![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This dynamic exerts a profound effect on Kate’s personal journey, and also comments on the reprehensible methods used by Europeans to “conquer” America. In further developing the Daniels-verse, Andrews adds an intriguing eco-metaphor that involves using magic to claim land. The end result feels like the perfect combination of predictability and surprise, with a focus on the nuances of human relationships rather than the unfolding of epic battles (although there are those, too). Ilona Andrews has painstakingly built up the tension between Kate and her shadowy arch-nemesis, and here we finally get a first look at him and a chance to speculate about how he might begin to influence Kate’s life more directly. This particular installment of Kate Daniels’s story has everything I’ve come to love about these books, and then some. Magic Breaks is proof that a creative and heartfelt narrative populated with memorable characters can keep evolving in fresh and meaningful ways, long past the point where lesser stories founder. One can only gush so much about a series before things get ugly, so I’ll try to keep this brief. ![]()
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