Today’s post is on Magic Steals by Ilona Andrews. It is 83 pages long and is published by InterMix. It is 6.5 in the Kate Daniels series. The cover is dark with the main character in both her forms on it. The intended reader is someone who has read up the sixth book in series, likes urban fantasy, and fast plots. There is mild foul language, no sex, and violence in this short story. The story is told from first person perspective of Dali, the main character for this story. There Be Spoilers Ahead.
From the back of the book- Shapeshifting tigress Dali Harimau may be a powerful healer and magic user, but she’s far from what might be called “normal”. She dislikes the violence and bloodshed that are a way of life for most of her kind, even going so far as to become a vegetarian. The last thing she wants is trouble...
Jim Shrapshire is an original, hardcore badass. A jaguar shifter, he’s been tasked with keeping Atlanta’s Cat Clan in line, which he does with swift and lethal force when necessary. His only soft spot is for the petite Dali, whose kindness he calls upon when he is injured.
When Dali is approached by a desperate woman whose grandmother has vanished, Jim is concerned enough to help investigate. But what they find may just be the end of them—an enemy whose skill in the dark arts is matched only by their willingness to kill anyone in their way...
Magic Steals was originally published in the anthology Night Shift
Jim Shrapshire is an original, hardcore badass. A jaguar shifter, he’s been tasked with keeping Atlanta’s Cat Clan in line, which he does with swift and lethal force when necessary. His only soft spot is for the petite Dali, whose kindness he calls upon when he is injured.
When Dali is approached by a desperate woman whose grandmother has vanished, Jim is concerned enough to help investigate. But what they find may just be the end of them—an enemy whose skill in the dark arts is matched only by their willingness to kill anyone in their way...
Magic Steals was originally published in the anthology Night Shift
Review- Another great story from Andrews and this one follows a favorite side character. Dali is a white tiger and an intelligential, she does not do fighting or blood at all. But if you need something done with brain power, then she is your tiger. Jim is Curran’s right-hand man and he is very good with blood and not bad with brains. They have just really started getting serious and Jim wants more but Dali is being held back by her fears that she is not enough. But then the plot happens and everything gets serious with missing grandmothers and angry spirits. I felt sorry for the villain at the beginning of the story but at the end, she has been consumed by her hate and is nothing more than an evil spirit. Dali is great and I love watching her and Jim work their way to each other.
I give this short story a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library.
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