Bayou Moon (A Novel of the Edge) by Ilona Andrews

Bayou Moon is the sequel to On The Edge, a surprisingly good quick read.  In this second book, the changeling William has been living on the Edge for two years after the occurrences of the first novel.  The Edge is the region between the Weird, where magic reigns, and the Broken, which is pretty much modern today.

William gets lured back into the Weird side of the Edge by promise of revenge against his long-time enemy, Spider.  He teams up with the Mar family, proliferate and magically strong, but fiscally weak.  Long story short, the good guys win in the end. 

What I like about the first story was the interesting take on magic - in the Edge, everyone had some, but no one really had a lot.  The closer in white along the color spectrum someone's "flash" was, the stronger they were.  Flashing was almost a theme throughout the first novel, but was relegated to the back seat in the second book, as though the author were tired of talking about it.  Instead, the author focused more the personal relations and romance.  Not a problem, I just would have like more niftiness with the magic.

Overall Rating: 3 / 5 
(On the Edge Rating: 4 / 5)