Rose, Declen, and the kids make cameo appearances in this novel, and there are several references to them throughout this tale which I appreciated, because I wasn’t quite ready to say good-bye to these amazing characters after only one installment. I seriously loved it! The weirdness of the locale also comes through nicely in the main plot with the feuding families, Spider and his minions, and the magic behind Cerise’s uncle’s infamous “box”.

There’s this little side thread about an eel that pops up throughout the story that’s laugh-out-loud hilarious. It was doubly entertaining navigating this odd swamp through William’s eyes because he’s constantly baffled by the absurdity of it all which leads to countless comical WTF moments. The Mire is an awesomely bizarre place, and I thoroughly enjoyed discovering all of its quirks. Mar is as far from damsel in distress as you can get, and makes the sexy changeling work for it. I liked how badass Cerise is! There’s this one scene where she and William are in a bit of a pickle, and she’s like don’t interfere, I’ll take all of these baddies on myself, and does. Mar lives in an enchanted swamp where cats are green, fish have legs, and mud burns after growing up in that kind of environment you can’t help but be a little off. She’s even more backwoods than Rose from book 1 which was great because I really enjoyed that aspect of the first installment. BAYOU MOON is another unmissable listen by this fabulous writer / narrator duo! I’ve loved pretty much every protagonist that Andrews has thrown my way, and Cerise was no different. I didn’t have to pay as much attention to the world-building, although the Mire is an extremely weird place with its own set of magical rules, so there were still tons of new tidbits to take in.

I enjoyed this installment slightly more than the first, and I think that’s because I was a little more familiar with THE EDGE universe this time around. This book picks-up right where ON THE EDGE left off, except this time the focus shifts to William who just so happens to be a wolf changeling-my favourite kind! We also get to meet Cerise Mar, a heroine who’s on the same level as Kate Daniels from Ilona Andrews’ other series, and I immediately adored her. Another epic listen by this fantastic duo (trio?)!

Bayou moon by ilona andrews