Under Her Skin in Vampires, Weres and Fae!

Aug 10, 2011 Melindeeloo rated it really liked it

I dug this out to read Grace of Small Magics again after reading Andrews' upcoming Burn For Me - I was wondering if the two stories were set in the same world since they both have dynasties of magic users, the answer is I don't think they are, but this story is still great even on the third read. Though it always does leave wanting more. I love Andrews' short stories - it is amazing how much character development and worldbuilding they can fit into such a minimal number of words, their stories a I dug this out to read Grace of Small Magics again after reading Andrews' upcoming Burn For Me - I was wondering if the two stories were set in the same world since they both have dynasties of magic users, the answer is I don't think they are, but this story is still great even on the third read. Though it always does leave wanting more. I love Andrews' short stories - it is amazing how much character development and worldbuilding they can fit into such a minimal number of words, their stories are on my short list of rereads.

From my original review October 2010...
All three of these stories were previously published in the Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance, and they were among the better stories in that collection, so here's your chance to read them if you missed them the first go-round. Andrews, Brook and Frost are three of my favorite authors and if you haven't run across them before these are nice little standalone stories not connected to their popular series. (These reviews are reincarnations from my previous review of the Mammoth Book of PNR )

***The Grace of Small Magics - Ilona Andrews - A powerful mage stakes his life on a woman with small magic but a large indomitable spirit. (4.0 stars - I really like the Andrews' writing style, and I enjoyed this one a lot - loved Grace who didn't meekly accept her fate. If you enjoyed this one, they have two great series: one UF, Kate Daniels, with magic in an alternate Atlanta, and a more fantasy romance one, The Edge, set in a magical world just outside of our own)

***Pack - Jeaniene Frost - A lost hiker's encounter with the supernatural may cost her life, either literally or figuratively - (4 stars - Another strong heroine, I would like to see more of Frost's shifter pack and had emailed Frost after this story first came out to see if she had more in the works - she'd like to write more but all her time is committed to her Night Huntress series and spinoffs.)

***In Sheep's Clothing - Meljean Brook - A werewolf goes home, and back to the man she left behind, and runs into a serial killer. ( 4.0 stars - I like the friends who have always wanted more finally taking it to the next level, and I am a shifter nut, so this one worked for me. Since it's appearance in MMBR this short was available at one point as a freebie on Brook's website. Brook also has a paranormal romance series The Guardians and new adventure steampunk romance series, the Iron Seas - The Iron Duke was the 'most excellent' series starter)
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