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librarycatnip 's review for:
Bayou Moon
by Ilona Andrews
I'm sorry to say that this book didn't really do it for me. I didn't feel much difference between the main characters from On the Edge, Andrew's first paranormal romance. Some of this many simply be because I'm not real interested in the paranormal romance genre.
Although, the romance did NOT drive the plot, which is generally my primary criteria for telling the difference between paranormal romance and urban fantasy. I really need to articulate this better and more thoroughly because this book was definitely romancey, lots of focus on that throughout the book, complete with the "moment of bliss" when they realize they love each other, and the "insurmountable obstacle" which is promptly surmounted, and the "period of mopey separation when each is convinced the other doesn't want them," and then the "reconciliation."
Despite multiple sub plots and a larger driving main plot, all these elements were present. And there were two main plots that didn't really have enough to do with each other to justify both their existences for my taste.
And I don't like that the women keep getting carried off from the awful horrible mucky drudgery of their lots in life to be ladies in manors in the land of Eternal Epic Fantasy. And my problem is that they are not people of importance in comparison to the men with whom they are involved. They are, you guessed it, raising children (siblings and wards, some of whom are attached to their significant others rather than themselves).
And I felt that the overarching connecting plot wasn't really given enough lime light. And that the story was trying to be dark and gritty, but there was just too much cheeryness from the characters to pull this off.
Although, the romance did NOT drive the plot, which is generally my primary criteria for telling the difference between paranormal romance and urban fantasy. I really need to articulate this better and more thoroughly because this book was definitely romancey, lots of focus on that throughout the book, complete with the "moment of bliss" when they realize they love each other, and the "insurmountable obstacle" which is promptly surmounted, and the "period of mopey separation when each is convinced the other doesn't want them," and then the "reconciliation."
Despite multiple sub plots and a larger driving main plot, all these elements were present. And there were two main plots that didn't really have enough to do with each other to justify both their existences for my taste.
And I don't like that the women keep getting carried off from the awful horrible mucky drudgery of their lots in life to be ladies in manors in the land of Eternal Epic Fantasy. And my problem is that they are not people of importance in comparison to the men with whom they are involved. They are, you guessed it, raising children (siblings and wards, some of whom are attached to their significant others rather than themselves).
And I felt that the overarching connecting plot wasn't really given enough lime light. And that the story was trying to be dark and gritty, but there was just too much cheeryness from the characters to pull this off.