Magic breaks our heroine ... I'm only going to give this book 2.5 stars. I love Ilona Andrews but am disappointed with their latest offering in the Kate Daniels series. Usually I enjoy my excursions into Kate's world but there was nothing really outstanding about this installment. The main plot conflict was a huge let-down for me. I didn't like this Kate at all. In my mind I was asking her 
 Disappointing elements: 
 Kate, Deus Ex Machina Curran Style, and the ending. 
 Something else that bothered me is that it seemed like the book switched genres on me. We were plodding along at a steady UF pace and then hung a hard right at PNR avenue. I was like: 
 What I did like: 
 Desandra loved her in this book. Definitely a new favorite side character. Her Attitude is like 
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 Right now I feel like 
 when it comes to long running series. It seems I always get to a point where I have to make a decision 
 and after choosing I end up asking: 
 ***in a slump***