Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews

Ace, 2011
ISBN: 0441020429
Available: paperback and multiformat digital

The fifth book in the Kate Daniels’ series has hit streets and readers want to know: Can Kate adjust to her new life as female alpha of the pack and mate to the Beast Lord (a werelion) of Atlanta? And after fighting gods, rabid werewolves and family, where can Andrews take readers now?

In Magic Slays Kate, trying to establish her own merch/PI business after quitting the Order of the Merciful Aid when she found out about their anti-supernatural stance, takes a case to find a lost inventor and a lost machine from the Red Guard (and elite group of ex-military and ex-cop merchs) instead Kate finds out disturbing details about her own past that make her question her relationship with Curran, when she’s not too busy trying to find out why vampires and werecritters are going rogue, wards to keep bridge trolls from rampaging are vanishing, and why no one knows what the missing invention did.

Despite Kate finally jumping into real personal connections Andrews keeps true to both the action-packed reputation of the series, and Kate’s combination of total combat prowess, but completely scarred emotions. Readers will be pleased to find that love doesn’t magically make either Curran or Kate completely open and trusting people and their lives without self-induced complications. Andrews’ prose sizzles and her plots keeps readers glued to the pages. Highly recommended for public collections as a representation of some of the best writing modern UF has to offer.

Contains: sex, violence, language