A review by katieinca
Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews

3.0

So in the first book you have two main characters, and then some side characters that are more or less interesting. Then in the second book you take one of those characters, say you redeemed scary shapeshifter, and make them the lead. Repeat. It works really well. You don't have to escalate your stakes the way you do with your usual urban fantasy series, you get a new couple for your romance plot, and you don't have to meet all new people.
There's some creepy [b:Annihilation|17934530|Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)|Jeff VanderMeer|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1403941587l/17934530._SX50_.jpg|24946895] type creature stuff happening in here. And I don't love the cast as well. But it was still really fun.