Magic Gifts [Dramatized Adaptation]

Kate Daniels [Dramatized Adaptation] #5.5

by Ilona Andrews, Nora Sofyan (Narrator), R.J. Bayley (reader)

It isn’t often that Kate Daniels and the Beast Lord Curran get to take a break from protecting their pack and enjoy some time for themselves. So when Curran offers Kate a romantic dinner in town, there’s no way she’s going to pass.

But their quiet night doesn’t stay quiet for long. The trouble starts with a necromancer dying at a nearby table, continues with bloodthirsty vampires crashing though the windows, and ends with more blood on the walls than any dining establishment needs.

Pulled into a deadly game neither wants to play, Kate and Curran find themselves dealing with the vile undead and tolerating a clan of maniacal, hard partying Vikings while desperately trying to save the life of an innocent child...

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Audiobook, Vampires, Magic, Romance, Paranormal

Audio CD

Published May 13, 2024

About the author

Ilona Andrews is the pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing team. Ilona is a native-born Russian and Gordon is a former communications sergeant in the U.S. Army. Contrary to popular belief, Gordon was never an intelligence officer with a license to kill, and Ilona was never the mysterious Russian spy who seduced him. They met in college, in English Composition 101, where Ilona got a better grade. (Gordon is still sore about that.)

Gordon and Ilona currently reside in Oregon with their two children, three dogs and a cat. They have co-authored two series, the bestselling urban fantasy of Kate Daniels and romantic urban fantasy of The Edge.

Reviews

[Daisy Delfin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adore the Graphicaudio books.

This one is a short story and a short audiobook. I enjoyed it very much, and want to reread all Kate Daniels book I've listen to until now.

[h o l l i s · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved the beginning for the Kate and Curran sweetness, loved the end for the happily ever after, and loved the epilogue for the delicious vengeance. Per my review I had a better time with this one in physical form but I'll admit on audio I sorta tuned out for some of the mini adventure.. mainly because Ghastek kept annoying me.

3.5 stars

[steph · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 stars. I need book 6 ASAP 🤭

[Sophia · Rating 4 out of 5]

As I progress through my re-read of the series in audio version, I was delighted to discover that the Graphic Audio versions have progressed beyond the point I'm at to the Magic Gifts novella which was unavailable to me in regular audio. Getting a full cast with sounds effects experience sure takes a satisfying series up a few more notches.

Magic Gifts tells a story running side by side with Gunmetal Magic about Kate and Curran's adventures during Andrea's investigation. Either can be read first.

Kate and Curran go on a date and it is interrupted by loose vampires and a death caused by a vicious magical object which later is attached to a young boy. Kate and Curran work against the clock to find a way to safely remove the magical necklace. Their path leads them to unexpected places and a series of dangerous encounters. Loved the Neo-Viking scene.

The snappy dialogue, sizzling chemistry between Kate and Curran and the entertaining, gritty action made this a solid entry in the series.

[Zen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love these

[Kat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basic Plot: Kate seeks to save a little boy from a deadly artifact.

The novella's events run side-by-side with some of the events from Gunmetal Magic, so not all events included make sense out of that context, but since that book hasn't been produced by Graphic Audio yet, they do a pretty good job of getting the story to stand on its own. It also explains an important event that happens to influence later events of the Kate Daniels series, making it fairly necessary reading, even though the important events are actually NOT the main plot of the story. Fans will like it, but they will understand what's going on, whereas non-fans will be utterly lost.

[ROMEOISNOTFUNNY · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short sweet light with action and humour. Loving steam, no smut, bad ass strong FMC and her strong MMC mate.
I even get to hear some new mythology!
I loved it!
4.9 stars

[Silver James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Magic Gifts Dramatized Adaption 2025: Still a fun side quest in the series.

2024: Another well-done full-cast adaptation of the book. Lots of fun to listen to. I've reviewed other editions of this book/series so many times, it feel a little reduntant to get into all the details. It's enough for me to say I thoroughly enjoyed this version.

[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

I Give this Book a 3.5-4/5 Star Rating, Listing as 4.

*Audiobook Review at Bottom
Cliffhanger(?): Not really for this one.
Relationship Type: MF
Heat: 1(?)/5
Romance: 3.5/5
Pacing: Mid
Drama: 3/5
Suspense: 3-3.5/5

Overall: 4.5/5, Listing as 4.
Story: 3.5-4/5
Performance: 5/5
Narrators: Graphic Audio Cast

Tears got shed in this one, this was a good novella.
Cast did wonderful, especially for the little boy.
Jumping into the next Book.

[Kristina · Rating 5 out of 5]

See review for Magic Bites Dramatized Adaptation or for the original of the book!

220824-230824 (audio, Storytel)

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am doing a re-read of the this series, but through Graphic Audio. I am not sure how I ended up out of order, but I did listen to this one prior to book 5 instead of after. I still love them though.

[Emma Knights · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just a short novella that has some other loose ends that you need to read other novellas to catch up on before going back into the main series.

[Curly's Ramblings · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great edition to the series. The dramatized version really brought the story to life. The narrators did a great job.

[MELISSA · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great short read as Kate Daniels’ world of magic and tech keeps deepening and expanding. Love all the characters.

GraphicAudio gives a punch to the whole read.

[EveAngelyne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute little side quest - from skimming the premise I genuinely thought this would be a vacation for Curran and Kate. I was sincerely wrong lol. All the same, very enjoyable and action packed

[Carrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Liked having a novella mini-adventure for Kate and Curran.

[Tiffany · Rating 5 out of 5]

The more I listen to the graphic audio of this series, the more I love it. The audio narration is great, and I absolutely love Kate and Curran. A "short" story, but another great adventure.

[Cel · Rating 5 out of 5]

At this point, of course 5 stars.

[SHANNON YOUNG · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this GraphicAudio dramatized adaptation. The narration and sound effects were very entertaining.

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Book 67 for Amazing Readathon 2024

[Amanda Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ll just be over here not so patiently waiting for the next book to release in GA

[Laurenda · Rating 5 out of 5]

No surprise. LOVED it.

[Ada · Rating 4 out of 5]

***donderdag 30 mei 2024***
⭐️4 - I liked it
Narrators: Nora Sofyan as Kate Daniels, Michael Glenn as Curran, Chris Davenport as Ghastek, Rob McFadyen as Dagfinn, KenYatta Rogers as Jim, Emlyn McFarland as Andrea, Joey Sourlis as Ragnvald, and RJ Bayley as Hakon. Also with Terence Aselford, Omar Smith, James J. Johnson, David M. Jourdan, Evan Casey, Kelly Baskin, Bradley Foster Smith, Andy Brownstein, Sarah Ruth Thomas, Elizabeth Jernigan, Anthony Palmini, Matthew Pauli, Donald Guzzi, Joe Mallon, Robb Moreira, Marni Penning, Nhea Durousseau, Rana Kay, K’lai Rivera, Taylor Coan, and Steve Wannall
Perfect for when you hurt your back and can't move much...

Besides that I like the 'monster of the week' feeling of this one.

[Mel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m beyond thrilled that we’re getting many of the novellas from the Kate Daniels series dramatized by Graphic Audio. I read Magic Gifts a long time ago and had forgotten nearly everything about it. It was never released in audio format (until now), so I skipped over it in rereads. Won’t be skipping this in future rereads. They really nailed the casting for this series and the Viking stuff is both fun and hilarious.

Magic Gifts takes place during Andrea and Raphael’s book, Gunmetal Magic. Here’s hoping it gets the Graphic Audio treatment as well.

[Tana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think I am addicted to Graphic Audio! This short story was so much more fun in Graphic Audio format. I had to giggle a little at the interaction between Kate and Curran especially when Curran is growling at the little boy that everything will be okay and Kate tells him to tone it down because he is probably scaring the boy more with his growling.

[Lori · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is so much action packed into this short story! Just like any book by Ilona Andrews this has all of the world building, character development, weird creatures, hilarious banter, and intriguing plot that keep me wanting more. This Graphic Audio production adds multicast narration and sound effects. Highly recommend!!

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Somehow I never read this one originally, even though I thought I was all caught up on anything Kate Daniels related. So it was a nice surprise to listen to this version.