The mythology in the encounters is, as always, stellar intriguing, mysterious, frightening and magnificent. The pivot points allow for two smaller adventures, a structure that the Andrews excel at, while maintaining the feel that there’s a purpose to these adventures. It’s a great literary device, besides squaring with the reader’s likely notions of free will. I liked this angle of the Oracle, the idea that there are paths but yet there are choices, and a radical approach in thinking/acting can open up a new route. Three incidents act as ‘pivot points’ that can push the future one direction or another. After discussion, Kate goes looking for a ‘third choice,’ a decision that will allow her to circumvent either of those pathways. A prophecy by the Oracle, coupled with dreams Kate has been having, implies that war is inevitable, and that either Curran or Kate’s yet-to-be-conceived son will die. Neither of them seems to be able to help themselves, although it also seems that neither wants a direct fight.
That leaves plot tension developed with the external threat of Roland pushing at the boundaries of Atlanta, and Kate pushing back. The push-pull of her relationship to Curran has stabilized, and while her adopted daughter Julie is an annoying teenage kid, it turns out that they both behave like mature people when addressing their issues. More relaxed reading time raised my rating I actually think this is one of the better Kate Daniels books. Re-read December 2017 Recommended for fans of urban fantasy ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2Ībout a year after my initial read, I think it’s time for a decent review.
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