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From: Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: "Magic Claims (Kate Daniels: Wilmington Years) by Ilona Andrews
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 21:01:22 -0500
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On 9/13/2024 5:48 PM, Scott Dorsey 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

Sorry to hear that.  Is this your first Kate Daniels book ?

If so, back up and start with "Magic Bites (Kate Daniels)" by Ilona Andrews:
    https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Bites-Ilona-Andrews/dp/0441014895/

Or not, your choice.

I would complain to Ace about the lack of quality in the dead tree. 
They should replace it.  Baen has replaced two books for me in the last 
five years.

Lynn