5 stars for Magic Bites (Kate Daniels book 1) by Ilona Andrews |《Reread》.
Recently, I re-watched a Chinese drama series titled "Go Ahead" |《以家人之名》. It features three families with no blood ties but the children, two boys and one girl, grow up together under the care and guidance of two dads. Fast forward some years; the three children have grown up. One of the boys falls in love with the girl. The reason he gave for wanting to be with her and to form their own family unit subsequently, is that he is exhausted from the family dramatic happenings and has run out of capacity on wanting to know other girls. He is just happy to live with what he is familiar with and be with this girl whom he has been calling sister since young.
This drama series brought to mind, my own reading situation. I think I have run out of capacity, at least for now, on the desire to explore new books. Lately it is getting worse. It is taking me forever to finish reading a new book. But then... give me an Urban Fantasy series that I have read before and loved, specifcially the Kate Daniels series, I will find every chance I have to read the book.
This also brought to my mind "The Price Is Right", a long-running American television show game where contestants guess the prices of products to win cash and prizes, currently hosted by Drew Carey. For me, it is the equivalent of "The Book is Right". Yes, having the right book makes such a big difference in whipping up my reading appetitie.
It is a mysterious thing that perhaps only avid readers can understand and relate. Revisiting an old series does not bore me, no matter how many times I have read it already. This is probably my third or fourth time reading Magic Bites. Yet, it still blows me away. I find it deeply enjoyable as I refresh my memory to live through the story once more through Kate's eyes. It is also a great pleasure to (re)discover the finer details which I may have overlooked in my earlier readings.
As a debut novel, this book is extraordinarily well written. The fact that I have already completed the entire series astounds me even more on the brillancy of the author in building Kate's world and crafting the story for book one.
Authors who differentiate themselves from the mediocre ones are those who plan way ahead and have an ace up their sleeves. In author Ilona Andrews' case, it is definitely many more aces. To date, I have yet to find another author who can match author Ilona in weaving an equally spectacular Urban Fantasy series. Indeed, Kate Daniels is one of a kind.
Next up is book two Magic Burns.
Publisher: Ace
Publication date: 29 Mar 2009
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Ilona Andrews invites you to experience the first novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series featuring the intriguing fantasy world of mercenary Kate Daniels…
When the magic is up, rogue mages cast their spells and monsters appear, while guns refuse to fire and cars fail to start. But then technology returns, and the magic recedes as unpredictably as it arose, leaving all kinds of paranormal problems in its wake.
Kate Daniels is a down-on-her-luck mercenary who makes her living cleaning up these magical problems. But when Kate’s guardian is murdered, her quest for justice draws her into a power struggle between two strong factions within Atlanta’s magic circles.
The Masters of the Dead, necromancers who can control vampires, and the Pack, a paramilitary clan of shapechangers, blame each other for a series of bizarre killings—and the death of Kate’s guardian may be part of the same mystery. Pressured by both sides to find the killer, Kate realizes she’s way out of her league—but she wouldn’t have it any other way…
*Blurb from Goodreads*
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