The Book
Book 1 in the Grey Wolf series
Genre: urban fantasy
About Magic Stars:
Source: Info in the About Magic Stars was taken from GoodReads at https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27794073-magic-stars on 20/12/2015.Scarred, solitary Derek Gaunt has separated from his Pack, and is truly a lone wolf. With no family he answers to no one; but is fiercely loyal to a chosen few. So, when several of those close to him are murdered, he’ll stop at nothing to hunt their killer through the magic-drenched streets of Atlanta.
Never one to be left on the sidelines, equally determined — some might say stubborn — Julie Lennart-Olsen soon joins in his pursuit; and what began as revenge turns into a race to save the city. Their search pits them against powers they never imagined and magic so old, it predates history. It may cost Derek his life, but there are things for which even he would risk everything.
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My Thoughts:
This is an offshoot from the famous Kate Daniels series. I am already an old Kate Daniels fan so Grey Wolf is an additional treat for me. I already know this author's voice and the world building and they are fantastic! And as usual, Ilona Andrews did not disappoint! I am not sure how this book would read to a reader who is new to this world...Great, I presume... But for me, it was a few hours of compact reading goodness! I am still riding from the high of that great reading experience so don't be surprised if this review is nothing but fan-girling praise. Having said that, it doesn't make what I said any less true! Specially the compelling story telling quality! Additionally, I just love wolves! Double "yey!" for me!
Empirical Evaluation:
Story telling quality = 5
Character development = 5
Story itself = 5
Ending = 5
World building = 5
Cover art = 5
Pace = 5
Plot = 5
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 cherries
Meet The Authors
Source: Info in the About Ilona Andrews was taken from GoodReads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21748.Ilona_Andrews on 20/12/2015.Ilona Andrews is the pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing team. author2sm“Ilona is a native-born Russian and Gordon is a former communications sergeant in the U.S. Army. Contrary to popular belief, Gordon was never an intelligence officer with a license to kill, and Ilona was never the mysterious Russian spy who seduced him. They met in college, in English Composition 101, where Ilona got a better grade. (Gordon is still sore about that.)
Gordon and Ilona currently reside in Oregon with their two children, three dogs and a cat. They have co-authored two series, the bestselling urban fantasy of Kate Daniels and romantic urban fantasy of The Edge.
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