07-08-2026, 12:54 PM
#42: Magic Mourns by Ilona Andrews. Kate’s former partner at the Order (the people you call if the police can’t help), Andrea, accompanied by the werehyena who is smitten with her, battles Fido, a regenerating, unkillable Cerberus and teams up with Thanatos to prevent a necromancer from stealing one of the golden apples of Hera. Yeah, I know that’s gobbledygook, but it was a decent story featuring a character who doesn’t particularly like magic and prefers relying on guns and muscles to defeat evil. The character development is entertaining: she follows the rules and lets a species-ist asshole (Ted) bully her around because he’s technically the boss. She’s clearly capable of kicking ass and has tremendous unused potential but is crippled by childhood trauma. In this story, she starts to make some breakthroughs and I hope they continue. I seriously want to read the moment when she tells Ted exactly where he can shove his prejudices.
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