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Nov 28, 2010

Kat rated it:

Do you guys remember that scene out of Beauty and the Beast when the Beast asks Cogsworth and Lumiere what present he could get for Belle?

Then Cogsworth says:

"Oh, the usual: Chocolates, gifts, promises you don't intend to keep..."

Then Cogsworth and Lumiere make out and the Beast starts feeling really awkward?

Somehow I just KNEW you could find kinky cogsworth shit on the internet if you just looked hard enough!

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Jun 09, 2011

Janina rated it:

3.5 stars

Being a huge fan of the Kate Daniels series and considering that the Edge books seem to be receiving only glowing reviews, I was going into this book expecting to be blown away. That wasn’t exactly the case, but still, I think it’s a good start to a promising series and I’ll definitely be reading the next instalment. Also, I am looking forward to getting to know more about William, whom I found to be a very interesting and complex character – despite his only brief appearanc More...

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Mar 09, 2010

The Flooze (Michelle M.) rated it:

**3.5**

On the Edge might be called a romance by some. I prefer to think of it as UF with a happy ending. For the most part, it lacks many of the trappings associated with romance. Instead it focuses on intricate world-building, strong characterization, and adrenaline highs--the hallmarks of any good urban fantasy.

That's not to say there isn't some steam, but the tension between Rose and Declan grows gradually. He wins her over bit by bit using bravado, kindness, cunning a More...

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Dec 05, 2009

The Holy Terror rated it:

Honestly, this book probably has one of the most unique worlds I've come across in a long time. The character development is fantastic and the way the point of views shift really adds something to the overall story. I enjoyed this book a lot more than Magic Bites and I'm definitely going to continue with this series!

Rose was stubborn and ornery most of the book but for once she's a character that has legitimate reasons. Declan is a fascinating character with more sides to him than fi More...

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Jan 05, 2011

BarkLessWagMore rated it:

Rose is barely eking out a living working a minimum wage job and trying to keep her two younger brothers fed and clothed. Rose lives on the edge between the broken (the mundane world) and the weird (the magical world). Her parents are dead and because she possesses a coveted magical power she’s in fear of becoming someone’s brood mare and is constantly on alert for would-be kidnappers.

Rose doesn’t trust men, with good reason, and steers clear of relationships. Blue-blooded men are t More...

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Oct 17, 2011

Jen rated it:

I read somewhere that Gordon Andrews once called this series "rustic fantasy." It kind of fits. It's decidedly not urban. The setting is kind of backwoods, really. But it's quirky; it's kind of charming; and while it took me a little while to connect with it, the book grew on me more and more as I continued to read.

This series is nothing like the Kate Daniels books, except for this: the world building takes some getting used to. It's not really hard to understand, but it's More...

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Jan 24, 2011

AH rated it:

This was very different from the Kate Daniels series. Different in a good way. I love Ilona Andrews’ imaginative world building. The Edge is a world sandwiched between our world known as The Broken because no magic works and The Weird a place where the blueblood magical aristocrats live. The Weird is like a parallel universe to our world.

The people that inhabit The Edge are an eccentric collection of characters with some magical powers. The Edge is not the safest place to live and i More...

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Dec 15, 2009

Summer rated it:

On the Edge is about Rose, and her two little brothers Georgie and Jack. They live in an area called The Edge. It's called that because it's literally on the edge of two different worlds. One, called the Weird, is full of magic and the other is called the Broken because of it's lack of magic. Rose is currently raising her brothers by herself, however each of them contain strong magic powers. Jack is actually a changeling and he can turn into a cat. Georgie can bring the dead back to life. Rose o More...

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Jun 18, 2011

Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" rated it:

Ilona Andrews (writing team of Ilona and Gordon) caught and kept my interest when I read Magic Bites. I liked the distinctive voice I saw in that story, one that has stayed true in the subsequent stories that I have read by this team. With On the Edge, they have continued that excellence, providing me with a novel that is multi-faceted, genre-wise and story-wise.

Although I grew up in the Midwest, my roots are Southern, and I do appreciate books set in the South that show the real More...

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Dec 14, 2011

Brenda rated it:

Narrated by Renee Raudman - Narration is 5+*s

Renee Raudman does an excellent job narrating this audio book, she makes the book live in every way. I loved reading the book myself, but she does it better.

Hero Declan's voice sounds a bit stuffy for a young hot hero at first but I've decided she was going for a very formal tone, he is from a royal family, so it works for me. The rest of the narration, especially Rose, Jack and Georgie's parts, are so good it's unreal.

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Mar 30, 2011

Kim rated it:

I was skeptical of this book. I couldn't remember who recommended it to me or why, and when it arrived and I saw the cover, I wanted to hide it somewhere dark and never let it out. So it was with quite a bit of hesitancy that I finally picked it up out of the To-Read pile. But I was in a mood for urban fantasy/paranormal romance, and I figured it was this book's best shot. The author won me over almost instantly. The book begins with Grandpa the zombie getting out of his chains in the garde More...

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Dec 14, 2010

Sarah rated it:

A light and fun PNR. Really more like 3.5 stars, but since gr's doesn't have half stars, I'm knocking this down to a 3 for the horrid cover alone.

My favorite thing about this book is that Andrews writes 2 children characters, little brothers to the main female character, who are totally endearing and fun without ever being overly precious, precocious, or anything else annoying like that! The romancey bits start out super cheesy. Honestly, I really don't think that grown women would ma More...

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Feb 02, 2012

Sunny rated it:

Like a meandering creek in a Southern town, On the Edge sure takes it time getting going. One of Ilona Andrew’s strengths and trademarks is her/his ability to create a world, an environment, and in this case, you could almost hear the crickets chirping as you wait for the story to get started. If you are willing to make the investment, this story is worth the wait.

We have a saying around here, “It sucks to be in the middle.” The Edge is the land between the Broken (non-magical f More...

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Jan 31, 2012

Soo rated it:

Rose's independent, spunky sass landed her in a pot of trouble. Her moment of triumph became the crap shot of her life, and all her dreams of love died as men tried to take her against her will to become a broodmare. Things settled down a bit, Rose became the head of her household, worked to keep food on the table for the boys, and tried her best to make sure her family was happy and safe. Then twisted hounds invade her town, animals are found dead, and people start to go missing.

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Dec 21, 2011

Lexidreams rated it:

I like this author. I am waiting for the next Magic book to come out and so I buy this. The premise is interesting. The three previous books I read from the author were great. This should be goood. In the way a warm cup of hot chocolate is on the dawn of a snowy day.

But I really hated this book. In fact about 2 weeks after reading it, I find my overwhelming dislike for it surprises myself. After all I really like the author team's Magic series. I am counting the days until the next o More...

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Jan 14, 2012

Angela rated it:

Cross posted from Touch the Night

Imagine a world that's the complete opposite of ours. Where instead of technology there's magic. It has an Air Force - except they fly wyverns instead of planes. This is the Weird. By contrast is our world, called the Broken. Magic doesn't exist here, doesn't work here and if someone with magic comes to the Broken for too long they'll lose their magic.

In between is a place called the Edge. Here exist the people that have magic, though not More...

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May 29, 2010

Bry rated it:

This is the first time I am listening to an audio book that I have not already read before. I have enjoyed it immensely and found that I really like it when the readers are able to do a range of voices to imitate the various characters.

Basically though, I loved this book! It was addictive to say the very least. Rose is strong, dedicated, family oriented, and a little spit fire! Declan can be arrogant, annoying, and overbearing yet so kind and fiercely loyal. Also the little boys More...

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Jan 07, 2010

MelissaB rated it:

The world in On the Edge consists of three separate sections: the Broken, which is basically regular Earth with no magic, the Weird which is full of magic and the Edge which lies in between the other two and has some magic. People from Broken cannot enter the Edge or the Weird. Magic people from the Weird can sometimes enter the Edge but hardly ever can they enter the Broken. Then there are the Edgers who can enter the Broken at will and occasionally the Weird. Sound complicated? Well, it starts More...

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Oct 29, 2009

Jackie rated it:

First book in the new "The Edge" series and could not put it down. The hero is a mixture of Prince Charming, Sir Gallahad and the best of all the male characters ever put in to print. The heroine is an odd mixture of Elly Mae Clampett meets Sheena the Warrior Princess with the addition of being able to use real magical abilities to their best advantage. The rest of the cast of characters are very much well plotted and written and even the evil villain of the book was someone well worth More...

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Sep 28, 2010

MB rated it:

Wow! I enjoyed that! Good strong characters, an intriguing world, and I couldn't guess what was going to happen by the third chapter--Yay! I'm looking forward to the next book in this new series by Ilona Andrews. And the teaser at the end for the new Kate Daniels Magic Bleeds has me hooked.

What I like most about Ilona Andrews' novels is that her heroines don't turn off their brains when they fall in love. They have integrity and honor and are 'strong' women in the way that I can More...

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Aug 12, 2011

Jenn rated it:

This was one weird book.

I even said that out loud: "This is really weird."

I mean, I liked it even though it took awhile to grasp the concept of it.

The characters were fantastic. Declan's acerbic sense of humour amused me, the little brothers were awesome. William though...oh he broke my heart when he saw little Jack's bedroom. I didn't quite figure out how Rose became this total kick ass heroine at the end of the book because I kinda saw her as this scrappy heroine who just couldn't ge More...

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Jan 20, 2012

Bethany rated it:

I really want to give the book 5 stars or even 4.5 and I really enjoyed it, but it's just a little TOO romance-fantasy for me. I like the Kate Daniels series better because it (the romance) builds up to it rather than it playing out in one book; however, this series looks at a different main character each book so I suppose that's why it plays out so quickly.

At any rate, I really did enjoy the book. I found the world really interesting where there's the "Broken" (no magic, More...

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Sep 28, 2011

BlueSky rated it:

This book was okay. It was entertaining but cartoony. I couldn't take Declan very seriously. He seemed very cartoony. Rose is a very independent, hard headed woman. Half of the book is just an explaining of everything that has gone on in their lives. I found it hilarious that Declan was in the Weird's Black Ops. I mean come on! Oh and that he had to fight the evil Spanish sect who were the forces of Lucifer. I wish I was kidding. What I really didn't like about this book besides the cover (let u More...

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Sep 06, 2011

J9 rated it:

In the first book in a new series by Ilona Andrews, the reader enters the world of the edge, where the magic world and normal world meet and those who are able to live in both.

The Broken is the world where magic no longer exist, and is the regular world that most people know. They work and go to Walmart and never think that there is such thing as magic. The Wierd is where magic thrives and the area is controlled aristocrats who have the most powerful magical powers. And then there More...

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Aug 04, 2011

Amanda rated it:

Rose lives in a strange world known as the "Edge." The Edge exists between two different worlds and the tension their collision creates. On one side is the Broken, a mirror of our own world where Wal-mart exists and magic is only a myth. On the other side is the Weird, a place filled with blue blood aristocrats and magic. As Rose becomes better acquainted with both sides of the Edge, she meets Declan, a handsome blue blood from the Weird who is so sexy and seductive that she just can't More...

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Aug 01, 2011

Mlle. rated it:

I am a huge fan of Ilona Andrews' Kate Daniels books, and after reading a brief plot summary of ON THE EDGE, the first installment of a new series, I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. The pitch is: two universes exist side by side, mirror images of one another. Magic thrives in The Weird, and it is non-existent The Broken. The border between these two worlds is called The Edge. Edgers are not magical enough to thrive in the Weird, but they are cut off from the technology and bureaucracy of th More...

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Aug 01, 2011

Theresa rated it:

Sometimes I really like to read paranormal fiction, but it can be one of the hardest cravings to satisfy. For some reason paranormal fiction has been largely morphed into the paranormal-romance genre and it's not uncommon to stumble onto some really bad, bosom-heaving fiction. But every once in awhile, you find a little gem of a book that offers something original and entertaining-- like the newest one by Ilona Andrews.

Rose Drayton lives in a world known as the Edge. It lies between More...

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Jul 29, 2011

Paxnirvana rated it:

Stumbling through the unkind briar patch of Ultimate Snark and Boring Self-Important First Person Perspective that is the Urban Fantasy/Paranormal romance genre has become dangerous to my sanity. So many of the books are just plain bad, with flimsy world-building, implausible dangers and unlikeable protagonists glossed over with Too Much Sex Appeal in lieu of actual character. But not this book!

I like Rose. I liked her a lot right from the start. She's tough, wary, sympathetic an More...

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Jul 29, 2011

Brina rated it:

Rose Drayton lebt zusammen mit ihren Brüdern Jack und Georgie in der Welt Edge.
Hier haben alle Menschen eine Gabe, doch Rose hat eine ganz besondere, denn sie kann weiße Blitze erzeugen, die eigentlich nur den Adeligen vorbehalten ist.
Durch diese Gabe muss sie jedoch auch Schattenseiten erleben, denn besonders Männer zieht sie dadurch in ihren Bann. Diese sind jedoch eher an ihrem Können als an ihrer Person interessiert, was sie immer wieder aufs neue frustriert.
Als sie dann auf d More...

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Jun 17, 2011

Lightreads rated it:

So this book is all, “I’m cool urban fantasy about a girl living a hardscrabble life where two dimensions meet, working a menial job and single-parenting her baby brothers (the werecat and the necromancer), but I’m also a fairy tale in the good way where a knight in shining armor rides in from the magic dimension and there are three tasks to court her, but I’m totally not one of those books where the girl is awesome and then some asshole comes along and ruins her life and then fixes it with his More...

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