Magic Shifts

Magic Shifts is the latest book in Ilona Andrews' Kate Daniels series.

After breaking from life with the Pack, mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate- former Beast Lord Curran Lennart- are adjusting to a very different pace.  While they're thrilled to escape all the infighting, Kate and Curran know that separating from the Pack completely is a process that will take time.

But when they learn that their friend Eduardo has gone missing.  Kate and Curran shift their focus to investigate his disappearance.  Eduardo was a fellow member of the Mercenary Guild, so Kate knows the best place to start looking is at his most recent jobs.  As Kate and Curran dig further into the merc's business, they discover that the Guild has gone to hell and that Eduardo's assignments are connected in the most sinister way...

An ancient enemy has arisen, and Kate and Curran are the only ones who can stop it- before it takes their city apart piece by piece.

The Breakdown:
1. I really enjoy this series.  Andrews has the right combination of action, humor and romance in this series.  I love the strong characters and the relationships between them.  Plus, I really love the universe they have created in this series where magic and technology are constantly battling for supremacy in the world.  The waves that shift the world from magic ruled to tech ruled make for some interesting situations and complications.

2.  I love that this series takes place in my home town of Atlanta.  I like knowing exactly where things are that Andrews goes to in the books.  I enjoy the imaginary created with the changes caused by magic, and picturing how different things look in this version of Atlanta.

3.  Probably my favorite thing about this book is Kate and Curran's relationship.  I love that they were not a couple that had love at first site, in fact, it took several books for them to get together.  They continue to evolve as a couple, and are equals in the relationship.  They rely on each other both in battle physically and in life emotionally.

4. This book definitely has some pretty great moments, but my favorite was probably when many of the shapeshifters are gathered at Kate and Curran's and their enemy attacks them.  Curran gets to shock his normal people neighbors, Kate yells at Andrea for eating mystery meet, and Mahon and George have a shouting match.  It reminds me why I love Andrews characters so much.

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