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From: ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>)
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Subject: Re: "Magic Claims (Kate Daniels: Wilmington Years) by Ilona Andrews
Date: 14 Sep 2024 04:41:51 GMT
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In article <vc2fg0$3vu$1@panix2.panix.com>,
Scott Dorsey <kludge@panix.com> wrote:
>In article <v3qt0t$15tjt$1@dont-email.me>,
>Lynn McGuire  <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
>>"Magic Claims (Kate Daniels: Wilmington Years) by Ilona Andrews
>> 
>>https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Claims-Kate-Daniels-Wilmington/dp/B0C4ZJSJTL/
>>
>>Book number two of a two book paranormal romance dark fantasy series. 
>>There are predecessor books, short stories, and successor books to the 
>>series also that is over twenty books long.  I read the well printed and 
>>well bound POD (print on demand) trade paperback published by NYLA 
>>Publishing in 2023 that I bought new on Amazon recently.  Note that 
>>“Ilona Andrews” is the pseudonym for a husband and wife writing team.  I 
>>will purchase successor books if they become available (hopefully).
>
>Given the recommendations in this newsgroup, I bought a copy of Andrews'
>_Diamond Fire_ and it feels like it just doesn't work.  It's trying to be
>a fantasy novel in a magical world, a classic romance story, and a mystery
>all at the same time.  Then all of a sudden it's trying to be a YA story to 
>appeal to teens.  As a mystery it is a total bust since the reader is
>never presented with the information needed to figure out who did it until
>it is announced.  So the concept didn't work well for me.
>
>Also... the print quality was really bad even by MMPB standards.  The print
>was grey, and the printing actually had jaggies.  How long has it been since
>anyone has seen visible jaggies in printing?  Someone needs a copy of Metafont.
>--scott
>

Hmm, I probably wouldn't start with a side-novella.  Also, Hidden Legacy
is a bit more romancey than Kate Daniels, so if you want a bit less of
that, start there.

But of course if it doesn't work for you, it doesn't.  I've bounced hard
off a number of books recommended here.
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