Sophia Rose Reviews: Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews

 

Today on the Blog Sophia Rose reviews, Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews
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Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews, narrated by Renee Raudman

#2 Edge

Paranormal Romance

Publisher:  Tantor Audio

Published:  9.28.10

Time:  15 hours 32 minutes

Rating: 4.5 stars

Format: audio

Source: Library Borrow

Sellers:  Amazon

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GoodReads Synopsis:

Rose Drayton lives on the Edge, between the world of the Broken (where people drive cars, shop at Wal-Mart, and magic is a fairy tale) and the Weird (where blueblood aristocrats rule, changelings roam, and the strength of your magic can change your destiny). Only Edgers like Rose can easily travel from one world to the next, but they never truly belong in either. Rose thought if she practiced her magic, she could build a better life for herself. But things didn't turn out how she planned, and now she works a minimum wage, off-the-books job in the Broken just to survive.

Then Declan Camarine, a blueblood noble straight out of the deepest part of the Weird, comes into her life, determined to have her (and her power). But when a terrible danger invades the Edge from the Weird, a flood of creatures hungry for magic, Declan and Rose must work together to destroy them - or they'll devour the Edge and everyone in it.

 

Sophia Rose's Review:

Continuing with my re-listen for the Edge series readalong, I delighted in being back in this world and following along with William's thread of the story that carries over from On the Edge and encountering a new Edger family in the Mars and specifically, Cerise. I browsed my original review and have nothing new to add so I'll let it stand.

Original Review:
Back in the Edge, but in the dark, lush, and dangerous place known as the Mire with a chilling villain, a clan of crazy swamp folks, and William the changeling wolf. I doesn't get much better, right?

Bayou Moon is book two of the Edge series. It works best following book one since the hero, William, and some of the minor characters along with the world of The Edge was introduced earlier.

Loved going forward with the next installment of the series and oh hallelujah that it was William's story. That was one of the points about the first book left outstanding. William was the unrequited lover- the one not chosen. He's had a tough life as has his heroine, Cerise Mar. I found this book darker and grittier than the first book. There are a few moments with clashes with the villains, Spider and the other members of The Hand and also isolated scenes that had me a little squeamish. Not that I had any desire to set the book aside. Nope, I was all in.

There is so much going on in Bayou Moon- romance, intrigue, action, and that is paired with a solid world, plot, and characters.

I spent a lot of the book uneasy knowing that William was keeping secrets because he is working in espionage for his government and knowing that right or wrong motives, Cerise would struggle when the truth came out. They were antagonistic, then flirty, good fight partners, and oh so sizzling with chemistry. I loved this pair more than Declan and Rose in book one.

The setting, editions to the lore of the Edge, and the mysterious quality in tone were also great.

As to the audio, Renee Raudman really knocked 'em dead with her command of the large cast of characters. She did great with the swamp people accents and she came up with one spinetingling one that hit high on the creepy villain factor for Spider. She continues to amaze.

William's story with Cerise was all that I could hope for. I whole-heartedly recommend this paranormal romance series and do yourself a solid and get it in audio format if you can.

Author Bio:

“Ilona Andrews” is the pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing team. Ilona is a native-born Russian and Gordon is a former communications sergeant in the U.S. Army. Contrary to popular belief, Gordon was never an intelligence officer with a license to kill, and Ilona was never the mysterious Russian spy who seduced him. They met in college, in English Composition 101, where Ilona got a better grade. (Gordon is still sore about that.)

Gordon and Ilona currently reside in Texas with their two children and many dogs and cats.

They have co-authored several bestselling series, including the #1 NYT bestselling urban fantasy of Kate Daniels, rustic fantasy of the Edge, paranormal romance of Hidden Legacy, and Innkeeper Chronicles, which they post as a free weekly serial. For complete list of their books, fun extras, and Innkeeper installments, please visit their website at Ilona-andrews.com.

Website:  https://ilona-andrews.com/

Sophia’s Bio:

Sophia is a quiet though curious gal who dabbles in cooking, book reviewing, piano-playing, and gardening. Road trips and campouts, museums and monuments, restaurants and theaters are her jam. Encouraged and supported by an incredible man and loving family. A Northern Californian transplant to the Great Lakes Region of the US. Lover of Jane Austen, Baseball, Cats, Scooby Doo, and Chocolate.

As a lifelong reader, it was inevitable that Sophia would discover book blogs and the joy of blog reviewing. Sophia is a prolific reader and audiobook listener which allows her to experience so many wonderful books, authors, and narrators. Few genres are outside her reading tastes, but her true love is fiction particularly history, mystery, sci-fi, and romance. Though, sorry, no horror or she will run like Shaggy and Scooby.

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