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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Toxic relationship
Minor: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Vomit, Trafficking, Cannibalism
I generally love anything that Ilona Andrews writes, and this is no exception. I enjoyed Rose & Declan's story a little more, but this was still a lot of fun.
At the beginning of On the Edge, I was sure William would develop into Rose’s love interest and I was all kinds of wrong. The Andrews writing duo has a way of setting up their next protagonist – for example, during Bayou Moon, Kaldar was the rakish, irresistible cousin to Cerise, and I just knew he’d be next. (And he is – Fate’s Edge!)
Even with my already established affection for William, Bayou Moon was harder to get into. On the Edge was easy to like because of the relationship between Rose and her brothers. Here, Cerise had a large family full of interesting characters, but because you meet so many of them and they’re all unique, you don’t connect with them as deeply.
Something I really liked about the William-Cerise pairing is that Cerise didn’t play games. She realized she wanted William and he wanted her back, and she didn’t stand on her pride or play games. For his part, William is so terrible at romance. His animal side tells him, “Want. Want woman,” but his human side tells him there are rules to human interaction. He doesn’t know what to say or what to do, so he’s blunt with his actions and words. I love him for it. :)
As with On the Edge, Cerise and her family are scraping by, and when she and William are finally able to be together, he sweeps her away from her fiercely protected home and circumstances to a life of wealth and privelege. It’s irritating, because throughout the books, Rose and Cerise fought to protect their homes and their families, and having finally achieved a measure of peace, the man swoops in and “rescues” them. It’s so undermining of their fierceness and courage, and I wish the Andrews duo wouldn’t do it just because this is more overtly in the romance category.
Oh well, maybe Fate’s Edge will redeem them. Solid read, flawed but enjoyable!
Even with my already established affection for William, Bayou Moon was harder to get into. On the Edge was easy to like because of the relationship between Rose and her brothers. Here, Cerise had a large family full of interesting characters, but because you meet so many of them and they’re all unique, you don’t connect with them as deeply.
Something I really liked about the William-Cerise pairing is that Cerise didn’t play games. She realized she wanted William and he wanted her back, and she didn’t stand on her pride or play games. For his part, William is so terrible at romance. His animal side tells him, “Want. Want woman,” but his human side tells him there are rules to human interaction. He doesn’t know what to say or what to do, so he’s blunt with his actions and words. I love him for it. :)
As with On the Edge, Cerise and her family are scraping by, and when she and William are finally able to be together, he sweeps her away from her fiercely protected home and circumstances to a life of wealth and privelege. It’s irritating, because throughout the books, Rose and Cerise fought to protect their homes and their families, and having finally achieved a measure of peace, the man swoops in and “rescues” them. It’s so undermining of their fierceness and courage, and I wish the Andrews duo wouldn’t do it just because this is more overtly in the romance category.
Oh well, maybe Fate’s Edge will redeem them. Solid read, flawed but enjoyable!
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3.5 stars
I want to give it 4 stars 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. And besides that I had two main problems:
1. The descriptions of battles and Spider and his accomplices was so boring that I skipped all of those parts. And I mean, it was really, really boring because it didn't have absolutely any spark in it. I mean, those humans were magically enhanced, but all we get are their attributes, faults and a sense of dark, corrupted magic but that's it. The fights aren't anything special and for the most part the book was lacking real, heartfelt action.
2 The ending of Williams and Cerise's romance was very, very dull. I don't get why It makes no sense, and because of that definitely lacking on my favorite romance couples.
And one of my favorite parts was when Jack made an appearance and had a little face-off with Gaston, and I feel like that little tidbit shouldn't be the most memorable part of the book, considering it has pretty much nothing to do with the storyline. The ending also seemed a little abrupt and unfinished. Unless I skipped over a few pages, it seemed like some conflicts/problems were suddenly solved and I wanted to know how that happened.
It seems like I didn't really like it, but I did, I really did. It's not as good as On the Edge, and I certainly expected more from Ilona Andrews but I will still totally continue reading the series.
I want to give it 4 stars 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. And besides that I had two main problems:
1. The descriptions of battles and Spider and his accomplices was so boring that I skipped all of those parts. And I mean, it was really, really boring because it didn't have absolutely any spark in it. I mean, those humans were magically enhanced, but all we get are their attributes, faults and a sense of dark, corrupted magic but that's it. The fights aren't anything special and for the most part the book was lacking real, heartfelt action.
2 The ending of Williams and Cerise's romance was very, very dull. I don't get why
Spoiler
she left him, I don't get why suddenly she decided that he didn't want her because he specifically told her that he did, and I don't get why William had to come to get her in the end. I realize that they're so much in love and blah, blah, but in reality, Cerise left him with no explanation, somehow mysteriously decided that he left her and he has to come groveling.And one of my favorite parts was when Jack made an appearance and had a little face-off with Gaston, and I feel like that little tidbit shouldn't be the most memorable part of the book, considering it has pretty much nothing to do with the storyline. The ending also seemed a little abrupt and unfinished. Unless I skipped over a few pages, it seemed like some conflicts/problems were suddenly solved and I wanted to know how that happened.
It seems like I didn't really like it, but I did, I really did. It's not as good as On the Edge, and I certainly expected more from Ilona Andrews but I will still totally continue reading the series.
adventurous
medium-paced
I want my own William! Since I already have a perfectly adequate (and very much appreciated) husband, that statement might sound somewhat disloyal though. He would be dead against being part of a harem too. He's not adventurous like that.
So maybe I could have, like, a pet William? Or maybe a butler William? Or something? He would be very handy for lifting heavy stuff and vacuuming and picking up dog poo from the backyard.
And to keep him all happy and frolicky I would get him his own pet Cerise and they could go for long moonlight walks and hold swordplay tournaments in the driveway.
Wouldn't life be perfect!
So maybe I could have, like, a pet William? Or maybe a butler William? Or something? He would be very handy for lifting heavy stuff and vacuuming and picking up dog poo from the backyard.
And to keep him all happy and frolicky I would get him his own pet Cerise and they could go for long moonlight walks and hold swordplay tournaments in the driveway.
Wouldn't life be perfect!
I normally devour anything by the dynamic writing team that is Ilona Andrews. This book was a little hard for me to pick up as I felt it started a little slower than normal. However, once the story got rolling, I stayed up pretty much all night to finish it as I could not put it down. I was so happy to get Williams story after meeting him in "On the edge" and I genuinely liked Cerise. There were several parts that had me snorting outloud, and the pacing was very measured and felt genuine. I liked that there wasn't a clear cut solution to all the problems, and that there were a couple of serious moral dilemmas to contend with. Definitely recommend!