Magic Bites: Kate Daniels, Book 1

I'm usually a little wary of Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance books because so many of them are full of fluff but Magic Bites is pure steel! The plot is filled with twists and turns and lots of mystery. The ending leaves a feeling of closure, yet still has you wanting more! Kate, the main character is a strong female lead with issues and integrity. Ilona Andrew's Atlanta is unique and more than a little bit sinister.

So why did I give this book only 4 stars? The narration. Renee Raudman does do an excellent job narrating but she mispronounces a lot of words which made the narrative jarring. The most noticeable example being the way she said wolf. Woof.

I own all three audio books of this series and find them very enjoyable. There is a nice balance of action and character development and it's refreshing to see a tough heroine with other motivations than just being tough and catching the fancy of the lead male. That being said, the first audio book is the weakest of the lot. I was very surprised to hear the amount of mispronunciations throughout the book. It didn't make me hate the book or the narratior, just wonder if anyone bothered to edit it afterwards. Characterization and narration picks up in the next book and if you enjoyed Magic Bites at all I highly recommend the others as there is much more world building, plot development and most of the narration annoyances are hammered out.

I loved this series, if you like paranormal stories, with magic and all the wacky stuff in between, then you"ll love these 3 books..this is the first book of 3, and the main character Kate Daniels is a funny, kick your butt kind of girl, I loved her..
Renee Raudman narration is great through out all three book, she does a great job with all the characters..

I think for people who enjoy good urban fantasy such as Harry Dresden series would love this series. The characters/species are well developed, the world interesting, and the main character Kate is just superb as wise mouthing, tough swords woman who has a penchant for serious trouble. All the ingredients for a great story is there and Ilona Andrews cooked and made it into a great series. In the audio books Renee Raudman offers a great performace as Kate and stirs up our imagination!

I can't believe it took me this long to start this series. What was I thinking. Excited to get on to the next books. I've heard so many good things about this series and for some reason I just kept putting it off. This is a great start though. Most series have a rocky first book and so much is wasted on explaining that the reader has a hard time getting drawn into the world. Not this book. I was drawn in and the story and world building just flowed for me.

For once, a writer who doesn't need explicit, 5 page long sex scenes to sell a book.
I bought two books this time, the other book was an abysmal disappointment. There's some pretty descriptive gore-fits with the story, some nice humorous moments, and a damn good story.
I would've given it a triple 5 star except the narrator had a couple mispronounced words, a little distracting but not awful.
If the other books in this series are this good, I'll be a happy reader. Most books on this site have been pretty awful and a waste of credits.

I loved this book! The narrator is extremely adept at voices which makes it very enjoyable. The story itself draws you in, I just couldn't stop listening. What I liked best about it though was the mixture of magic/sci-fi with mystery. Also, the main character Kate reminds me of Stephanie Plum - a kick ass and take names version but one still stuck with all her inherent problems, tough love life and a strange ability to find herself in bad situations.

This ended up being a good series with a decent narrator with good inflection and consistent voice variation for different characters.The Series itself has a good plot and character development which continues and improves with each subsequent book better than the last! At first the whole mercenary/killer for hire seemed a bit "overdone", but as the plot develops you learn more about the main character's history and her training makes more sense. An enjoyable "listen"!

This is your basic urban fantasy with a tough, kick-ass heroine and better than average world-building. Recommended for fans of the series by Kim Harrison and Patricia Briggs, though this not quite as distinctive as either of those two. {Excellent for female readers who loved LOTR as girls and wished they could have a sword with a name, though.)

I'd give it four stars if the reader were more appropriate. For the first-person narration of a wise-cracking, seen-it-all Southern woman, they have picked a very earnest reader with a Great-Lakes accent. She makes Kate Daniels sound more naive and uncertain that the character is clearly meant to be by the author.

Yes, I love the story, Kate and all the characters.

Gee, there wasn't just one.

Kate

The part where Kate is remembering her guardian made me cry.