I think an even bigger revelation, though, was the scars he carries on the inside. Kate tends to minimize things that others would see as faults or disfigurements in her friends and loved ones, and even though I suspected that, seeing how true it is in regards to Derek's scars was a bit of a revelation. I like that when we get to step into other characters' heads in this series we learn a bit more about Kate and Curran as well. If you've read the rest of the series you know who Derek is (if you haven't, stop here and go start!), and exactly how Kate describes his scars - which is minimally. Different from Kate, Curran, and just about every other character I've read from Ilona Andrews. I think Julie might have begun to sound a bit too much like Kate, not that that would be unrealistic, but it would make it harder to fall into the story.ĭerek has a very different voice.
I thought, initially, that it would be told in Julie's point-of-view, but it's actually in Derek's, and I think I like that better. To say I was excited when I realized exactly who this would center around is a massive understatement. I've long wanted a Derek book, and I've been 'shipping Derek and Julie, hard, for a very long time (since the metal rose). Now that I'm done - I tore through this on my (extended) lunch break today - I can definitely say that's the dead-honest truth. I went into this novella knowing very little, except that it had potentially world-changing events within its pages. It may cost Derek his life, but there are things for which even he would risk everything. Their search puts them against powers they never imagined and magic so old, it predates history.
Soon Julie Olsen joins him and what begins as revenge turns into the race to save the city.
When those close to him are murdered, he’ll stop at nothing to hunt their killer through magic-drenched Atlanta. Scarred, solitary, he is the lone wolf who separated from his pack. Derek Gaunt has no family and few friends.
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