december-2011

Another great installment. I love their writing and story telling skills. This series is in my top five.

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Oct 17, 2011 Nicole rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Awesome cant wait for the next installment!!!

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Jun 04, 2011 Deyara rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy, paranormal-romance, char-undead, char-shape-shifters, char-magic-users, setting-america, setting-georgia

Really good. I always enjoy this series, Kate is a lot of fun, and Curran is good too. I like that we are seeing Kates magic develop, and I am intrigued by her interactions with the dead, though I wasn't really a fan of the "doomsday box" story itself. Will be interesting to see how Julie's story takes shape. ...more

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