Search - On the Edge (Edge, Bk 1)

I am SO in love with this book. It has gone straight to the top of my "Best of" list (don't hold it against me that I actually don't have a "Best of" list but if I did, this book would be on it). I loved this book so much that this morning, I walked my dog while reading the book. Thankfully, my dog is very well trained and knew that oncoming cars meant stop.

Now about the book, Rose is a wonderful character. If you ever read Jeaniene Frost's "Night Huntress" series, Rose is very similiar to Kat. Rose has an incredible heart, very loving to her two brothers, will do whatever it takes to care for them but is also suffering from some serious self esteem issues. She righfully doesn't trust anyone but her own small family but she also doesn't want to let in someone who may/or may not truly care for her. She wonders how someone could possibly really want her, considering her circumstances. The only part of Rose that Rose is confident about is her own magic. Of course, Rose's magic is what has made her more of an outsider in a world of outsiders.

The other characters are truly wonderful. The boys (Rose's brothers) absolutely make you laugh and cry. Even though they are different from "normal" kids, you will find yourself relating to your own siblings and how you felt about them. Declan is arrogant, snobby and powerful. William is mysterious, sweet and innocent in a weird way. The Grandma cracked me up. Each character surrounding Rose is well thought out and is essential to the story. Please read this book. You won't regret it.

Just finished this book. I really liked it alot. Absolutely loved the supporting characters especially Rose's little brothers Jack and Georgie.
This book is has a very different feel to it than Ilona Andrews 'magic' series. To me, it reads more like a PNR rather than urban fantasy. But thats just fine with me. My only complaint, it had such a 'complete' ending that I'm not sure there will be any more books in this series. I liked Rose and Declan. And the 'Broken, Edge, and Weird' were interesting places to visit. Hope we see more of this world. Maybe Williams story?

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 . . .

After discovering Ilona Andrews' Kate Daniels series and falling in love with them, I had to read something else by this author. I admit to being afraid of having this Edge series be too much like Kate Daniels with a different title (you know how that goes with some authors). I was not disappointed. This series is nothing like Kate Daniels. I found this one to be far less captivating with characters who didn't hold my attention in the least and who seemed rather immature. I felt this series was aimed for a much younger audience despite no evidence that that was the intention. I really wanted to love this series from an author I adore. Not to be.

A fast paced urban fantasy that is very enjoyable.

Rose Drayton has wild flash magic which Weird blueblood Declan Martel wants for his heirs. He is in the Edge "courting" Rose which is a good thing considering something like hellhounds (only worse) are terrorizing the residents of the Edge, especially Rose's family. Rose's younger brothers Georgie and Jack have gifts as well. Georgie raises the dead and Jack is a changling cat-shifter. The sparks really fly (no pun intended) between Rose and Declan. He may be an opportunist but he is sexy as hell and Rose is having a very hard time resisting his charms.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Declan is a hero to love and respect, definitely a knight in shining armor. Ilona Andrews has a flare for words and actually draws a picture in your mind so you can understand the new concepts no matter how far out there they are.