Ilona Andrews

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Kate Daniels series comes a tale of darkness, desire, and werecats. Alpha Pack leader Jim Shrapshire has always been the strong, silent type. But something has come over him—a magic force currently residing in one of the Pack's headquarters. Were-tigress Dali Harimau has always wished she could get Jim's attention—but now he needs her help. Stricken with a magic-sickness, Jim needs Dali's flair for magic. And to save him, she must challenge a powerful, dark being to a battle of wits. Magic Dreams originally appeared in the anthology Hexed.

A Novella in the World of Kate Daniels

Magic Dreams

Sarah Escorsa

⚔ 
  The Grand IAA™ KD Buddy Rerererereread Extravaganza
 (GIAAKDBRE™), aka the yellow brick road to Magic Triumphs ⚔

Previous rating: 5 stars. 
New rating: 3.5 stars. Yes, this is a Despicably Low Rating (DLR™). No, my account hasn't been hacked by the Fluffy Siberian Bunnies (FSB™). Yet.

➽ 
  And the moral of this reread is
: shamelessly downrating an IA story for the first time in the entirety of my entire life I am. Because, although I love the Cool Japanese Stuff (CJS™) and Awesome Indonesian Stuff (AIS™) in this story, I have now read Kate Daniels 200+ a few times and can now fearlessly ascertain that:

① Notwithstanding her nifty Shodo magic tricks and funny vegetarian tiger antics, Dali Whiny Woe Is Me Harimau is a Premium Sick Love Puppy (PSLP™) and First Rate Pity Party Queen (FRPPQ™). Which I slightly dislike in female characters.

② Jim Shrapshire is a Selfish Asshole of the First Order (SAotFO™) who needs to be sacrificed to Roland in Magic Triumphs. In a most excruciating way, if possible.





[Original review from a couple of centuries ago]

Only a few days left before Magic Breaks is finally released and I’m definitely getting restless. As a desperate measure I’ve decided to get my hands on anything Kate Daniels related hence Magic Dreams. I didn’t know this short story was about Dali & Jim and I can’t say I was very excited at first. In the series Dali pretty much comes across as a clumsy nutcase and Jim is the very serious and paranoid head of security for the Pack… I didn’t expect to have much fun reading Magic Dreams. Well I was very wrong, this is a very fun, entertaining read!

I actually loved Dali as a narrative voice and it was great to see things from her perspective. Jim is definitely growing on me now and doesn’t seem to be the boring, ever serious alpha I thought he was. Nice! I really liked the interaction between Dali & him and it’s fun to see how different they are from the other couples in the series (Kate & Curran, Andrea & Raphael). 

A very fast-paced, entertaining read. Now I would love to read more about Dali & Jim, who would have thought?!

Becky

Utterly charming and a brilliant snippet for 2 faves

I adored this small adventure of Dali and Jim’s. Both characters I have been dying to see more of and I am so very pleased to see them have an adventure together. I can’t wait to see more of this pair.

Jo H

Dali, Dali, Dali! 

Dali to the rescue and she finally gets her heart's desire. 

So glad that this novella was included, it was great to find out more about my favorite White Tiger and my favorite Jaguar. Cats rule! As much as I have come to love Kate, Dali kinda owns me as like her I'm short, very shortsighted although not as much as her! and am as clumsy as you like. Also, she thinks she's not brave or beautiful when clearly she is. I agree with anyone who has said that they could read more about Dali and Jim. 

And, I can't speak to how realistic the various Asian mythologies (or any in fact) are in this series, but it was superb to read about something different in the UF world, especially given the setting of Atlanta which is incredibly ethnically varied.

Magic Dreams A Novella in the World of Kate Daniels

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