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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Gore, Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Torture, Attempted murder, Murder, War
Magic Slays
by Ilona Andrews
Book 5 in Kate Daniels
Kate and Curran are already a working power couple here, which makes the external threat hit harder. The romance is established, the banter is sharp, and the Atlanta magic-tech chaos keeps the book moving like a fight scene.
Goodreads 4.4/5 80,288 ratings
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Length308 pages
Series statusCompleted series
Spice3/5 · Animalistic / primal
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Established relationship
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium
- Animalistic / primal
- Adrenaline rush
- Possessive alpha
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- Banter
- Passionate / intense
- Comfort reread material
- Shifter alpha
- Found family
- Rough / primal
- Secretly soft
- Protective love interest
- Marking hickeys
- Possessive love interest
- Rough but consensual
- Possessive/protective
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Possessive
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
Fantasy promise
- Urban fantasy
- Forced proximity
- Big city / metropolis
- Shifters
- Fated mates
- Mythological
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- Vampires
- Survival romance
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Touch her and die
- Demons
- Gods/deities
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Adventurous
- Punchy
- Moderate
- General badass
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- Intense
- Witty
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Suspenseful
- Conversational
- Warrior/fighter
- Dark
- Immersive
- Humorous
- Banter-heavy
- Protect at all costs
- Page turner
- Morally complex
- No one is safe
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Different because
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Book details
- Length
- 308 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book