Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) in Dangerous Hero Addict Support Group

Jun 17, 2017 Dina rated it really liked it

Shelves: urban-fantasy, ebook, to-review, 1st-person-pov

Call me an idiot, but I felt very lost in the beginning of the book, as I couldn't quite catch the world that was being presented to me. Fortunately, I managed to get the gist of it - not all but enough - halfway through the story and now I can't wait to see what's next in store for kick-ass Kate. ...more

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Dec 28, 2014 Keri rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2015s-read, ntm-author, urban-fantasy-action

I get why people have such mad love for the series. I struggled at the first of the book visualizing Ilona's world, but the last 1/2 of the book was awesome. Looking forward to the next book and where her and Curran are going. ...more

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Mar 31, 2010 Jesslyn rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audiobook-discounted, z2014-kindle-reads, audiobook-whispersync-companion, z2010-kindle-reads, pre-ordered, cat-urban-fantasy, cat-series-ongoing, fantasy-challenge, auto-buy-author, auto-buy-series

Just as good 4 years later. It's interesting looking back to see the slow & steady world and character building. Such a great writing duo ...more

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Jan 28, 2010 Jenny rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This was a book that I decided to try because so many people here on Goodreads said it was so good. When I first started it I wasn't sure that I was going to jump on the band wagon, but I have to say that I'm getting convinced. When I got to where she really got into the investigation that I started getting into the book and from there to the end it was really good.

There wasn't much explanation on what happened to make the world the way it was, but the author threw out bits and pieces that made ...more

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Aug 24, 2010 Quinn rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: library-book, urban-fantasy, series

This was a 3.5 star read for me. Not 3. Not 4. 3.5. I hear that the series keeps on getting better, so I'll round this down and give myself room to move.

Since I am one of the few people left on the planet who hadn't read this one, I won't do a full review, just briefly cover a few of my thoughts.

Magic Bites suffers a little from being the first book in the series. Ilona Andrews has created a complex world and one I struggled a little to keep straight. I settled into it as I read further, but I' This was a 3.5 star read for me. Not 3. Not 4. 3.5. I hear that the series keeps on getting better, so I'll round this down and give myself room to move.

Since I am one of the few people left on the planet who hadn't read this one, I won't do a full review, just briefly cover a few of my thoughts.

Magic Bites suffers a little from being the first book in the series. Ilona Andrews has created a complex world and one I struggled a little to keep straight. I settled into it as I read further, but I'm still not sure I understand everything. Whether that is the fault of the author, the piecemeal way I read this, or my own feeble brain I couldn't say.

Still, I feel I only achieved a basic understanding of the whole tech/magic fluctuations; and I certainly didn't get enough insight into the Guild/Order/People factions, and who the players are in each. I'm sure this will come as I read further into the series.

Kate Daniels is a protagonist who I ended up enjoying. Go figure! She is mouthy and brash - traits that usually don't work for me (hello, Merit), but I didn't mind it from Kate because she has a firm grip on her reality. She is realist - she knows her limits, she makes mistakes and she admits to being scared, but she just keeps going and does the best she can. There is mystery surrounding her which provides a good pull for the reader and I'm looking forward to discovering her secrets.

I've heard much about the Kate/Curran partnership, which was my reason for finally reading this book, and while I can see great potential in Curran's character, I didn't find him overly endearing in this one. And that's a good thing. It will be nice to learn more about him and watch his character evolve in the readers eye.

There's quite a bit of horror in this one, which I wasn't expecting, but also didn't mind. I really, really appreciated the author's take on vampires. Let's face it - her version of a vampire is much more likely than the hot, sexy vamps we usually see and it added some gritty realism to the book.

Although this instalment didn't quite meet my expectations given the buzz this series receives, I'm relieved to hear they get better and I'm looking forward to learning more about the world and seeing the development of one of urban fantasy's favourite couples.

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Feb 17, 2017 ☘KathyD☘ rated it really liked it

Shelves: genre-romance, genre-romance-series, genre-paranormal, book-kindle, audio-audible, pages-200-299, character-vamps, genre-erotica, genre-fantasy, character-shifters

I have been meaning to start this series for a while, but kept putting it off for some reason...I’m really sorry I did that! Kate Daniels is a bad ass and the world Ms. Andrews created is amazing. There is some amazing politics within the various factions that I look forward to see play out in future books. As for Kate, I am ready to dive in to the next chapter of her life to see where she’s headed. The only reason I couldn’t give this a five-star rating is because there were a few plot points t ...more

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Aug 24, 2012 Michelle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ilona-andrews, michelle-mcm-s-2012-reading-list, read-august-2012

I'm re-reading this, originally read 4/5/09.
Adding a different version so I can count it on my yearly challenge :)

I actually enjoyed this more this time around, I love Curran... ...more

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