and when news broke that they were going to in fact devote an entire spin-off book to Andrea Nash, I was thrilled! Of course, when Ilona Andrews released the free ebook novella ‘ Magic Gifts’, which included an Andrea cameo (and brief explanation of just how wide a rift had formed between her and Raphael), I completely understood and respected Andrew’s need to hold-off on their story. I've been a big Andrea/Raphael shipper ever since reading their short romantic story in ‘Must Love Hellhounds’ and I was devastated by their falling out before battle in ‘ Magic Bleeds’. Like many fans, I was a little miffed that Raphael didn’t make an appearance in fifth ‘Kate Daniels’ instalment, ‘ Magic Slays’. and it’s just a testament to Ilona Andrews and the wonderful world of ‘ Kate Daniels’ that this book absolutely lived up to the hype. So it’s fair to say that by the time I cracked ‘Gunmetal Magic’ open, I had ridiculously high hopes. Reading glowing reviews had me salivating even more for Andrea and Raphael’s much-anticipated story. I have been waiting for this book for so long, and with each passing day that it didn’t arrive in the mail, my expectations grew to lofty heights. ‘Gunmetal Magic’ is a novel set in the ‘ Kate Daniels’ world from writing duo, Ilona Andrews. even if it means tangling with another God, and her ex-boyfriend in the process.

And the shapeshifters who were murdered meant something to Andrea, and she’s hell-bent on avenging their deaths. Dropped by the love of her life for choosing the wrong side of the battle, and facing pressure from beast king Curran to join the Pack, now Andrea Nash needs a good murder mystery investigation at ‘Cutting Edge’ to take her mind off things.Įxcept this murder mystery has taken place at a building site, owned by the very same Bouda prince who broke Andrea’s heart. She was kicked out of the Knights for being Beastkin.

especially when she met Bouda prince, Raphael, and felt love and acceptance for the first time in a long time.Īnd then a God came to rein hell on earth, and Andrea was forced to choose sides, and ended up on that second trip to hell and back. When Andrea befriended fellow knight, Kate Daniels, and became affiliated with the Pack and a different Clan Bouda by association, Andrea slowly found her feet with a different type of home. As a young Beastkin girl growing up in a sadistic Bouda clan that saw her beaten, repeatedly, and once set alight, Andrea and her mother narrowly escaped its clutches and she grew up to find solace in the Order of the Knights of Merciful Aid.įor a little while Andrea had a pack of her own making – maybe they didn’t know she was an ‘abomination’ Beastkin, but the Knights accepted her as a fighter and formidable weapon.

Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews