Morsure magique
Ratings101
Average rating3.6
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Ratings101
Average rating3.6
« Splendide... Un livre d’urban fantasy avant gardiste avec une parfaite dose d’humour. Les livres de Ilona Andrews sont la garantie d’un bon moment de lecture. » Patricia Briggs , #1 New York Times bestselling author « Une des meilleures séries d’Urban Fantasy. » RT Book Reviews « Ce premier tome est un pur régal du début à la fin et je peux affirmer sans me tromper que c’est sans doute le meilleur livre de Bit-Lit que j’ai lu à ce jour. » Karen, Au boudoir écarlate Atlanta pourrait être une ville charmante s’il n’y avait pas la magie... Lors d’une vague magique, les mages lancent leurs sorts, des monstres apparaissent, les armes à feu cessent de fonctionner et les voitures ne démarrent plus. Puis la technologie reprend le dessus et la vague magique se retire aussi vite qu’elle est arrivée en laissant derrière elle toutes sortes de problèmes paranormaux. Kate Daniels est une mercenaire de la magie chargée de régler ces problèmes. Mais quand son tuteur est assassiné, sa soif de justice va la mener au cœur d’une confrontation entre les Nécromanciens et les Changeformes d’Atlanta. Les deux clans se tiennent mutuellement pour responsables d’une série de meurtres que Kate va devoir élucider. Et même si elle a conscience que cette mission dépasse ses compétences cela lui convient parfaitement.
Series
10 primary books23 released booksKate Daniels is a 22-book series with 10 primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Ilona Andrews, Charlaine Harris, and 5 others.
Series
5 primary books12 released booksWorld of Kate Daniels is a 12-book series with 5 primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews, and 2 others.
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CAWPILE Breakdown:
Characters: 5
Atmosphere: 9
Writing: 7
Plot: 6
Intrigue: 8
Logic: 6
Enjoyment: 9
A lot of people recommend this series and I was a little hesitant after the disappointment of Moon Called but this book was pleasantly surprising. Kate is a great main character who has so much sass and a mouth that can get her in trouble. I also loved the idea of magic in this book with the aspect of it coming and going. You have to always be prepared for the world to change in an instant. I'm super curious to see what else Kate gets up to in future books.
My second book in the paranormal/vampire romance genre. I tried 2 other books in the genre (Guilty pleasures, The Hollows) and they were also disappointments.
This books starts much more promising then Guilty Pleasure's vampire strip club first scene. The heroine is a kick ass girl, much like Anita Blake, but she is mourning the lost of her friend and town's Knight Protector Gabriel (?)
The thing i didn't like about the book was the poor quality of writing. Every person she meets has their clothes briefly described. “So I went to the police, the clerk was wearing a white shirt and blue jeans. I asked him for information... On the way to the chief of police, a women in dark skirt and yellow shirt greeted me. The chief was a short fat men, wearing...“
She goes to the “police station”, or equivalent law agency, to ask information about her friend who died. It is a place who she scorns because even though she wants to fight evil, she is a free spirit (aka, vigilante).
They somewhat know about her, that she is a capable monster killing mercenary or something. But when she asks if she can investigate her friend's death, they not only agree with this (she is still just a civilian), but they give her an office and everything.
The protagonist also feels like an anti social, xenophobic, misandrist (dislike of men) idiot. I'm pretty sure it wasn't the author's intention, but in the scene she meets the police chief, she immediately dislikes him for
1) being a man
2) being short and fat
3) being a Texan
The chief barely gave any indication of being the stereotypical neanderthal one could expect, but I understood the intention.
Read 1:29/09:06 16%
I think this book had a massive case of overhyping, and I expected better than what I got. This world is exciting, and an intriguing concept, but the characters fell flat. I can easily see it getting better, but this book was not exceptional.
Originally posted at rebeccasreadingcorner.blog.
