Title: Magic Gifts (Kate Daniels #5.4)
Author: Ilona Andrews
Publisher: self published by Ilona Andrews
Publication Date: December 25, 2011
Format: Free download
How I Got It: LIMITED TIME free download found HERE
Goodreads Summary:
Available as FREE download from Ilona Andrews Website for 2 weeks from Christmas Day, this novella takes place at the same time as Andrea’s book, right after MAGIC SLAYS, and the two stories intersect.
A dinner date after a hard day at work sounds heavenly. Of course, when that date is between the Beast Lord and Kate Daniels, things don’t go as planned. Before you know it, undead are running amok, heads are being chopped off, lawyers are deployed and used with extereme prejudice, and drunk vikings are calling people out.
Read at your own risk.
MAGIC GIFTS will appear as a bonus in the back of GUNMETAL MAGIC, Andrea’s book.
A dinner date after a hard day at work sounds heavenly. Of course, when that date is between the Beast Lord and Kate Daniels, things don’t go as planned. Before you know it, undead are running amok, heads are being chopped off, lawyers are deployed and used with extereme prejudice, and drunk vikings are calling people out.
Read at your own risk.
MAGIC GIFTS will appear as a bonus in the back of GUNMETAL MAGIC, Andrea’s book.
Kate and Curran try to have a nice dinner date but it's promptly ruined by a magical necklace killing a young vampire navigator, traumatizing her boyfriend and fellow navigator, and their two vampires getting loose and trying to eat everyone in the restaurant. Kate and Curran kill the vamps, secure the restaurant, and are there when Ghastek and the victim's family arrives. The necklace (more of a collar) pops off the dead woman's neck and her father is almost hypnotized by it. In an effort to prevent him from touching it the mother grabs the open necklace and places it on her young son. Nothing happens but they know it's a matter of time before the collar kills him. Of course everyone is instantly pissed off that this cow of a mother (whom Kate suspects is literally not human) purposely endangered her own child. Ghastek tries to claim the boy as evidence, but Kate and Curran both fear that the boy will die "accidentally" when The People try to remove the collar that killed their journeyman. Kate claims the boy in hopes that she can find a way to get the collar off without killing him.
Those of you who frequent Ilona Andrews' blog will recognize quite a few parts of Magic Gifts from teaser snippets that they've posted in the past. It was such a fun read filled with sarcastic and witty banter. I chuckled through the whole thing. You get to see a more relaxed side of Kate's relationship with Curran and it just makes me love him even more. Kate's also dealing with a leaderless Mercenary Guild and the bits with Andrea that lead up to Gunmetal Magic… well, I can't wait to get my hands on that book. Since it's a free download there's no reason why fans of the series shouldn't download this treat right away.
Those of you who frequent Ilona Andrews' blog will recognize quite a few parts of Magic Gifts from teaser snippets that they've posted in the past. It was such a fun read filled with sarcastic and witty banter. I chuckled through the whole thing. You get to see a more relaxed side of Kate's relationship with Curran and it just makes me love him even more. Kate's also dealing with a leaderless Mercenary Guild and the bits with Andrea that lead up to Gunmetal Magic… well, I can't wait to get my hands on that book. Since it's a free download there's no reason why fans of the series shouldn't download this treat right away.
Verdict:
Everything you love about the Kate Daniels series in one fun romp. Magic Gifts is packed with wit, great characters (VIKINGS!), and a bit of action. This is a great read for those who like the series and a fun teaser for Gunmetal Magic. I really enjoyed this one so I give it 5 stars.
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5 comments:
O thanks for the link, I downloaded it immediately! So, I skipped the review for now.
December 27, 2011 3:02 PM@ Aurian - I hope you enjoy it - the story was pure fun!
December 28, 2011 11:07 AMAHHH!!! *runs to download immediately* I love Kate and Curran so much, they're such a great couple. Glad this gives us a glimpse at a more relaxed version of them where their humor and wit really comes through. Thanks Jennifer, I can't wait to read this!
December 28, 2011 11:08 AMOh! Thanks so much for letting me know about this free download. I haven't started this series yet, but I've been hearing all kinds of wonderful things about it. And I love Vikings. :)
December 28, 2011 11:17 PM@ Jenny - You will not be disappointed!
December 30, 2011 8:23 AM@ Missie - This should series builds on itself and really must be read in order. Because I love it, I think you should run down to the bookstore/library and pick up the first 5 books pronto! :)
And the Vikings were awesome.
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