This point as been building up from the very beginning of the series. Roland. He's been such a constant in Kate's life and now it's time for the showdown. We knew after the events in Magic Rises with Hugh that Kate's time of hiding had run out. 
 Magic Breaks starts a few months after the events in Magic Rises. There's a Roland shaped cloud hovering over Kate, but business has to go forward as usual. Curran has been called away on business so Kate is tasked with sitting in on the Conclave (meeting between the Pack and the People). Ready to get the night over with, Kate goes, only of course things don't quite go as planned and the a Pack member is accused of killing a Master of the Dead. The Pack must pull it's resources to find out if the allegations are true in order to avoid an all out war with the People. When Hugh D'Ambray shows up Kate is certain that nothing is going to be easy about getting out of this one. 
 Magic Breaks resolves the main story arc of the series that's been building for seven books now. It reads very much like the end of the series, but I was happy when Ilona Andrews announced that the series would be extended past Magic Breaks. It's a good thing because along with tying up a few story threads it also starts a few that have quite an impact in the Kate Daniels world and I'm glad that we'll get to explore those developments in future books. 
 Magic Breaks both was a was not what I was expecting. I think this is a good thing in that why would I want to read a book where I knew exactly how everything would play out? Ilona Andrews definitely threw in some major twists and turns, most of which surround the final confrontation with Roland. It's very difficult to say much because I don't want to give anything away. I liked going into this book and being pleasantly surprised by the outcome. I think, rather than writing it the way we all suppose it should be, the way Magic Breaks turns out makes things all the more interesting for the future. 
 I flew through this book. Like Magic Rises, it's left me thinking about things long after closing the back cover and I'm eager to start a re-read. Try as they might I think the series is much more enjoyable if started from the beginning. I think to really appreciate how far Kate has come you need to see where it started. I highly recommend this series to any / everyone. It's a very well written series. I'm now faced with the sadness of waiting another year until Magic Shifts. They are always well worth the wait.