Review: How Interested Can I Be in Andrea & Raphael? Not Very as It Turns Out
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 9, 2013
Craving my Kate Daniels fix after the disappointing release of Gunmetal Magic about Andrea -- which I have not bothered to read -- I figured I'd fill in with this short story.It is action packed and tautly plotted with excellent attention to details of myth and magic. It does a good job of explaining Andrea and Raphael's relationship and how they go about resolving and working their way around new-relationship hesitancies and fears.I was glad I only spent $2.99 on this before investing in Gunmetal Magic, another tale centering around Andrea, because I had suspected this character is not compelling for me.I don't find Andrea-Raphael as witty as Kate-Curran, and that is important to me. I like the fast-talking women of the screwball comedies of the 1930s/40s, and Kate always lives up to my expectations.Andrea-Raphael have a completely different chemistry; he's a bouda not a lion, after all. And I've always been a sucker for those darn Leos and as bull-headed as Kate, so that pairing resonates for me.Each year before the newest Kate release, I reread the series to that point. I'll suspect I'll be more satisfied doing that than another dose of a side-story.