Your rating:
From award-winning author, Ilona Andrews, an all-new novel set in the New York Times #1 bestselling Kate Daniels World and featuring Julie Lennart-Olsen, Kate and Curran's ward. Atlanta was always a dangerous city. Now, as waves of magic and technology compete for supremacy, it’s a place caught in a slow apocalypse, where monsters spawn among the crumbling skyscrapers and supernatural factions struggle for power and survival. Eight years ago, Julie Lennart left Atlanta to find out who she was. Now she’s back with a new face, a new magic, and a new name—Aurelia Ryder—drawn by the urgent need to protect the family she left behind. An ancient power is stalking her adopted mother, Kate Daniels, an enemy unlike any other, and a string of horrifying murders is its opening gambit. If Aurelia’s true identity is discovered, those closest to her will die. So her plan is simple: get in, solve the murders, prevent the prophecy from being fulfilled, and get out without being recognized. She expected danger, but she never anticipated that the only man she’d ever loved could threaten everything. One small misstep could lead to disaster. But for Aurelia, facing disaster is easy; it’s relationships that are hard.
No posts yet
Kick off the convo with a theory, question, musing, or update
Your rating:
I was curious to see how this novel was going to play out. I loved that the premise of this story involves Julie, now an adult with a new look, fully in control of her powers and the ones she got from Kate, and the fact that Julie hasn't seen her adopted family in 8 years...WILD.
Despite these changes I was super glad that this novel keeps true to Julie's voice. Despite her transformation Julie is still very much in love with Derek, despite her inner monologue saying she's not.
Derek also has his own transformation in this novel as well! Like Julie he's done his own soul searching and moved away from home. Although what exactly lead him to move was not revealed in this installment.
Although I overall enjoyed this book, I am a little confused about the plot. The reason Julie comes to Atlanta is to protect Kate from a new big bad, but this novel spends a majority of the time having Julie solve the murder of a pastor, who Derek had a close relationship with. Although she does fight the big bad, I was kind of confused why that arc was not connected to the murdered pastor arc. Unless I'm missing something.