Today Amanda and Lindsay join Paroma (the host aka me) to talk more Maggie!

We discuss Adrian Latour, Maggie being the ultimate IA heroine, female friendship, the abundance of hot brothers, a certain someone being endgame, that book 1 ending! (And more.)

This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me is the first book in the "Maggie the Undying" series by our favourite authors, known together as Ilona Andrews..

00:00 Amanda and Lindsay show their BDH credentials

10:18 MAJOR SPOILERS START HERE

Note: This episode was recorded on 04/13/26

Have thoughts on this episode or other topics about Ilona Andrews books? Send me an email at [email protected] or comment on the substack post here.

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This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me is the first book in the "Maggie the Undying" series by our favourite authors, known together as Ilona Andrews.

Reenie Nayden, AKA @thefangirlsdelimma joins Paroma (that's me) on a fangirling session over Maggie and her found family.

We are mildly incoherent, but our obsession is strong.

00:00 Our intro to Ilona Andrews

10:18 Maggie!

Note: This episode was recorded on 04/12/26

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You can find the "Here Kitty Kitty" podcast on Threads and Instagram @readingilonaandrews

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With this episode, we start reading every story in the Kate Daniels world. In this part, we discuss what is Kate's life like a year before the events of Magic Bites. We cover the first few pages of A Questionable Client and stop right before Kate Meets Saiman. Come back next week for the second and final part of our dive into this series prequel!

This is the Reading Ilona Andrews podcast, a fan initiative to study and appreciate the writing of our favourite co-authors, Ilona Gordon and Andrew Gordon, known together as Ilona Andrews.

Stories Spoiled:

A Questionable Client

Further Reading:

⁠A Questionable Client⁠ (read for free on the Ilona Andrews website)

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Host and producer: Paroma Chakravarty

This is the first episode of Reading Ilona Andrews, a fan initiative to study and appreciate the writing of our favourite co-authors, Ilona and Andrew Gordon.

Books Spoiled:

Magic Bites (minor) - Quotes from pages 1 and 2.

Further Reading:

⁠A Questionable Client⁠ (a prequel to Magic Bites, written 6 years after the first book)

Comment here.

Email me at [email protected]

Find me on Threads and Instagram @readingilonaandrews

Host and producer: Paroma Chakravarty