Early Novella Review – Diamond Fire (Hidden Legacy, Book 3.5) by Ilona Andrews (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Length: 190 pages
Publisher: Avon Impulse
Release Date: November 6, 2018
ASIN: B07BK3M7V7
Stand Alone or Series: 3.5th book in the Hidden Legacy series
Source: eGalley from NetGalley.com
Rating: 3/5 stars
“Nevada Frida Baylor and Connor Ander Rogan cordially invite you to join their wedding celebration. Summoning, weather manipulation, and other magical activities strictly forbidden.
Catalina Baylor is looking forward to wearing her maid of honor dress and watching her older sister walk down the aisle. Then the wedding planner gets escorted off the premises, the bride’s priceless tiara disappears, and Rogan’s extensive family overruns his mother’s home. Someone is cheating, someone is lying, and someone is plotting murder.
To make this wedding happen, Catalina will have to do the thing she fears most: use her magic. But she’s a Baylor and there’s nothing she wouldn’t do for her sister’s happiness. Nevada will have her fairy tale wedding, even if Catalina has to tear the mansion apart brick by brick to get it done.”
This book takes place after the 3rd book in the Hidden Legacy series. It was an okay read but not great. It’s very short and mainly transitions the reader from Nevada’s story to Catalina’s story.
The book is about Nevada and Rogan’s wedding, but the story is told from her sister Catalina’s viewpoint. An expensive jewel is stolen and Catalina is tasked with finding it. In the process she uncovers a variety of secrets about Rogan’s extended family. This is pretty short and took me maybe an hour or so to read.
Overall this is okay but not great. I would recommend to fans of the Hidden Legacy series because it transitions us from Nevada’s story to Catalina’s story. It’s a quick read and provides a bit of background info but isn’t completely necessary or all that interesting. I wouldn’t recommend reading as a stand alone.
This book goes towards the following reading challenges:
– New Release Reading Challenge
– Goodreads Reading Challenge
