Review: Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews

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Gunmetal Magic (Kate Daniels World, #1)Gun­metal Magic by Ilona Andrews

My rat­ing: 4 of 5 stars

I’m fairly sure that I missed a Kate Daniels book, because I don’t recall some of the events referred to in this book. That annoys me, and I’ll have to go back and read what­ever the last one was out of order now. It’ll be worth it, though, because Ilona Andrews’ writ­ing is always fun. Gun­metal Magic is no exception.

This is the first novel to focus on Andrea Nash, Kate Daniels’ best friend. Exposed as a shapeshifter, she’s been kicked out of the Order. She had just cho­sen to obey orders from a supe­rior offi­cer instead of fight­ing with the Pack, which led to a breakup with her lover Raphael. Now she has to rebuild her life from a shat­tered ruin.

Andrea is a fas­ci­nat­ing char­ac­ter, abused repeat­edly in her ter­ri­ble child­hood and raised to be ashamed of and hide her shapeshift­ing nature. Her rela­tion­ship with Raphael is informed by their bouda nature, but her human side isn’t left out by any means.

I par­tic­u­larly enjoy the part that Atlanta plays in Andrews’ books, but as a near-​​native Atlanta I’m bound to be biased in that respect.

This vol­ume and the bonus novella “Magic Gifts” are def­i­nitely worth­while read­ing for any fan of the Kate Daniels series.



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