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On the Edge (Book 1):

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Rose Drayton and her two young brothers live in the woods between two worlds: the Broken (mundane smalltown Georgia) and the Weird (a world of strong magic and rigid social hierarchy). Those on the Edge between the two possess individual magical abilities. Rose has perfected her talent, a deadly white flash, and now the Weird's aristocrats envy her power. Is it a coincidence that vicious hounds invade to steal magic and destroy the Edgers just as Weird blueblood Declan Camarine demands that Rose become his bride? Though Rose rejects Declan's advances, the two must join forces to save her brothers and others on the Edge.

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Bayou Moon (Book 2):

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Cerise Mar and her unruly clan are cash poor but land rich, claiming a large swathe of the Mire, the Edge swamplands between the state of Louisiana and the Weird. When her parents vanish, her clan’s long-time rivals are suspect number one. But all is not as it seems. Two nations of the Weird are waging a cold war fought by feint and espionage, and their conflict is about to spill over into the Edge—and Cerise’s life . William, a changeling soldier who left behind the politics of the Weird, has been forced back into service to track down a rival nation’s spymaster. When William’s and Cerise’s missions lead them to cross paths, sparks fly—but they’ll have to work together if they want to succeed…and survive.

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Nad

Now, to answer that - I didn't get into the first book that easy, it took me quite some time to be honest and it sure isn't Kate Daniels to me. It isn't a bad book, far from it, but doesn't life up to KD standards in my opinion.

Now, Bayou Moon - this one I got into quite easily and it grabbed me far more than On the Edge. I think BM was a step in the right direction and I found it far more enjoyable than On the Edge. Not 100% sure why, but maybe because I couldn't completely warm up to Rose and her family in the first book. Found it easier to warm up to the characters in BM

Tomorrow's skies

ICA I doubt I'll ever reread On the Edge, but I could easily reread/buy BM

I don't know what it was either, but I was quite indifferent to the characters of OtE and I wasn't too sold on the world

Avatar

I should read this since I loved Kate - got too many other books on my to-read list, though. And soon it's Kate 5 time!

Chrissy

I did a re-read of the first book. Liked it way better the second time.

Nad

Yeah, the world felt different to me And even thought it was the same 'universe' as in BM, it couldn't really grab me.

Dan, you should give it a try if you get the chance

Chrissy, really? Maybe I should try a re-read.

Tomorrow's skies

It's more of a Paranormal Romance than KD, though -- so be semi-prepared for that

I don't really want to reread OtE, have way too many books to get to.. but maybe I might in the future haha

Chrissy

I think I liked it better the second time because I accpeted how different it was from the Kate Daniel series.

Tomorrow's skies

I can understand that, but I don't think I care about Rose or Declan at all and since they are the majority of the book...

Nad

^ Understandable

It's hard to get into a book if you don't really care for the main characters

Tomorrow's skies

William was far more interesting to me

Andie

I'll need to get the 2nd book eventually.

Shay-La

I just read the first and second books, I like the series -- I love Ilona Andrews so I thought I would anyway.

I think I liked Bayou Moon a bit more... I don't really know. Neither holds a candle up to my burning love of Kate Daniels so I'm not going to say that I /REALLY/ liked either.

I liked reading from William's POV because he was so wolfish at some points and I thought that was brilliant.

Andie

Welcome Shay-La I didn't love the first one either and haven't read the second one yet - it's they are badly written but they are no Kate Daniels