Elise ✘ a.k.a Ryder's Pet ✘'s Reviews > On the Edge

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Re-read: 05.05.2017
Shockingly, I found myself not liking this book the second time around. I couldn't feel Rose and Declan attractions, their connection. I found the book dragged out, boring and I was annoyed with myself for starting the re-read, but I refused to give up. So I finished it, and now I'm kinda pissed. I really need to learn to leave books that I enjoyed before alone. This isn't the first time this has happened to me :/

“Yes, I'm too mad to punish you right now. We'll talk about it when we get home. Go brush your teeth, comb your hair, put on dry clothes, and get the guns. We're going to Wal-Mart.”

Quick basic facts:
Genre: - (Adult) Urban Fantasy
Series: - Series, Book One
Love triangle? - (view spoiler)[No. (hide spoiler)]
Cheating? - (view spoiler)[No. (hide spoiler)]
HEA? - (view spoiler)[Yes. (hide spoiler)]
Would I read more by this author/or of series? - Yes.
Would I recommend this book/series? - Right, now I'm feeling a no. Before the re-read, yeah.
Will I read this again in the future? - No.
New Rating - 2.5 stars.

First read review:

“You have to be prepared for what your enemy could do rather than what they might do,”

What an wonderful story. On the Edge was so captivate that I couldn't put it down for a second. I just had to finish it as soon as possible because I needed to know what would happen. Ilona Andrews is freaking brilliant and the way she writes is fantastic. I love how she writes her own worlds in the books. That's what makes her books so incredible, you know, it's not something you've read before, its all new and mysterious, like a whole new adventure and I LOVE it! :)

“Life is so precious because it’s short,” she said. “Even the most resilient people are fragile. Life isn’t about dying or not dying. It’s about living well, George. Living so you can be proud and happy.”

The story is about Rose Drayton who has had a sad life. Her mother dying, her grandfather dying, her father disappearing to go on an adventure, leaving her with her younger brothers, Georgie, 10 years old and is a necromancer and Jack, 8 years old and is a Changeling. (a shifter who can shift to a cat/lynx.) Luckily she has her grandmother who helps her at times, but the kids are her responsibility and she will do everything in her power to make them safe and for them to have a good life. The family lives in the Edge, an in-between place between the Broken and the Weird. What normal people doesn't realize is that there a two different worlds to live in, one is the Broken, - normal people with out magic and the other one is the Weird, -people with magic. Though the worlds are similar to each other, there a some difference between them like in the Broken there's electricity, while in the Weird there's only magic.

“Living in your dreams meant bitter disappointment when you woke up.”

Rose used to have dreams but being betrayed so many times in her life, she stopped having dreams for herself. She doesn't trust easily and she hates depending on others for help. Rose has more magic than the people in the Edge and she's incredible powerful with her flash (maybe because she has practiced so hard to be so good with it) so people want to have her children, or sell her to the highest bidder or just use her for her powers, which makes it even harder for Rose to trust others.

“Give me three challenges,” he said. “Three tasks. I’ll excel at each one. When I succeed, you’ll come to me willingly and you’ll obey me.”
“And if you fail?”
He permitted himself a half smile. “Don’t concern yourself with that possibility. I won’t.”

Then enter Declan Riel Martel (ade Dominik, ade Logran, ade Rotibor, Earl of Camarine, Lord of Longshire, Svyator, and Veres) (29), a blueblood noble. First appearance he shows up in warrior clothes (i think, its hard to describe)/fur cape, with a sword sticking over his shoulder, anyways, he makes a deal with Rose (though she really doesn't have a choice because he cornered her): Three challenges for him to complete of her choosing. If he wins, he wins the right to marry her, to possess her, to have her in his bed, and if he loses he will leave them alone. Between the challenges he stays at her place and offer protection while being there. And boy do they need protecting. Evil has arrived in the Edge and they need Declan's powers and knowledge. Creatures they have never seen before invades the Edge from the Weird. Declan calls them 'the hounds'. The hounds are hungry for magic, so of course they would be after the Drayton family.

“Oh, I amuse you?” He gave her one of his devastating, slightly wicked smiles.
“You have no idea.” Arrogant ass.
“And all of that means what?”
“Just that I mean to have you.” She frowned at him. “I mean to have you, Rose, you and all of your thorns. I’m a disagreeable and stubborn bastard, but I’m not a fool. You didn’t really expect me to pass you up, did you?”

Rose is snarky, sassy, kick-ass, funny, brave and a caring and independent woman. She loves her family above everything else and will do anything for them. She has sacrificed all she has to make her brothers as happy as possible, and i'm so happy that for once someone will help Rose take care of, well Rose. Declan is arrogant, strong, confident, sexy, beautiful, and incredible powerful. And the best part? He wants Rose and everything that makes her Rose! And boy, did he melt my heart when he is with Georgie and Jack. Declan will make the perfect father!! :D <3
PS, i case you didn't figure it out: I'M IN LOVE WITH DECLAN!! :D

“I love you, and you're the measure of my wrath."

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This book was simply awesome! I loved all of it and I would recommend it to everyone. Ilona Andrews are one of my favorite authors. She writes incredibly good and has the ability to make you forget everything else expect what you're reading. My favorite series by Ilona will always and forever be the Kate Daniels series, but this one was fantastic too. Though I'm not sure if I'll continue with this series because there are new main characters in each book and I kinda WANT MORE DECLAN!! :P Hehe anyways, this was a great read, and I'm pretty sure that I will re-read this in the future. :)

Rating: 4 stars.