Magic Rises discussion

If you have not read Magic Rises, beware there are ***************************************************** SPOILERS AHEAD.************************************** I am a HUGE fan of the Katie Daniels series. So of course I was super excited on July 30 when Magic Rises was waiting for me in my Kindle. I absolutely loved the book, but I'll admitted I haven't cried so hard in a long time. Since then, I have re-read all the rest of the Katie Daniels series seven or eight times, but I just couldn't bring myself to read Magic Rises again. Yesterday, I finally decided that it's a great book and I needed to re-read it. When I got towards the end when Aunt Bea died, I'm pretty sure I cried harder than I did the first time. My nine year old daughter was in the room with me and she went and got her dad, because she couldn't understand why her mother was sobbing hysterically. My boyfriend came in the room and asked me what was wrong, I sobbed," Aunt Bea!", he looked at our daughter and said, "It's okay, your mom's just crazy." (I talked to him for a week after reading the first book, until he told me stop talking abut it.) Now after I calmed down, I thought to myself, I'm not really crazy. But I think I am personally invested in these characters. I had visions of Aunt Bea holding her first grandchild and Andrea complaining and thinking about filing kidnapping charges. I read a lot of Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance series and sometime things don't go the way I think they should. Almost all the time the authors ideas are way better than anything I would have thought of and make for a way better story, which is why I'm a reader not a writer. I don't want anyone to think I'm complaining, I LOVED the book, I was just deeply affected by this death. And if that makes me crazy, then I guess I'll just have to be crazy and proud of it.

"Almost all the time the authors ideas are way better than anything I would have thought of and make for a way better story, which is why I'm a reader not a writer."
Her death affected me too. This was a hard story to read especially Aunt Bea's death. Even the end felt like the rug just ripped from them. It felt like one blow after another and then FINALLY a glimmer of hope!!! So yeah, I felt the devestation of the fight scene especially the helplessness since poor Kate was totally broken and too far away to do anything. But I gave it to the hands of the authors and had faith that they would take me where I want to be. yes, it will be sad to not have Bea around. It will change the dynamics of the clans. But change is part of life. If there had been something else happening, it would not have felt REAL. and dare I say, our attention would not continue. We would no longer love Kate as much as we do.

i absolutely love this series and have a soft spot for Aunt Bea. But her death didn't hit me that hard, mostly i was just surprised they kill her off!

I too was upset by Aunt Bea's death. My mouth just kind of gaped open. I read a lot of these books back to back, and it seems forever between them. I wish they would write them quicker :)

Me too Joe. They are coming out with a new series in addition the Clean Sweep print. Crossing fingers

I agree that it feels like forever in between books. I just hope it never ends. I want to read about their children and their grandchildren! I also love the "edge" series. They managed to surprise me with yet another "world" i fell in love with!

You are definitely not crazy. When I got Magic Rises, I read it straight for 3 months. I couldn't move onto another book. My brand new book is now in pieces and in need of replacement. :D

I completely understand. Aunt Bea's death was a real surprise and that they made her suffer was especially difficult. I didn't cry because I kept hoping that is was some type of illusion. I have cried over characters before and it is really embarassing when I do it while sneaking to read at work. I can't tell you how many times I have been running around the house shouting NO! and sobbing like an idiot for characters in books.

The Kate Daniels series is great to have read and re-read again. I did not like that Aunt Bea was killed off; but I think this was to have possibly set off another series to coincide the Kate's series, but one that would be one her friend Andrea. When you read as much as we all do, you just get personally attached to these characters (like they are part of your family); I know that sounds crazy.

Not crazy at all Alan. I sure mourn my favorite characters as if they were real!

Thanks Eva!

there were parts of this series that made me feel similarly but not the death of Aunt Bea for some reason. i do this all the time to my husband. more so with the Dresden Series. i don't know how often the words, "BUT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND HE'S THE WINTER KNIGHT!! THIS IS HUGE!" have been uttered/yelled in my home.