First read review: 4 stars
Second read review: 4,25 stars

Second read review:

Reading my first read review, wow the secondhand embarrassment is pretty real, lol.

So, things that I appreciate or notice during the re-read (warning, I'll write some spoilers too):
1. The writing quality have a huge improvement compared to Magic Bites. I can relate more to the characters, especially Kate. Her background also get revealed bit by bit
2. In the first read I got annoyed by Julie. While in the re-read, sigh, Julie is a child, a teenager to be exact. Teenager supposed to be annoying. Heck, I find myself irritated more toward Red compared to Julie. Julie is a brat, yes, but she was lost and Red manipulate her. I wholeheartedly support Kate to kill Red if they cross path again
3. I find that the part when Julie f

ound out that her mother get eaten by the sea demon, the scene feel anticlimatic. Is it happen off screen? Since the disappearance of Julie's mother is the driving force that make the story unfold, I'm kinda disappointed with the way IA write about Julie's mother demise

4. I feel like Bran can be a hard contender for Curran in order to win Kate's affections. Sad about his fate in the end, he look like a good match with Kate compared to Crest in book 1. I also like that Bran's power kinda derived from the legend of Cu Chulainn. Sadly, he's not Cu himself. Like, it will be MOOOORE interesting if Bran is really Cu Chulainn, just sayin'
5. Speaking about Crest, I feel like the way he written is more fleshed out compared to book 1 and that's funny because he didn't make appearance at all in book 2. I know that for sure that he's not compatible with Kate and it's final
6. The soup scene. Why I miss it in the first read? The soup scene between Curran and Kate is a game-changing for their relationship. While Kate and Curran still irritate each other much, the soup scene indicated that the Beast Lord was falling in love first, lol. He fell first, dear reader! Although he did a shitty job to show it with he being Pack's alpha and all that. The scene when Aunt B, Andrea and Raphael recognize the meaning behind Curran's act and tell Kate is hilarious as hell.
7. I still don't get why the Formorians want Julie died. I have read the book twice and still have no idea, lol. What did I miss? Anyway, while I find it weird that Kate is pretty gung-ho to ensure Julie's safety while they are basically stranger and you know that Julie can be ungrateful brat, I realize that Kate's feeling to Julie maybe influenced by when Voron act as her stepfather and how Greg become her guardian when Voron died. Maybe, just maybe, Kate is seeing herself in Julie and she don't want Julie end up like hers.
8. Derek and Julie, hmm, still in early phase and they are both children although Derek is already 18. The metal rose scene is nice, though
9. With the way of the culprit act in book 1 since

Bono, the upir was once Ghastek's journeyman

, it's surprising to see Ghastek act nonchalant with Kate. Like, umm, he didn't feel guilty at all?

See..I'm glad that I give a chance for Magic Bites and the second read of Magic Burns also make me appreciate the book more. Now, onward to re-read Magic Strikes, one of the book that make me read anything that IA write in the future and become their BDH aka Book Devouring Horde.

First read review

Ahhhh, I like this one than book #1, Magic Bites! I guess, that's what happen for all Ilona Andrews's books, at last for me. So hard to enjoy the first book of their series (even I still like On The Edge from Edge series), but the next book become better. What I love more is how the author put Celtic Myth into this. I like, no more likely love that myth! I guess, because there was so many book that put Greek and Norse myth in their books, it become boriiiiing. And so few books have Celt myth on it (even now, it become many. And nope, I will not count Fae. I want to read about Celt Gods and Goddesses). Beside Celt, they also have Hekate from Greek pantheon (but as Ilona Andrews mention in this book, Hekate also from Asia). The fact that Oracle Witch are 3 people that represent Hekate make me.. what I can describe... umm, squeal! Heheheh :P

Yep, I love myth and folklore, that's why I like Magic Burns more that it predecessor. But, I also love Kate. Her sarcasm, dry humor,her dark past (I know kinda guess, who her real father was), her responsibility to Julie. Talk about Julie, what with that kid, huh? Offer her virginity to Red, just because she love him. Blech! She still 13 years old. And Red just 15. I don't like Julie, she's an irritating child. Kate and Curran fight so hard to save her from Fomorians who want she died, and all she cared were about her feeling to Red, especially when that little bastard (uhm, sorry) left her. What a spoiled child!

Curran, hmm Curran. I'm soooo frustated to see his relationship to Kate. I understand that he somehow care for Kate, and who know maybe he plan to court her. But, ugh, at last just one kiss please? Poor Kate doesn't get laid for almost 2 years, her hormones go overload. Just one kiss is enough, no hanky panky is okay *sobs*. The last scene between Kate and Curran make me giddy, lol!

Okay, this review more like me ranting and gushing anyway :P. I'm glad I can enjoy this series now. And I can read the rest of the books very slowly. Book #6, Magic Rises will be released in July. That's mean I can read one book in a month. Slow of course, but at last I will not feel tortured while wait for Magic Rises to be published.