Review: The Inheritance

The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I had to think about this book long and hard before I gave my opinion. It was pretty different than what the Andrewses usually write. Perhaps we can call it a mix of the Kate Daniels series, with a lot of the Innkeeper Chronicles, and a dash of Hidden Legacy thrown in. Without romance. Or a male at all until the end—and then not in a romantic way.

There isn't a lot of backstory, so you are pretty much on your own through most of the book. Some things do get explained later in the novel, and perhaps more will be explained in future novels.

What is the same is that we have a magic user, Ada, who, due to unfortunate circumstances, is left in a breach alone with just a K9 companion. Also with her are a lot of monsters. She miraculously gets a game put in her head, which gives her even more magic and even lets her speak to alien species. Imagine that! She can now use a sword too! The dog is also being changed by this "breach" -or whatever you want to call it.

I will read the next book, but I have to admit that these series are all starting to sound alike. Unfortunately, past series are being forgotten without conclusions for these "new" ideas. Sad.

What I did love about this is we get reintroduced to the Lee's from the Innkeeper series.



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SUMMARY: "We are at war. The interdimensional invasion brought us unimaginable suffering, but it also awoke talents slumbering deep within us, a means to repel and destroy our enemy. Every day new gates open, leading to breaches filled with monsters and valuable resources. If you are a Talent, your country needs you. The world needs you. Be the hero you were born to be.

Adaline is a Talent. Ten years ago, she had a happy marriage and a job she loved. The invasion shattered both. Now she works for the government, searching the breaches for magic metals and medicine to help Earth repel an interdimensional enemy. Two kids, one cat, bills, benefits, mortgage and school tuition...Risking her life became routine.

She had gone into the dimensional gates hundreds of times. She was always well protected. This time everything goes wrong. Now Ada is trapped in the labyrinth of alien caves unlike any other. Her only companion is a scared German Shepherd named Bear. Together they must uncover the breach's secrets and escape, because Ada promised her children that she will come home.

The future of humanity depends on it.