Ilona Andrews: Magic binds (2016)
328 pages
English language
Published Sept. 5, 2016
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 ... --
Kept expecting this one to fall apart, for some reason, but it held together. Definitely felt in places like short stories stitched together, but that worked for it, and worked within the overall arc. Good stuff.
3.5 stars.
Reading the whole series at once ... I think I kind of got sick of it. I am a little sad that I didn't like the last two books so much.
It's still a solid setting, with good characters. But I am waiting for the meta-plot to end now. Also one of my favorite characters hasn't made an appearance in the last 2 books. Hugh, who else.. I like the schizophreny of the father-daughter relationship where on the one hand they go out to dinner and then they fight a battle. Roland does seem to be proud of his wayward daughter but that does not keep him from aggravating her.
Also the series is suffering from too many characters that have each earned their place in the spotlights. But none of them really get to shine except for Kate and probably Curran.
Reading everything at once has another disadvantage. Certain …
Reading the whole series at once ... I think I kind of got sick of it. I am a little sad that I didn't like the last two books so much.
It's still a solid setting, with good characters. But I am waiting for the meta-plot to end now. Also one of my favorite characters hasn't made an appearance in the last 2 books. Hugh, who else.. I like the schizophreny of the father-daughter relationship where on the one hand they go out to dinner and then they fight a battle. Roland does seem to be proud of his wayward daughter but that does not keep him from aggravating her.
Also the series is suffering from too many characters that have each earned their place in the spotlights. But none of them really get to shine except for Kate and probably Curran.
Reading everything at once has another disadvantage. Certain details of previous plots or the setting are repeated over and over ... and over again. And at the same time because of the many short-stories and other pieces of short fiction strewn about I am missing seemingly important connections that have been made, are mentioned, but - puzzling me - not explained.
So I rated most of the previous books 4* mostly because while every single "monster of the month" was ok, the meta-plot was what truly appeared to be interesting. But now that it finally culminates ... I am tired of it.
So I may read the next one or I may not -.-
