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Bayou Moon
by Ilona Andrews
I believe I liked this book a little better than "The Edge", although it did have me wanting to go back and re-read The Edge to refresh my memory on the events in that book. Unlike Andrews' Kate Daniels series, this series will not follow the same hero / heroine i every book. In this case William who we saw as a side character in "The Edge" becomes one of the main characters in this book, and it's his story (and Cerise's). I believe this is the pattern Andrews is following for the third book "Fate's Edge" due out later this year. I'm usually partial to a series following a certain person(s) throughout it's entirety. I think it gets the reader closer and more appreciative to the characters. But I wasn't put off by this at all in this case because I really liked the story we were presented with.
These events take place two years after "The Edge". We get to see a different side of the edge basically called the Mire which is swamp land. I liked the setting of the book. The swamp setting was very mysterious, you didn't know what was going to jump out at our characters as an obsticle. I also thought the events in the book mirrored those of the swap being that sometimes it was quiet and calm and other times it was bloody and fighting for, your life, and unexpected.
There were a couple times that I thought the book dragged on a bit. There just seemed to be too many situations popping up where our characters have to fight this group, then they would have to fight another group, and then we have the main battle at the end where they had to fight again. I believe all those scenes were important to tie up all the events in the story, but there were a couple that coule have been combined into one bigger scene (i.e. the fight with the Sheeriles and the scene in the mansion when they went to find Cerise's mother). There was one loose end left at the end which makes me wonder if it will be something to pop up again in future books or if it was just an oversight.
As mentiond above this book involves different main characters than we saw in "The Edge" but luckily we still get to see the characters from "The Edge" and find out what is going on in their lives. I like that because it doesn't feel like they are completely abandoned just because this book is not about them. Plus, I like Declan and Rose, Jack and George.
We briefly got to see William in "The Edge" (and forgive me if I muddle some facts it's been awhile since I've read "The Edge). Obviously this book brings out his character more. Unlike Andrew's shapeshifters in the Kate Daniels series I felt William was more controled by his wolf side than human side. Like he had to really strain to keep his more animal instincts inside. The shapeshifters in Kate Daniels (while still struggling with being part animal and part human) seem to not be controlled as much by their animal side (I could argue that further, but we'll save it). Honestly, I didn't remember William being so ferocious in "The Edge" and I don't know if that's because it's been so long since I've read it, or if it's because we didn't see a lot of him in the book. We really get to see his wolf nature come out and we get to understand his thinking of situations from that perspective.
I liked Cerise's character. She was a tough woman who had a lot to deal with, a lot on her plate, but she didn't give in. She was strong, for the most part, the entirety of the book. Naturally there will be moments of weakness, it's just human nature's way of releasing built up tension, but it made her seem more real and less of a cut-out. I liked her family and their strange dynamic and the way they regard each other.
While I do like the Kate Daniels series better, I still like the edge books. In fact, Ilona Andrews is an author who doesn't disappoint me with their work. If the name Ilona Andrews is on the book I am sure to enjoy it. I am looking forward to Fate's Edge out later this year which I believe Kaldar (Cerise's cousin) will take front and center. Until Then!
These events take place two years after "The Edge". We get to see a different side of the edge basically called the Mire which is swamp land. I liked the setting of the book. The swamp setting was very mysterious, you didn't know what was going to jump out at our characters as an obsticle. I also thought the events in the book mirrored those of the swap being that sometimes it was quiet and calm and other times it was bloody and fighting for, your life, and unexpected.
There were a couple times that I thought the book dragged on a bit. There just seemed to be too many situations popping up where our characters have to fight this group, then they would have to fight another group, and then we have the main battle at the end where they had to fight again. I believe all those scenes were important to tie up all the events in the story, but there were a couple that coule have been combined into one bigger scene (i.e. the fight with the Sheeriles and the scene in the mansion when they went to find Cerise's mother). There was one loose end left at the end which makes me wonder if it will be something to pop up again in future books or if it was just an oversight.
As mentiond above this book involves different main characters than we saw in "The Edge" but luckily we still get to see the characters from "The Edge" and find out what is going on in their lives. I like that because it doesn't feel like they are completely abandoned just because this book is not about them. Plus, I like Declan and Rose, Jack and George.
We briefly got to see William in "The Edge" (and forgive me if I muddle some facts it's been awhile since I've read "The Edge). Obviously this book brings out his character more. Unlike Andrew's shapeshifters in the Kate Daniels series I felt William was more controled by his wolf side than human side. Like he had to really strain to keep his more animal instincts inside. The shapeshifters in Kate Daniels (while still struggling with being part animal and part human) seem to not be controlled as much by their animal side (I could argue that further, but we'll save it). Honestly, I didn't remember William being so ferocious in "The Edge" and I don't know if that's because it's been so long since I've read it, or if it's because we didn't see a lot of him in the book. We really get to see his wolf nature come out and we get to understand his thinking of situations from that perspective.
I liked Cerise's character. She was a tough woman who had a lot to deal with, a lot on her plate, but she didn't give in. She was strong, for the most part, the entirety of the book. Naturally there will be moments of weakness, it's just human nature's way of releasing built up tension, but it made her seem more real and less of a cut-out. I liked her family and their strange dynamic and the way they regard each other.
While I do like the Kate Daniels series better, I still like the edge books. In fact, Ilona Andrews is an author who doesn't disappoint me with their work. If the name Ilona Andrews is on the book I am sure to enjoy it. I am looking forward to Fate's Edge out later this year which I believe Kaldar (Cerise's cousin) will take front and center. Until Then!