Magic gifts is a free novella from the writing duo Ilona Andrews. The story is in Kate Daniels point of view. It is funny, wacky, and a bit haphazard. While I loved a lot of the dialog, the storyline its self was extremely weak. 
 My favorite parts involved anything with Ghastek *I would love to know more about him!* I also loved The Dude The fight scene between his Furriness and Dagfinn was entertaining as hell. 
 I love Ilona Andrews take on Vampires. A Master of the Dead piloting one is a mix of disgust, humor, and sick fascination. It's like watching a car wreck, you just can't look away. 
 The storyline was a 2 star for me. But between the innovation of the writers and the tickle my funnybone factor, I gave it 4 stars overall. 
 Cover & Title 
 This is a new thing for me. Usually I ignore the cover and title wanting the meat of the storyline. But, after some very heinous ones I now rate that as well. A title grabs your attention while a cover catches your eye. Between these two items you either gain a new reader or lose a potential one. This being a free novella it doesn't really apply, but I will give a rate anyway. 
 This is a badass cover. It's Awesome! 
 Title, how more appropriate can you get. Every book in this series has had the word Magic in it. & this being a Gift from our lovely writers, we have the title Magic Gifts! Perfection. 
 My point being, that the title and cover were extremely appropriate for this book. So why the hell when you have to purchase a book do Author's give us shit covers and titles? Hmmm? Thanks, diatribe complete! 
 Dear Ilona Andrews, 
 MORE GHASTEK, PLEASE!!! 
 & Thank you for the gift of Magic Gifts. I highly appreciate it! 
 Sincerely, 
 ~Erica