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Bayou Moon (The Edge #2)
by
Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author)
The Edge lies between worlds, on the border between the Broken, where people shop at Walmart and magic is a fairytale–and the Weird, where blueblood aristocrats rule, changelings roam, and the strength of your magic can change your destiny…
Cerise Mar and her unruly clan are cash poor but land rich, claiming a large swathe of the Mire, the Edge swamplands between the state...more
Cerise Mar and her unruly clan are cash poor but land rich, claiming a large swathe of the Mire, the Edge swamplands between the state...more
Mass Market Paperback, 480 pages
Published
September 28th 2010
by Ace
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447 pages...woah. A Long book!
4 Stars this was a great read!
I can't classify The Edge Series. It isn't Urban, it isn't Paranormal. It isn't Romance.
I could try to classify this book as 'Swampy Magical Fantasy', but I doubt there are other books out there that would fit into this new category. I suppose I could agree with Gordon and say it is Rustic Fantasy. I think it suits this particular story anyway.
Ilona and Gordon have written a complex miasma filled with Political Intrigue, Fantastic M...more
4 Stars this was a great read!
I can't classify The Edge Series. It isn't Urban, it isn't Paranormal. It isn't Romance.
I could try to classify this book as 'Swampy Magical Fantasy', but I doubt there are other books out there that would fit into this new category. I suppose I could agree with Gordon and say it is Rustic Fantasy. I think it suits this particular story anyway.
Ilona and Gordon have written a complex miasma filled with Political Intrigue, Fantastic M...more
It's hard to categorize how I felt about Bayou Moon.
On one hand I absolutely loved it. I loved the relationship between Cerise and William. I did adore Declan from On The Edge, but I loved William's vulnerability and dedication more. Reading and seeing William find his happily ever after was absolutely delightful.
Also, werewolves are kind of awesome...
But between bouts of schizophrenic awesomeness were periods of meh. Let me try to explain. Most of this novel was just so great that I considered...more
On one hand I absolutely loved it. I loved the relationship between Cerise and William. I did adore Declan from On The Edge, but I loved William's vulnerability and dedication more. Reading and seeing William find his happily ever after was absolutely delightful.
Also, werewolves are kind of awesome...
But between bouts of schizophrenic awesomeness were periods of meh. Let me try to explain. Most of this novel was just so great that I considered...more
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(Content: one sex scene, violence, lots of gruesome gore, minimal swearing, if any)
Of the four books in the series, I like Bayou Moon best, by far, mainly because I ADORE William the changeling wolf. (I wasn't all that crazy about William in book 1, where he was introduced.) Originally, I only gave Bayou Moon 4 stars, but I have boosted it to 5 because I keep going back to re-read it, in parts or whole.
CHARACTERS: William (aka Lord Bill) is a changeling wolf. His mother gave him to the State at...more
Of the four books in the series, I like Bayou Moon best, by far, mainly because I ADORE William the changeling wolf. (I wasn't all that crazy about William in book 1, where he was introduced.) Originally, I only gave Bayou Moon 4 stars, but I have boosted it to 5 because I keep going back to re-read it, in parts or whole.
CHARACTERS: William (aka Lord Bill) is a changeling wolf. His mother gave him to the State at...more
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I wanted to reserve judgment for this book - I will be honest, I did not think I would like it. I really enjoyed The Edge with Rose and Declan and really did not know where the next story would take us. Well, as Illona and Gordon have done it many times over, they have created another amazing read. A story full of fantastic world building and deep characters - you want to win at all costs.
Cerise is an amazingly strong female lead who will do anything for her family. Immediately she is faced wit...more
Cerise is an amazingly strong female lead who will do anything for her family. Immediately she is faced wit...more
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I think IA is gradually becoming my favorite author!! Once again I loved her book. William was... Well Meg Ryan can show you!
Cerise...
Cerise was a very likable heroine. She is smart, responsible, loyal and pretty. I like the fact that although IA gives her heroines sth to make them stand out she never makes them "IT", sth that is so unique that you have to take notice so it is natural for the hero to fall for them(don't know if that makes any sense).
William...
I loved William since I first read...more
Cerise...
Cerise was a very likable heroine. She is smart, responsible, loyal and pretty. I like the fact that although IA gives her heroines sth to make them stand out she never makes them "IT", sth that is so unique that you have to take notice so it is natural for the hero to fall for them(don't know if that makes any sense).
William...
I loved William since I first read...more
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Every time I read an Ilona Andrews novel, I am faced with the perpetual dread of having to express my thoughts because, really, what can I possibly say that can do their books justice? I feel like I say this a lot, but despite going into an Ilona Andrews book with high expectations, I always manage to come away from them knowing that, yet again, I have underestimated this writing duo. In fact, they force me to slow down my reading and drag out the concluding chapters, simply be...more
Every time I read an Ilona Andrews novel, I am faced with the perpetual dread of having to express my thoughts because, really, what can I possibly say that can do their books justice? I feel like I say this a lot, but despite going into an Ilona Andrews book with high expectations, I always manage to come away from them knowing that, yet again, I have underestimated this writing duo. In fact, they force me to slow down my reading and drag out the concluding chapters, simply be...more
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Bayou Moon is the second installment in "The Edge" series by the amazing team duo, Ilona & Gordan Andrews. I started off reading their Kate Daniel series, and was hooked from page one. I read all 4 books in 3 days, and now I'm left begging for book 5.
I then started on this series, and what a series it is. I was lucky enough to win a ARC copy of Bayou Moon from their website, and read it in only hours.
If your a fan of the Kate Daniel series, then you HAVE to pick up this series.
Starting of...more
I then started on this series, and what a series it is. I was lucky enough to win a ARC copy of Bayou Moon from their website, and read it in only hours.
If your a fan of the Kate Daniel series, then you HAVE to pick up this series.
Starting of...more
Dec 08, 2011
Ami
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
urban-fantasy-paranormal-futuristic
Oh, MY, now I'm hooked with this series. I thought On the Edge was a good start, even if I said that I wasn't as impressed like I was with Magic series.
But Bayou Moon was a BLAST!!
I love William so f*cking much! I already love him when he first appears in On the Edge. He is a complicated yet "simple" man. He has his difficult and sad childhood. He's a changeling, he's a monster. But when William loves, he loves true and it's forever. It's simple as that. He's so darn appealing ... I love him m...more
But Bayou Moon was a BLAST!!
I love William so f*cking much! I already love him when he first appears in On the Edge. He is a complicated yet "simple" man. He has his difficult and sad childhood. He's a changeling, he's a monster. But when William loves, he loves true and it's forever. It's simple as that. He's so darn appealing ... I love him m...more
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I read this immediately after reading On the Edge. The premise of a boundary land between our regular world and the world of magic is very interesting. The people who live there have to struggle with poverty and various dangers. This story focused on William, a wolf changeling, that we first me in On the Edge.
He wasn't a particularly likable character there, but made a fascinating hero for this tale. He gets thrown in with Cerise early on, and the sparks soon fly. Cerise is a very strong charac...more
He wasn't a particularly likable character there, but made a fascinating hero for this tale. He gets thrown in with Cerise early on, and the sparks soon fly. Cerise is a very strong charac...more
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Nov 18, 2011
Shannon C.
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
PNR fans
Shelves:
magic-special-powers,
shapeshifters
4.5 stars: Bayou Moon is the second book in The Edge series. We met William, the wolf shapeshifter, in book one. He is living as a recluse in the Edge--the border area between the Weird (magic) and the Broken (not magic) worlds. High ranking members of the Mirror (secret service) show up at his door to tell him his nemisis the Spider is back. The Spider is a murderer runs a group known as the Hand--magic altered, very creepy and tough bad guys. William goes undercover into the Mire, swamp land i...more
This seemed to be vastly more complicated than the first book
and I don't think that it improved the story at all.
I found it dreadfully slow for the first half and only picked up the second half. Mind you the second half was good, so instead of 3 stars I gave 4.
In this book we've moved from the Edge & the Broken to the Mire. Think Swamp and dangerous animals, not all of whom are people.
Cerise Mar has to hold her large family together when her parents disappear. A long-time rival Clan is su...more
and I don't think that it improved the story at all.I found it dreadfully slow for the first half and only picked up the second half. Mind you the second half was good, so instead of 3 stars I gave 4.
In this book we've moved from the Edge & the Broken to the Mire. Think Swamp and dangerous animals, not all of whom are people.
Cerise Mar has to hold her large family together when her parents disappear. A long-time rival Clan is su...more
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First book in this series for me. Picked it up in the middle. But sooooo good.
I adored this book! No complaints. THIS is why I read bestselling writers so often -- they know what they are doing, and they do it with style. Fantastic world, wonderful magic sytems, and I adore Lark.
I adored this book! No complaints. THIS is why I read bestselling writers so often -- they know what they are doing, and they do it with style. Fantastic world, wonderful magic sytems, and I adore Lark.
Another entertaining PNR from Ilona Andrews. Plot-wise, this one is better than the previous book. The main conflict in the book is interesting and complex. Two feuding families living in the Edge, a world between the magical and non-magical, find themselves entangled in a larger war among rival nations in the Weird, the land of the magical. Andrews does a great job creating the swamp atmosphere ... it's completely grimy, murky, and menacing with non-stop danger around every corner. I enjoyed th...more
You know when you pick up a series and you think you'll like it (of course, otherwise you wouldn't have picked it up in the first place) but you don't expect to love it (just because you're stubborn like that) and then you read the first book and you're all "I MUST HAVE THE NEXT" because it's so good, so you pick up the 2nd and end up staying up until 2 in the morning reading and the only reason you put the book down at that point was because you realized that you have to get up in 3 hours and y...more
I liked Bayou Moon even more than the first book, The Edge, and in this second book we get to see another corner of that world and the inhabitants of the swampish Mire.
The leading lady this time is the capable determined Cerise, forced into taking on the huge responsibility of keeping her large (and somewhat dysfunctional) family afloat when the leadership position falls to her after her parents are kidnapped. Her warrior skills were amazing - Cerise is truly a deadly woman who can take care of...more
The leading lady this time is the capable determined Cerise, forced into taking on the huge responsibility of keeping her large (and somewhat dysfunctional) family afloat when the leadership position falls to her after her parents are kidnapped. Her warrior skills were amazing - Cerise is truly a deadly woman who can take care of...more
This book makes you want to take a shower...or several of them and that's not a good thing! It takes place in the swamps and almost the whole time, they are in the mud or the swamp and if they are not, they are fighting and bloody!! Seriously, its pretty gory! And besides that, there are a lot of different "creatures" or creatures that have been magically enhanced and for me, that took away from the story. I felt that a lot of time was spent describing all of them. Obviously, they did a good job...more
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I almost feel bad for giving it only 3 stars, but there were too many things about this book that I didn't love to raise it to a 4.
I'm a big fan of Ilona Andrews writing , how they come up with this original, twisted and amazing worlds is beyond me. What I don't love so much is how descriptive they can be. Don't get me wrong, I like descriptive stories, as long as I'm seeing things trough the charachters eyes and experiences, but this was not the case and I ended up completely overwhelmed by the...more
I'm a big fan of Ilona Andrews writing , how they come up with this original, twisted and amazing worlds is beyond me. What I don't love so much is how descriptive they can be. Don't get me wrong, I like descriptive stories, as long as I'm seeing things trough the charachters eyes and experiences, but this was not the case and I ended up completely overwhelmed by the...more
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Oct 16, 2011
Katharine Kimbriel
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Ilona Andrews fans, contemporary fantasy readers
Recommended to Katharine by:
Estara
Shelves:
contemporary-fantasy,
paranormal
Welcome to The Edge, a weird strip of land circling our globe and protecting us, if you will, from The Weird, where magic rules. Think Louisiana swamps with magic, and you’d be right at home. Our world is known as The Broken, because magic doesn’t work here, and people with magic literally feel it run out of their body like blood when they cross the border between Edge and Broken.
Not everyone can cross, which is where the Edgers often make their living. They can move between the Edge and the Bro...more
Not everyone can cross, which is where the Edgers often make their living. They can move between the Edge and the Bro...more
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Wow, that was so much better than "On the Edge"!
While 'On the Edge' suffered from lack of focus with the story, it 100% excelled at complex world building! And... now that the stage has been set, so to speak... 'Bayou Moon' offers up a compelling story set almost exclusively in a dark, gritty (not too mention mucky!) section of the "the Edge" called the Mire.
Here, in this swampy expanse, we're introduced to a family known as the Mars who've been embroiled in a feud with another local family sinc...more
While 'On the Edge' suffered from lack of focus with the story, it 100% excelled at complex world building! And... now that the stage has been set, so to speak... 'Bayou Moon' offers up a compelling story set almost exclusively in a dark, gritty (not too mention mucky!) section of the "the Edge" called the Mire.
Here, in this swampy expanse, we're introduced to a family known as the Mars who've been embroiled in a feud with another local family sinc...more
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Oct 02, 2010
Tina
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
2010-reads,
romance-paranormal
William, whom we met in the previous book, On the Edge is hanging out in his trailer, collecting action figures and generally brooding over his life. Until he finds a mysterious box on his front porch. It contains some disturbing information about an old, longstanding enemy of his from his days as a soldier.
In the Weird, where the magical blue bloods live, the Duchy of Louisiana is trying to start a war with the Adriaglians. The Louisianan's have a secret spy society known as The Hand led by Wi...more
In the Weird, where the magical blue bloods live, the Duchy of Louisiana is trying to start a war with the Adriaglians. The Louisianan's have a secret spy society known as The Hand led by Wi...more
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I want to give it a 4 because I like the Edge realm and I do think the story was interesting and well told, but I'm not in love with the characters like I was in the first book.
The biggest problem I had with Bayou Moon (and was a little disappointed by) was the story seemed like it was just following the formula of the first one. Cerise was like a copy of Rose to me, but not quite as loveable, IMO. I like her fine, and I actually do like William a lot, but their sto...more
I want to give it a 4 because I like the Edge realm and I do think the story was interesting and well told, but I'm not in love with the characters like I was in the first book.
The biggest problem I had with Bayou Moon (and was a little disappointed by) was the story seemed like it was just following the formula of the first one. Cerise was like a copy of Rose to me, but not quite as loveable, IMO. I like her fine, and I actually do like William a lot, but their sto...more
My Thoughts:
Superb story telling quality as per usual with Ilona Andrews. Book is relatively quick to read despite the fact that the book feels thick for a paperback (462 pages). The main female protagonist is a real kick-ass chick with her head screwed on right. No irritating stupidity there. Then I get to revisit some beloved characters which is always a plus. And of course it has a happily-ever-after (HEA) ending. Well, all the books I read usually have HEAs, probably got something to do with...more
Superb story telling quality as per usual with Ilona Andrews. Book is relatively quick to read despite the fact that the book feels thick for a paperback (462 pages). The main female protagonist is a real kick-ass chick with her head screwed on right. No irritating stupidity there. Then I get to revisit some beloved characters which is always a plus. And of course it has a happily-ever-after (HEA) ending. Well, all the books I read usually have HEAs, probably got something to do with...more
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Ilona Andrews books are just my favourite escapist reads. There is romance, but not too much romance (although the Edge books are a little heavier on it than the Kate Daniels series). The characters are kick-ass, but not without faults. There is gore and action, but it's nicely balanced out by witty banter, a humour that's exactly for me, great side characters and - in this case - interesting family dynamics.
After finishing On the Edge, I was looking forward to seeing what Andrews had in petto...more
After finishing On the Edge, I was looking forward to seeing what Andrews had in petto...more
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This is the first Ilona Andrews book that didn't do it for me.
ON THE EDGE was their very first book I read - and it took me a while to warm up to it, but when i finally did, it was great. BAYOU MOON... not so much.
The writing was good as it always is with Ilona Andrews, but I just couldn't get into it. for one, I didn't care for/about the characters. Cerise was just there and William too. The plot was also just there. I saw it all unfolding and I just kept wondering when it would come to a res...more
ON THE EDGE was their very first book I read - and it took me a while to warm up to it, but when i finally did, it was great. BAYOU MOON... not so much.
The writing was good as it always is with Ilona Andrews, but I just couldn't get into it. for one, I didn't care for/about the characters. Cerise was just there and William too. The plot was also just there. I saw it all unfolding and I just kept wondering when it would come to a res...more
Ms Andrews on a poor day is much better writer than most authors on a good day. But this one plods. I'm about half in and it's dragging. Her beta readers should have offered some serious editting suggestions to speed up the "let's get to the point and what are we going to do about it" part of the plot.
The second half of the books was much faster paced with lots to be resolved. Unfortunately, nothing was given ample writing space due to the slow plod of the first half. The "romance" was meh and d...more
The second half of the books was much faster paced with lots to be resolved. Unfortunately, nothing was given ample writing space due to the slow plod of the first half. The "romance" was meh and d...more
Cerise Mar is part of a large edge family. When her parents disappear, she believes that the Sheeriles are responsible, because the Mars and the Sheeriles have been feuding for years. She is now in charge of the family and her first priority is getting her parents back safely. William is a changling. He has been hiding out in the edge for years. Some Mirror agents offer him a job that will give him a chance for revenge on a dangerous killer that has slipped through his fingers before. Cerise and...more
William Wolf is a changling (shape shifter) living a solitary life in the the Edge. Changlings are considered very dangerous and unstable by people in The Weird (magical world) and William has lived a difficult life. Given to the government the day he was born, he was raised in Hawk's Academy (a prison like setting) that trained him to be a ruthless killer. Although he is no longer active military, William is approached to go on a mission in The Mire (a swamp in the Edge) to retrieve an object t...more
I totally did not expect this to be centered around William and Cerise. I know, I know, I'm an idiot, but I really just jumped into Bayou Moon without reading the summary. I thought it was a continuation of Declan and Rose. So yeahhh, it's not. But anyway! I actually liked this more than On the Edge. It has more character development in it and I sort of like Cerise more than Rose. Cerise just seems so much more bad ass with a sword and a flash.
So first thing's first, Cerise is a great character....more
So first thing's first, Cerise is a great character....more
I am consistently impressed with the husband-wife team that make Ilona Andrews! I loved Bayou Moon. I can't say I read On The Edge (book one of the series) but I certainly plan too! A mix of fantasy, paranormal, magic, feuding families & 'lands', mystery, suspense, action, romance, and even a bit of humor all rolled into one. I really loved William and Cerise, they were both great, sympathetic, three dimensional characters with chemistry that was off the charts! I enjoyed watching as they da...more
Hmm, this book didn't captivate me as much as On The Edge.
I felt that the story dragged in some places but at other times felt rushed - especially the last 40 pages or so.
Bayou Moon left me feeling unsatisfied and disappointed.
The character development was basically non-existent but there was so much potential for William (perhaps we heard too much "William is a predator" rather than SEEING him be a predator; needed more show, less tell).
I adore William and frankly, I think he deserved a better...more
I felt that the story dragged in some places but at other times felt rushed - especially the last 40 pages or so.
Bayou Moon left me feeling unsatisfied and disappointed.
The character development was basically non-existent but there was so much potential for William (perhaps we heard too much "William is a predator" rather than SEEING him be a predator; needed more show, less tell).
I adore William and frankly, I think he deserved a better...more
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"Yes, Your Honor."
"Well, shit," Dobe said. "I guess you're familiar with the law. You hit it over the head, set its house on fire, and got its sister pregnant.”
“William leaned forward and pointed at the river. “I don’t know why you rolled in spaghetti sauce,” he said in a confidential voice. “I don’t really care. But that water over there won’t hurt you. Try washing it off.”
She stuck her tongue out.
“Maybe after you’re clean,” he said.
Her eyes widened. She stared at him for a long moment. A little crazy spark lit up in her dark irises.
She raised her finger, licked it, and rubbed some dirt off her forehead.
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She stuck her tongue out.
“Maybe after you’re clean,” he said.
Her eyes widened. She stared at him for a long moment. A little crazy spark lit up in her dark irises.
She raised her finger, licked it, and rubbed some dirt off her forehead.
Now what?
The girl showed him her stained finger and reached toward him slowly, aiming for his face.
“No,” William said. “Bad hobo.”
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