amyiw reviewed Small Magics by Ilona Andrews
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5 stars
So I read most of these before so they are rereads.
"A Questionable Client" I love Saiman and this is great.
"Retribution Clause" This is my least liked. It is Saiman's cousin Simone and the first time I read it, I liked it quite a bit but here it just dragged for me.
"Of Swine and Roses" Love this story even the second time around.
"Magic Tests." This was really good the first time I read it but kind of dragged here.
"Grace of Small Magics", This was a new one for me and I loved it and will have to digest and read again. Grace's family owes Nasaar's family a life debt that keeps getting passed on generation after generation. We are not sure about why Nasaar is how he is and if this is his whole family or just him. By the end we do know and feel …
So I read most of these before so they are rereads.
"A Questionable Client" I love Saiman and this is great.
"Retribution Clause" This is my least liked. It is Saiman's cousin Simone and the first time I read it, I liked it quite a bit but here it just dragged for me.
"Of Swine and Roses" Love this story even the second time around.
"Magic Tests." This was really good the first time I read it but kind of dragged here.
"Grace of Small Magics", This was a new one for me and I loved it and will have to digest and read again. Grace's family owes Nasaar's family a life debt that keeps getting passed on generation after generation. We are not sure about why Nasaar is how he is and if this is his whole family or just him. By the end we do know and feel for him and who he is now. I love this one.
Then there are a bunch of Curran POVs and they are always great.
Reread Nov 11, 2025
