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Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews Narrator: Renée Raudman
Series: The Edge #2
Published by Tantor Audio on September 28, 2010
Genres: Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Urban Fantasy
Format: Audiobook, eBook, Paperback
Source: Bought
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The Edge lies between worlds, on the border between the Broken, where people shop at Walmart and magic is a fairytale–and the Weird, where blueblood aristocrats rule, changelings roam, and the strength of your magic can change your destiny…
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.
Also in this series: Bayou Moon, Fate's Edge, Steel's Edge, On the Edge, On the Edge, Fate's Edge
I’m taking part in the 2025 Read-Along for The Edge series & Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews hosted by Books of My Heart.
Bayou Moon is a re-listen for me. My original thoughts still apply.
4 Moon Stars
Suspense, Intrigue, Adventure, Betrayal, Romance!
I’m a big fan of Ilona Andrews. I love the Kate Daniels series, so I set out to check out her other works and I’ve not been disappointed.
I loved the relationship between Cerise and William. Cerise, she’s strong and determined, and admirable. She holds her family together when disaster happens. I loved William’s vulnerability and dedication. He has his difficult and sad childhood. He’s a changeling, he’s a monster, but when William loves, he loves true and it’s forever.
“If you love him, fight for him. Nothing worth keeping is free in this world. If you don’t love him, cut him loose. Just don’t take too long to decide. Our future might be short.”
As for the story it starts out slow and the plot was vastly complicated then On the Edge, but still a great read. Basically, if you liked On the Edge then you will like Bayou Moon.
Update:
2021 Audio: I loved the audio. It had me discovering new things I missed in this story my first go around. The voices are distinctive. I really enjoy Renee Raudman’s narration. She’s a wonderful narrator to listen too.
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About Renée Raudman
Renée Raudman is a multi-award-winning audiobook narrator. She has earned a number of AudioFile Earphones Awards, including for The Last Secret by Mary McGarry Morris and Wesley the Owl by Stacey O’Brien, as well as a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award for Joe Schreiber’s Chasing the Dead. She has also performed on film, TV, radio, and stage, including the recurring roles of Jordon on ABC’s One Life To Live, Phyllis on NBC’s Passions, and guest-starring roles on prime-time TV. She has been heard in cartoons (The Simpsons, Billy & Mandy), videogames, and on the E! channel. Her narration of Homer’s Odyssey by Gwen Cooper was selected by Library Journal as one of the best audiobooks of 2009, and her reading of Marthe Jocelyn’s Would You was selected by the ALA as one of the best young adult audiobooks of 2009.
About Ilona Andrews
“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.
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I am enjoying my reread of this series along with everyone. I liked William and Cerise more than Declan and Rose.
Thanks Role for visiting. The re-read has been enjoyable.
Thanks for the review! I want to read more of her books but the budget won’t like it.
I suggest giving your library a try. I’ve found all of her work on hoopla and my local library in all formats. Thanks Leonie for visiting. Have a great week!
Yeah the world building got really complicated with all the swam family feuding on one end and the espionage stuff in the Weird at the other end. Good stuff!
I agree. It’s got a lot of plot threads happening and it’s long. Still good. Thanks Sophia for visiting. Have a great week.
Thanks so much for joining us in the Read-along. Don’t forget to link up and enter for prizes. I’d love to see you on the Sunday chat sometime if you can do it.
Hi Anne, Thanks for visiting. I’ll be linking and I do plan to try to make a chart.