But being with Curran means telling him about her ancestry, because as she says in the narrative, 'You can't smelt happiness from a lie. For the first time in her life she is truly, deeply in love. In the middle of this chaos she must decide if she should take that one vital step forward, bridging the distance between her and Beast Lord. It very clear just how far she has to go in learning her powers and she has no time to do it. Kate has to stand against her bloodline and probably die, or run, abandoning everyone she cares about, and live to fight another day. This enemy has no mercy, no compassion, and no weakness. Kate would have preferred facing anything else, a mythical monster, a legend, a god, but no, her opponent is much, much worse. The City Eater has centuries of experience, commanding the forces of nature and deadly disease. Kate knows she is outclassed and underpowered. Kate's opponent has been called the City Eater, and the moniker is well deserved. In so many ways, this is a fight or flight book.

She loses everything and her world will never be the same. Well, the consequences arrive and smash her life to pieces. When Kate shattered the blood sword during Midnight Games, she knew there would be consequences. The enemy Kate faces in this book is the most powerful we've written to date. MAGIC BLEEDS is one of those pivotal books that can either make or break the series.

Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews