Ilona Andrews has done it again with the 6th book in the Kate Daniels series. This book easily falls into one of the best books in the series, but as a whole the series is great so if you haven't started it yet, get on it! 
 Everything seems to have been pretty quiet for the past couple of months after Magic Slays. At the end of that book we were treated with a "gift" of flowers from Hugh so we know that he realizes who Kate is and the flowers are letting her know that he's waiting in the background. 
 Magic Rises starts out with Maddie, Julie's best friend, going through the change, but instead of a smooth transition, it looks as though she might go loup. Instead of having to kill her, Curran orders her sedated until they can get enough panacea to fix her. Panacea is the highly treasured medicine that can cure / prevent loupism, but it's very rare in the United States. It just so happens that Curran and Kate are offered a bodyguard job and the payment will be enough panacea to last the Pack for quite some time. Of course the reasons for the job, when laid out, seem strange and Kate and Currna fully expect ulterior motives for their appearance. For this job they have to go overseas to guard a pregnant shapeshifter from three packs who have their own interest in the babies she's carrying. What is in store for our alpha couple is really going to challenge them completely this time around. 
 First off, I like that we are traveling in this book. For every other book we've been in Atlanta with the Pack. It was interesting to go somewhere else and see other Packs and their structures. 
 Next, this book really puts the readers through a roller coaster of emotions. There's a lot going on behind the scenes and we don't always know what it is until right before the reveal. There were a lot of times I thought I knew what direction the book was going in only to have things twisted on me and taken in a completely different direction. Throughout all this, Curran and Kate's relationship is tested. There are those that would want to separate Kate and Curran and will do anything in their power to get this to happen. Kate, being "human", is seen as weaker by the other Packs and to test Curran's ability to lead they will push at Kate. It's very frustrating to read at times because we know Kate as anything but weak, but these people know nothing about her. 
 Also, (view spoiler)[this is Hugh's big entrance into the series, not counting Magic Strikes where he was only in the background. He was a wonderful foe for both Kate and Curran and I like that he will prove to be more menacing in books to come. I found his character / motivations really interesting. Even though I know he's evil and I would never want that for Kate, I still liked the page time he received and I'm excited to see where Ilona Andrews takes his character in the future. He seems to be on the fence about certain things (hide spoiler)] 
 It's difficult to really review this book without giving too much away. If you area fan of the series but have yet to read the book, read it now! You really need to experience it. 
 Of course now I'm faced with the same old problem. I've read the book too fast and can't wait until next year for the book 7! I think I'm due for a series re-read!