Magic Rises, Ilona Andrews

Magic Rises, Ilona Andrews

Atlanta is a city plagued by magical problems. Kate Daniels will fight to solve them—no matter the cost.

Mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate, Curran, the Beast Lord, are struggling to solve a heartbreaking crisis. Unable to control their beasts, many of the Pack’s shapeshifting children fail to survive to adulthood. While there is a medicine that can help, the secret to its making is closely guarded by the European packs, and there’s little available in Atlanta.

Kate can’t bear to watch innocents suffer, but the solution she and Curran have found threatens to be even more painful. The European shapeshifters who once outmaneuvered the Beast Lord have asked him to arbitrate a dispute—and they’ll pay him in medicine. With the young people’s survival and the Pack’s future at stake, Kate and Curran know they must accept the offer—but they have little doubt that they’re heading straight into a trap…

This was me after reading Rises. I'm still emotionally fragile about it : I can read passages (like, the last third), but not the whole book.

Let me explain : the first person narrative make us connect with the characters. It's understandable : if we didn't want to get to know them, we wouldn't read the books.
Here, it's so awesomely made, we can feel what Kate feels. And this book, my friends, is not a happy one for her. She's... Mistreated, to be kind, by everyone. She's exhausted, she's alone, she's scared, basically, she hurts. And I was hurt with her, was confused with her, cried for her at some points.

Curran... He made me throw the book. Really. What an ass. I understand why he did what he did, but sh*t. I wish Kate would have head-butted him. I sure wanted to. I won't go further, because I might swear and be rude.

The end... Is perfect. It healed my heart. We lose a character I love, but I think she died the way she would have wanted to. The very end had me giggling hysterically and crying a little. I'll let you discover why.

Some quotes :

- “Would you care for something to drink?”
“Is it poisoned?”
“It’s Saturday,” I said. “We only serve poison during the week.” 

- “Curran's whore comes to visit us," Jarek said in accented English.
The three men laughed as if on cue. I glanced at Mahon. "You really shouldn't let him talk to you like that.” 

-“Outside the windows the day was bright: golden sunshine, blue sky, pleasant wind...I wanted to punch the happy day in the face, grab it by the hair, and beat it until it told me what the hell it was so happy about.”


Pas de résumé, et pas de citations, mais voici mon avis de toutes façons !

(Donnez moi un moment pour gérer!!)

Voilà, ça c'est moi après la lecture de Rises. Je suis toujours émotionnellement fragile avec ce livre ; je peux lire des passages (genre, le dernier tiers), mais pas la livre en entier.

Je vais essayer d'expliquer : il est écrit à la première personne, pour nous aider à nous identifier aux personnages. C'est logique : si on n'aime ou ne comprend pas les personnages, il n'y a aucune chance pour qu'on accroche à une série.
Dans Rises, c'est tellement bien fait qu'on ressent tout comme Kate le ressent. Et je vous assure que ce bouquin n'est pas un bouquin joyeux. Kate en prend plein la gueule, de la part de tout le monde. Elle est fatiguée, elle est seule, elle a peur, elle a mal (mentalement et physiquement). Et ça, je l'ai ressenti aussi : j'avais mal avec elle, j'étais aussi confuse qu'elle l'était, et j'ai même pleuré pour elle à certains passages.

(C'en est trop !)

 

Curran... Il m'a fait balancer le livre. Pour de vrai. Quel connard. Je comprend pourquoi il a fait ce qu'il a fait, mais m*rde. J'aurai voulu que Kate lui mette un coup de boule. J'en avais envie, moi. Je ne vais pas en dire plus, parce que je pourrais devenir vulgaire.

 

 

La fin... Est parfaite. Elle m'a aidée à surmonter le reste du livre. On perd un personnage que j'adore, mais je pense qu'elle s'en va de la façon qu'elle aurait voulue.

La toute fin m'a fait rire comme une petite fille, et verser une petite larme. Je vous laisse découvrir pourquoi.