#ilona andrews books

[a-book-covered-in-cobwebs]

does anyone else keep reading books by the same author. like I'm constantly reading Ilona Andrews and have been going through all her book series for like the past 2 years!!

btw I highly recommend her if you enjoy urban fantasy/fantasy, banter, book boyfriends, and amazing female main characters!!

[books-in-a-storm]

June 2024 JOMP BPC: Day 24 Outdoors

[crimsoncold]

Kate Daniels fanart (from the series by Ilona Andrews) by @crimsoncold

Kate Daniels is the iconic protagonist of an action packed/somewhat darkly humorous urban fantasy series. Stubborn, tough, funny, and at times compellingly vulnerable she is a fanastic gateway to exploring the intricate fantasy world created by "Ilona Andrews" (a husband and wife team that has flourished in writing their unique blend of sci-fi and fantasy). Awesome side characters, great high stakes action and villains, detailed and unique fantasy setting, with a compelling slowburn nemeses to lovers arc. This is a long but well paced series and an incredibly satisfying read for any fans of urban fantasy.

[doctormichaelaquinn]

I'm rereading (listening) to Magic Bites and I forgot how much of an asshole Curran can be...like I just read the part where they go to confront Crest and it turns out he's not evil actually and Curran is like wow Kate what the fuck way to screw up you horrendous egomaniac...my brother in Christ there was literally a severed head on her lawn. Crest being behind it was YOUR theory! You and your pack convinced HER!

[all-about-books-baby]

Self care

[bangbangwhoa]

books I’ve read in 2023 📖 no. 074

Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews

Conlan looked at me, his face desperate. “Ice Age animals!”

[diangelosnico]

books i’ve (re)read ; Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews

If someone manages to obtain some of your blood, kill him and destroy the sample. At first it was a matter of survival. Later it became a matter of vengeance.

[mfred]

August Reading Wrap-up

August was a hard month. I only read 13 books. Perhaps surprisingly, when things get hard and I feel very stressed, I read less. I can't focus or concentrate enough to get into a book. Reading is a source of joy and comfort for me, so my inability to lose myself in a fictional world really makes things worse.

But on to the books:

I started the month strong with Ilona Andrew's Sanctuary (4 stars). It was a lot of fun going back to the Kate Daniels world, this time through the character of Roman, the dark god Chernobog's high priest. Then I rode that high for a little bit by re-reading a couple of Andrew's Innkeeper's Chronicles books. I only re-read a couple and not the whole series because at their worst, Andrews can get really expository and explainy, and I find them at their worst in those books.

On the romance front, I also did some re-reading of Megan O'Brien's The Ride series, which is just mid motorcycle romance. It's kinda where my brain was at-- mediocre, mindless entertainment. I also fit in S. Cole's The Fates We Tame, which should have been more emotionally impactful than it was (4 stars). And I trudged through Blaze by Lynn Raye Harris, which ended up being pretty slow and boring (3 stars).

And then I picked up the Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley and really shocked myself by not liking it that much. On the surface, it had everything I should have loved: time travel, intrigue, romance! But I found it to be more lit fic than speculative fiction, which is not my bag. The twists at the end weren't suprising and twisty, just kind of flat. I ended up giving it 4 stars for technical merit, but feelings-wise, it was more of a 3 star book.

I thought I finished off the month with a DNF, Lindsay King-Miller's The Z Word. I read the first few chapters, felt like I knew exactly how the book would end, and then decided to skip to the end to see if I was right. And I was. And I didn't like it.

But at the last moment (literally the night of August 31st) I said, fuck it, I'm reading P. Djèlí Clark's Ring Shout, which has languished on my TBR for years. Years! AND IT WAS AMAZING. 5 full stars! Horror, humor, great characterization, thrilling plot! It had everything! I laughed and cried and was grossed out in equal measure.

It's so awesome, what reading a good book can do.

[ataurusinabookshop]

Apple pie from Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews

Ingredients

For the Crust:

▢ 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

▢ 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

▢ 1/2 cup unsalted butter cold, cubed

▢ 1/2 cup shortening cold, cubed

▢ 6-8 tablespoons ice water

For the Filling:

▢ 8 cups apples I like ginger gold or granny smith, peeled, cored, sliced 1/4 inch thick

▢ 2 tablespoon lemon juice

▢ 3/4 cup granulated sugar

▢ 3 tablespoon all-purpose flour

▢ 1 teaspoon cinnamon

▢ 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

▢ 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

For the Topping:

▢ egg wash

▢ coarse sugar

Instructions

For the dough:

Mix the flour and salt together. Use a pastry cutter or forks to cut in the butter and shortening until mixture resembles pea-sized crumbs. Add the water one tablespoon at a time, stirring between each until dough starts to come together.

Press dough together, divide in two and then shape into a thick disks and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 30-60 minutes or up to 3 days.

For the Filling:

In a large bowl, mix the apple slices with lemon juice and the sugar, flour, and spices together. Place in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees with a rack in the lower third of the oven.

For Assembling:

Roll out one dough disc (leave the other one in the fridge) on a lightly floured surface into a 12-inch circle and transfer to a pie plate.

Place the apples in the dough, discarding the liquid in the bowl.

Roll out the remaining dough into a 12-inch circle. Place on top of the apples. Trim excess dough (if desired), pinch the edges of the dough together, and roll it under itself. Flute the edges. Make 5-6 slits in the top of the pie to allow steam to escape.

Brush the top of the pie with the egg wash and sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake for 45-55 minutes until golden. Place a pie shield on the pie after 25 minutes to prevent edges from getting too browned.

Let pie cool on a wire rack. It takes 2-4 hours for pie filling to set. Store leftovers in

[housebaylor]

[amalgamat1on]

Fiction Recommended by Family.

My sister introduced me to this author, which is apparently a penname for a married couple, Ilona Andrews. I both love and hate her for it. I love her because I've found another author that I would die on hill praising their world-building, wonderful cast of characters, and eccentrically intriguing plots. But, I hate her for the amount of sleep I've lost, and tiring workdays that I've had for weeks. Because it's definitely her fault, and not my lack of willpower...

[litandlifequotes]

For a time you can be alone and doing fine and never give a thought to living any other way and then you meet someone and suddenly you become lonely. It stabs at you, almost like a physical pain, and you feel both deprived and angry, deprived because you wish to be with that person and angry, because their absence brings you misery.

Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews

[books-in-a-storm]

July 2024 JOMPBPC: Day 8 The Sky

[crimsoncold]

Nevada Baylor fanart (from the Hidden Legacy series by Ilona Andrews) by @crimsoncold

The heroine of the first trilogy in the hidden legacy series one of my all time favorite urban fantasy/romance series from "Ilona Andrews" (pseudonym of GOAT husband and wife writing duo). Absolutely incredible detailed and unique world building (as always), fantastic plot + secondary characters + family dynamic, and the authors' characteristically engrossing action scenes and romance. Can't recommend it enough!

[wannabe-british-fangirl]

~ books read in 2023 ~

#19: Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews

The hot wind flung brown dust into Maud's face.

Rating: 5/5

[rachel-sylvan-author]

"Clean Sweep" by Ilona Andrews

Thank you @yayyyybooks for the rec! ❤️ I have had this on hold at my library for MONTHS!! Worth the wait. 😎