Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3354 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 272 pages

Customer Reviews

Non-stop action, great storyline, wonderful characters
After reading "Bites" and getting captivated by both Kate and her magnetic attraction to trouble, I couldn't wait to read Magic Burns. Just to let you know how much fun this book was, I read it in four hours - every word threw itself at me relentlessly and the world just had to wait until I finished.

The action in Magic Burns keeps up the pace throughout the book, but not at the expense of plot development or losing touch with the main character, Kate. Kate is a dynamic, strong female character. (Rare these days, as this author hasn't created yet another fantasy-female type with body perfect who yearns to hand over her power and life to a fantasy-male type.) The story is complex and mysterious culminating to a war-scene ending that is reminiscent of a Lord of the Rings battle.

Note to Author: PLEASE give us a sequel soon!

My only caveat is this book should be read after its predecessor, Magic Bites, to understand the characters and references - but that is not a bad thing as you'll enjoy that one too! Great read - a "must buy."

Magic rules
I think that both books are fantastic and so readable, Ms Andrews has a great talent and I cannot wait for the next book. The details and descriptions of the surroundings, puts you there. There is also humour and many times have caught myself laughing out loud. The romance between Kate and Curren is bubbling nicely and hopefully will 'happen' in book three. Readable again and again.

I only have one issue with this book...
...it's so good that when I finished it I felt that I'd lost a part of me, and I can't wait for the next one to come out! In fact I was annoyed to read on the web that the next book (MAGIC STRIKES) is actually written, but we still have to wait until feb 2009 for it to be processed/bound etc. How annoying!

MAGIC BURNS is an amazing sequal to MAGIC BITES, Ilona Andrews has a way with words and with her charcters that makes them seem so real, original, and come alive out of the page. I cried at a few places, and when a book grabs me enough to make me feel the same emotions, pain and grief the characters may be going through, I always put it in my 'To Keep' pile.

Kate is the same independent, cool customer that she is in the first book.
The action scenes are fast and exciting, my only problem is that sometimes I read too fast and so miss things and have to go back a few pages. Well, not a great chore that really with a great book like this....

I agree with other reviews in that the romance does seem to be taking its time to work its way up to anything solid, however there were plenty of scenes filled with sexual tension (and not always with Curren) to keep me happy, and in somes way I think it will be a shame when Kate and Curren move from their sparring selves to something more. I love the lines they both come out with and the constant little moments where they fight for the upper hand over each other, both in power and in words. Needless to say Curren usually has the upper hand, but it's nice to see Kate try to beat him in a fight none the less :)

If you enjoyed Magic Bites then I would definitely recommend this book. The world that Kate lives in is explained in more detail, and even more hints are dropped about her powers and her bloodline. Can't wait for it all to be resolved!