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A man dressed all in black and carrying a sword with long dark hair stands before a castle. Just behind him and to the left is a woman all in white with long white hair, weilding some kind of magic - there is a magic sphere between her hands
July 26, 2018

JOINT REVIEW: Iron & Magic by Ilona Andrews

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Recommended Readsjoint review / Kate Daniels world / Magic / Urban-Fantasy10 Comments

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Hugh d’Ambray, Preceptor of the Iron Dogs, Warlord of the Builder of Towers, served only one man. Now his immortal, nearly omnipotent master has cast him aside. Hugh is a shadow of the warrior he was, but when he learns that the Iron Dogs, soldiers who would follow him anywhere, ... more >

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March 22, 2016

What Janine is Reading: Kate Daniels, Part II

JanineA- Reviews / B Reviews / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews / Reading ListsAtlanta / Kate Daniels / Kate Daniels world / Magic / romantic-elements / shapeshifters / Urban-Fantasy / vampires26 Comments

A couple of weeks ago I blogged about my Kate Daniels reading streak, which I continue to chronicle here. SPOILERS AHEAD (But please try not to reveal too much about the books I haven’t yet read):   Magic Tests by Ilona Andrews This short story, found in the anthology An ... more >

March 2, 2016

What Janine is Reading: Kate Daniels Edition

JanineReading ListsAtlanta / Kate Daniels / Kate Daniels world / Magic / romantic-elements / shapeshifters / Urban-Fantasy / vampires33 Comments

Warning: As this post deals with older books I consider spoilers fair game. Recently I caught a bad cold and, since I was laid up in bed with little to do but read, I used this opportunity to catch up on the Kate Daniels series. I had previously read only ... more >

December 14, 2015

REVIEW: Magic Stars by Ilona Andrews

KaetrinB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsKate Daniels world / novella / Urban-Fantasy26 Comments

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Dear Ilona Andrews, Fans of your Kate Daniels series are rejoicing at the glad tidings that unto us a new novella is born, just in time for Christmas. Even better, it features just about everyone’s favourite secondary characters, Derek and Julie. At around 60 pages it is a short novella ... more >

January 28, 2015

REVIEW: Night Shift by Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews, Lisa Shearin, Milla Vane

JanineB- Reviews / Book Reviewsbarbarian / changeling / Kate Daniels / Kate Daniels world / magical powers / paranormal romance / POC author / Psy-Changeling Series / UF17 Comments

Dear Readers, Recently I finished Night Shift, an anthology by Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews, Lisa Shearin and Milla Vane (aka Meljean Brook). Here are mini-reviews of all four novellas: Secrets at Midnight by Nalini Singh The Psy/Changeling series has been going on so long that it sometimes treads what is ... more >

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