Edge of the Moon

Author: Rebecca York
Published: August 5, 2003 (Berkley)
Category: Paranormal Romance
Series: Moon Series #2
Rating: 6/10

I was excited to read Edge of the Moon because Killing Moon was a surprisingly good read for a random book that I picked up. Instead of being a werewolf story like the title leads you to believe, it's about Jack Thornton, the cop Ross Marshall worked with in the first book. Neither Jack nor the heroine, Kathryn, have any paranormal abilities or knowledge, and that really hurts the story.

Most of the book was taken up with Jack and Kathryn being confused about what's happening to them. The problem with a world where the paranormal isn't widely accepted is dealing with the characters' blundering about; there isn't even a wise figure who can educate them about this new aspect to the world. Jack and Kathryn dealt with some unknown force from a parallel universe manipulating events for its benefit. They have to be the pawns, or else it will obliterate a good chunk of Earth to escape the clutches of a magician looking to enslave it.

There was a bit of Ross and Megan from Killing Moon, which was nice, but the book fell flat for me.