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A review by katyanaish
Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews
5.0
***4.5***
This one was a lot of fun! I was kind of griping about not getting more of Declan, Rose, George and Jack (the central characters from [b:On the Edge|6329547|On the Edge (The Edge, #1)|Ilona Andrews|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1275914567s/6329547.jpg|6515186]), but I really enjoyed this book a lot. I had forgotten how much I liked William in the first book. It was fun getting to see him find the happiness that he so deserved.
Cerise was a great character. She walked that really fine line of giving her all for her family without being a martyr. She was resourceful, and through every obstacle, she maintained hope that she could find a way to get the family through it. And I liked watching her struggle with having to be responsible for this burden. She's the 24 year old daughter of the head of the family. When her parents disappear, she is suddenly making wartime decisions, and having to be responsible for sending her beloved family into battle. She manages the strain with a lot of heart.
I was glad, too, that there wasn't a whole lot of drama around the relationship between Cerise and William. Sometimes the whole "will they / won't they" feels like a very forced dance. In this book, I never felt that "will they / won't they"... instead, I got to enjoy them both learn to set aside their fears and juggle their crushing responsibilities, to decide that they deserve happiness. It made for a touching story.
This one was a lot of fun! I was kind of griping about not getting more of Declan, Rose, George and Jack (the central characters from [b:On the Edge|6329547|On the Edge (The Edge, #1)|Ilona Andrews|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1275914567s/6329547.jpg|6515186]), but I really enjoyed this book a lot. I had forgotten how much I liked William in the first book. It was fun getting to see him find the happiness that he so deserved.
Cerise was a great character. She walked that really fine line of giving her all for her family without being a martyr. She was resourceful, and through every obstacle, she maintained hope that she could find a way to get the family through it. And I liked watching her struggle with having to be responsible for this burden. She's the 24 year old daughter of the head of the family. When her parents disappear, she is suddenly making wartime decisions, and having to be responsible for sending her beloved family into battle. She manages the strain with a lot of heart.
I was glad, too, that there wasn't a whole lot of drama around the relationship between Cerise and William. Sometimes the whole "will they / won't they" feels like a very forced dance. In this book, I never felt that "will they / won't they"... instead, I got to enjoy them both learn to set aside their fears and juggle their crushing responsibilities, to decide that they deserve happiness. It made for a touching story.