Magic Rises (Kate Daniels, #6)

by Ilona Andrews

[booksandcats]

Well. I have to say I'm kind of not quite sure what I think about this book. So let me try and get my thoughts on this a bit more together.

On one hand: I love it. It's gripping and interesting and I wasn't able to put it down. I loved the new Characters, loved how Hugh was written, how I, as a reader, hated him, wanted Kate to beat him up and was at the same time quite intrigued by him. He has a lot of Potential as a kind of Anti-Hero. I loved the interactions he and Kate had, but I have to say I would never want them to be together as I've seen quite a few other reviewers ask for. He is interesting and he certainly challenges her, but let's face him. At this point his is an Ass, racist (don't know if that is the correct term here) against Shapeshifters, condescending and he is pretty much responsible for Aunt B's death .

On the other hand... there was so much emotional drama and it was just soooo much! I mean, I get it. I get why Curran did it and how it was set up and I actually think it was done well and resolved in a good manner. But damn... I feel like we get all the emotional drama that was so nicely kept out of the last five books pushed into this one. Oh, also I hate how Kate didn't have a final ending confrontation with the bitch (I forgot her name already lol). I get that you couldn't really do that because Kate would rip her apart in seconds but that short interaction at the final dinner was really not enough for my taste. She deserves more.

So... yeah. Still not sure. I love it, I still love the writing pair of Ilona Andrews, I love this story, but it was just so much emotional drama. I guess I am more ok with the Drama because it's not just Drama that comes from a misunderstanding and them not talking it out, but a serious set up and reasoning behind it. For me this is 3.5 stars, which is not bad but since this series was pretty much a solid 5 stars until this, it's a bit a let down. And I don't know why because I honestly loved the book and the story...