On the Edge (The Edge, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

May 05, 2010 AH rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, favorites, necromancer, zzxread-jan-2011, own, were, first-in-series

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 in this story 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 in this story there are some sightings of strange creatures that eat people for their magic.

Rose Drayton is struggling to support her two young brothers. She works “under the table” at a cleaning company in The Broken. She scrimps and saves every penny to make ends meet so that her young brothers can have the food and the things they need.

I really liked the cast of characters. It takes a special talent to write such believable characters. It’s refreshing to see a strong female character. Rose is intelligent, brave, and a little too fearless. She is extremely protective of her brothers. Despite all of these characteristics, I loved watching her melt when Declan came into the picture.

Declan was a fun character, a little reminiscent of Curran. His interactions with Rose reminded me of the ongoing sparring that we saw in the other series, although not quite so adversarial. I found Declan a touch too perfect, too strong, too handsome. But who’s complaining? Declan was truly intrigued by Rose and managed to find a way to rent a room in her house, thereby getting to know her better. Once Rose finally trusted Declan, I loved how they worked as a team in their battle against the creatures.

I loved the children Georgie and Jack. Georgie was able to raise the dead and Jack could shift into a lynx. One of my favorite scenes was written from Jack’s perspective as he ran through the woods as a lynx.

While this book doesn’t feel like a romance, it does have that requisite happy ending.

One of the best lines in this book and probably in any book I’ve read lately is: “Go brush your teeth, comb your hair, put on dry clothes, and get the guns. We’re going to Wal-Mart.”

Off to find a copy of Bayou Moon.

Maybe I'll go to Wal-Mart. ...more

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Oct 26, 2010 Francesca the Fierce (Under the Covers Book Blog) rated it really liked it

Shelves: genre-urban-fantasy, read-audio-books, books-read-2010, fae

I enjoyed this book. It was a different world, very well written, a bit slow paced, but a good story, complex, with real and likeable characters.

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Sep 19, 2020 Rachel-RN rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-2020

This took a little bit of time to get into, but once I did, it was hard to put down. In this world, you have the "Broken:" non-magical, "real" world, the "Weird:" magic exists, and the "Edge:" the place between. Most in the Weird are unable to cross into the Broken. Those in the Broken are ignorant of the existence of the other 2. The Edgers (as they are called) can easily cross into the Broken and may cross into the Weird if they have enough magic. Generally Edgers don't because they are seen a ...more

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Jul 28, 2013 S H A R O N rated it really liked it

Shelves: urban-paranormal, urban-fantasy, 2016

An entertaining start to this series. Since I'm apparently the only person who isn't a fan of the Kate Daniels series by this author I was slightly cautious approaching this series. The caution wasn't needed, though, as I thoroughly enjoyed this story. Looking forward to reading the next books in the series - looks like it's a series of possibly standalone novels set in the "Edge" world. ...more

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Aug 26, 2010 Sharon rated it it was amazing

LOVED this book. It is a great action packed, fun sexy romance, and a HEA all rolled into one. I couldn't put it down. The hero, Declan, is smoldering hot and the heroine, Rose, can kick some butt. I loved the premise for the book. You have our world (the Broken) the magical world (The Weird) and where the two meet you have The Edge (a little of both worlds). Kind of like a border town. Did I mention Delcan? Okay. I look forward to the next installment Bayou Moon with Willian who we meet in The ...more

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Apr 13, 2013 Karen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: paranormal, first-in-series, challenge-shelf-2013, urban-fantasy

Main Street meets Camelot with Appalachia in the middle all iced with magic and mayhem. Terrific world building, engaging characters. Sadly, one of those books that ended too soon. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

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