Magic Binds

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

Mercenary Kate Daniels knows all too well that magic in post-Shift Atlanta is a dangerous business. But nothing she’s faced could have prepared her for this…

Kate and the former Beast Lord Curran Lennart are finally making their relationship official. But there are some steep obstacles standing in the way of their walk to the altar…

Kate’s father, Roland, has kidnapped the demigod Saiman and is slowly bleeding him dry in his never-ending bid for power. A Witch Oracle has predicted that if Kate marries the man she loves, Atlanta will burn and she will lose him forever. And the only person Kate can ask for help is long dead.

The odds are impossible. The future is grim. But Kate Daniels has never been one to play by the rules…

The Breakdown:
1. I really enjoy this series.  Andrews, who is a husband and wife writing duo, do a great job in keeping it fresh and entertaining.  Andrews, also, does a fantastic job of making Kate and Curran's relationship a partnership between them. Plus the supporting characters, both friend and enemy are always interesting and complex characters.

2. I loved that this book really dealt a lot with the complexity that is Kate's father, Roland.  On the one hand, he wants to be a father to Kate, but then there is the drive to be the most powerful and control everything.  It is interesting to watch him want to please Kate and at the same time try bring her to submission. He has a very skewed outlook on humanity in general.

3. Oh, and in this book Andrews finally reveals who/what Christopher is and how he came to have his mind broken.  It is a crazy story, so of course, I loved it.

4. Kate is really struggling with her power/claiming of Atlanta.  She turns to an old enemy to help with that and help her defeat her father.  It makes for an interesting relationship, and I can't wait to see how is progress in the next books.

5.  Then there was the moment I have been waiting for, Kate and Curran's wedding.  It suited them so perfectly. I definitely ship them so hard.  Plus the bombshell at the end has me dying for the next book.

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