Hi all, Mod R here.
I’m so glad everyone is having fun with the character Frinnterviews!
It’s time to decide the next couple of guests who will visit Gertrude Hunt and tell us about themselves. Vote carefully, there are goodies made by Orro at stake.
Let’s also clarify a few things about the Friday Talks, because they keep coming up in the comments:
This is an opportunity to find out more about our favourite underdogs and underlogs, so the focus will be mainly on supporting characters. Protagonists will likely not be featured, as they’re explored enough in the narrative or have reveals coming up at the right time in future sequels. So no Derek, Julie, Elara etc for now. I’m going to use that dirty word again, but we must w*it for the full stories to be published and not spoil our fun.
Which brings us to…
I know you all want to see favourites from the Innkeeper series come chat with Dina and Sean- but Sweep of the Heart comes out in less than a month (the timer is up on the home page) and we have to be pa*ient because at this time pretty much anything an Innkeeper character says could be spoiliminating (spoiler+ incriminating? No? I’m trying to make it a thing). That’s why we’re going to focus on characters from the other Ilona Andrews series for now.
Without further ado (and with explanations of where they come from this time):
Next Friday Talk guest is:
- Augustine "Pancakes" Montgomery (Hidden Legacy) (18%, 1,412 Votes)
- Luther, Biohazard Wizard at Large (Kate Daniels) (15%, 1,227 Votes)
- Bug (Hidden Legacy) (14%, 1,151 Votes)
- Grandma Frida (Hidden Legacy) (13%, 1,038 Votes)
- Erra (Kate Daniels series) (12%, 962 Votes)
- Leon (Hidden Legacy) (12%, 924 Votes)
- William, Lord Sandine (Bayou Moon, The Edge series) (5%, 370 Votes)
- Desandra (Kate Daniels) (4%, 341 Votes)
- Konstantin Leonidovich Berezin (Ruby Fever, Hidden Legacy) (4%, 312 Votes)
- Runa (Hidden Legacy) (3%, 218 Votes)
Total Voters: 7,955
Loading ...You vote whilst I go wash my mouth out with soap. Thank Chernobog I didn’t have to use “d*layed” as well. Yuck.
It won’t let me vote but glad to see Luther at the top of the list 🙂
Hmmm…it all looks good here, try refreshing the page maybe? ????
I had several I wanted to vote for but went for William from The Edge because I miss those folks!
I totally missed William, so cited for Erra! Oh no!!
The Edge books are so important to me, and I would do almost anything for a continuance of that series, so I’m mad at myself for messing this one up lol
Me too! Would love to know what happens after HEA!
I voted William, too. I think that is my favorite single book ever. I think if people didn’t vote for him, they may not have read the book. Go read it! ????
William’s is my favorite Edge book.
It could be that people are missing the vote button. It’s small, light grey with white lettering. Is there any way to update it to a larger button, different color (black with white lettering?) or maybe “Vote Here Now” so that it’s more noticeable than “Poll Results”?
I also thought that may be why people think they can’t vote—it looks like the button usually looks when they’re deactivated or unusable.
erra but interviewed by caldenia- chef’s kiss
Oooo…..
OMG YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
+1
Oh wow. Now that’s a thought!
Change approved!
This is what I call epic. The clash of the sneering masters. Please, pretty please ????
Wow. I didn’t vote for Erra, but that would be an interview to raise the hair on the back of our necks.. Refereed by Chernobog perhaps. Actually they’d probably understand each other very well. Great idea.
+1
Ohhhhh, YES,YES,YES. May I pretty please change my vote to THIS!! I voted Luther, who is hilarious, but THIS….oh, fun,fun, fun
This immediately *after* Luther.
I can live with that 🙂
Immediately after Grandma Frida for me! (IMHO Sean should interview Grandma Frida.)
If only we had ranked choice voting here…because that wouldn’t be complicated at all for Mod R to manage! ???? ????
It was a toss-up between Grandma Frida and Erra for me. For some reason I totally missed Luther’s name.
Too bad you can’t do ranked voting in this thing.
the debate for me was Luther or Bug , i went with Luther.
Same
+1
you hit the spot????????????????????
That would be fantastic
+1
holy cow. that’s genius!
+1!!!
I love it!!!!!!
Ooh. Interviewed by Caldenia. Anybody interviewed. By Caldenia.
This
YES
+1. i hope Caldenia will interview. totally
+1! Erra + Caldenia = (I suspect) absolute delight. Though only House Andrews knows for sure
This right here ????
+1
do you want to start the apocalypse early? lolz
Yes ????????
Ohhhh!! ???? That would be particularly fascinating with Caldenia’s views on the importance of family and Errands having tried to kill Kate…! And the crazy father locked away by his daughter! ????
This was a dirty list. I think I sat here for 5 minutes before I finally chose…
+1
I’ll take them all. One of each, my precioussss.
+1
I dithered, which is an action I thought I’d not have to worry about in a character vote, and I was wrong.
You said Edge and I voted! Still my favorite series. ❤
+1
Desandra mostly because I want to know how the heck she bagged Nick!!!
And how she felt about her abrupt move to Atlanta and being a single mom.
+1. But sorry, I voted for Luther this time.
Yes! Desantra always cracked me up.
Erra all the way baby. She is such a fabulous character in all of her murderous intent. Love it.
EXACTLY!
Why can’t we just agree to do all of the characters?! There are 52 Fridays every year!
The poll just figures out who’s *next* ????
I wanted Bug! There is a great backstory there. He is third on the the list at this time. Come on ppl, let’s push Bug to the top!
Go, Bug, Go!
Yes! Go Bug go!!
I have always rooted for Bug.
I would love to know more about him and I don’t see him getting his own story. This looks like his best chance.
That said – there are no bad choices here. I would enjoy knowing about any and all of them. I guess I will just have to be (gasp, shudder) patient…
I also voted for Bug. I would love to know something about his backstory.
scrolled all the way down here to find this comment. I do hope he comes first????
I now have to go back and re-read. Maybe it’s just because of it being Monday but there’s a name on the list I don’t remember.
I can help ????
Aww ❤ love that you’re always willing to do so! But… this gives me a nice excuse to read a book instead of doing my laundry. ????
Always willing to support reading over housework! ????
Oh man, now I want cookies. Voted and looking forward to Friday!
It’s too bad all wasn’t a category. Hopefully this goes on for a long while =)
I actually also wanted to chime in with a request for Greg, the Order’s diviner and Kate’s guardian. I read this one line where it’s stated that he was especially effective against vampires. How???????? And also, what kind of a relationship did he have with Kate’s mother? I know he fell in love with her, but was it real or was it her 2nd insurance policy after Voron. On second thought, let’s hear more about Kate’s mom. I feel like her motivations were very one-goal-of-Kate-survival focused, because she was dead by the time we met Kate. So we got Kate’s take on it. But what kind of person was she to have fallen in love with Roland, who is all sorts of yuck. Fundamentally broken and irredeemable, someone with power who has knowledge of consequences and yet is immature enough to believe himself above them. And once we know more about Kate’s mom, Greg & Anna, let’s also hear about Nick – who is on the inside? Clearly, I am on a Kate reread.
Greg is dead. An interview would be quite creepy.
To be fair, odder things have happened in that ‘verse ????
I know she’s not on this list ModR but a catch-up with Charlotte and Lady al Ran to find out what happened with Sophie prior to her reemergence in Innkeeper on a future list would be great!
(Great selection this time though!)
Oooh, yes – Lady al Ran would be good. Steel’s Edge is one of my favourites.
How do I vote for all of them?
Bug! Bug! Bug! Bug!!
With profanity and zing and evil humour!!! And of course surveillance of someone….
…and meeting Beast. I wanna see how Bug and Beast get along!!
I seriously think Desandra should be interviewed…by Sean. I mean, here’s werewolf sex on a stick, questioning werewolf sex on a stick. What’s not to love? Of course, Dina might linger in the hallway, just to keep an eye on that lusty lady.
Any word on the Sweep of the Heart audio? I just checked and there is no pre-order link yet.
I voted for Leon, but will be happy with any of them!
Please see today’s update 🙂 https://ilona-andrews.com/2022/audio-delay/
There was a line about Leon generating the most income. Please, I’d like to know more.
I voted,but I’ll be ok with any you want to interview! I love them all!!!
Oooooo so many amazing options wanting my vote! Today I voted Leon, but Bug is a definite runner up, and I’d love to hear more about Runa (although Orro’s food being handled by her might cause our favourite chef to relive past events ????)
I will happily await the next vote for more favourites!
maaaan so many awesome choices! I chose Run though, because I want to hesr how things are going with Bern. And how her brother is doing. As fun as Grandma Frida, Leon, or Desandra would be their insanity is somewhat predicable.
Honestly, I would like to see them ALL so would love to see the “losers” included in another vote! I voted for Erra but omg, Luther would be amazing – how does he “see” other people’s magic? Is this his innate ability or can all wizards see it? Augustine… I mean, I mostly like Augustine for his looks so 😀 Luther would be better 😀
I voted for Grandma Frida. I am betting she would be a hoot!
However, an all button would have gotten my vote as well.
Ditto on Grandma Frida!
She and I are ‘of an age’, and mechanical. If you’ve never had to lay on cold cement under a vehicle dripping dirty oil in your face, you wouldn’t understand…
i wish I could just vote all of them ????
Oh Wow! I would looove to sit in on an interview between Sean and Lord Sandine!!!! He is sooo not a “supporting” character though?!.
🙂 He is in most of the Edge books except his own, so he squeaks by.
Oh so that’s who was squeaking. I thought it was Chernobog’s latest victim who didn’t give him cookies. 🙂
got that right!
I love voting for something where all options would be just fine.
Genuinely surprised that so few of us wanted to know more about House Berezin and the Russian Imperial Dynasty. Fingers crossed for next time!
I voted for Konstantin. But it was a close thing. Very close. William and Bug, and then Bug especially, nearly knocked him out of my running. This was a painful poll ????
I wanted the Russian prince, too! I think he has hidden depths; more fuel for the ship!
that was soooo hard!!! so torn between so many of those characters!
voted Augustine but would also love Luther, Runa, Gma Frida, Erra, Leon… ????
thank you Mod R for organizing and to house Andrews for offering! so much fun!
I’m over here chanting Luther Luther Luther… cause I think he’s bloody brilliant and should have a stand alone short story… a day in the life of Magical BioHazMat.
Seconded!
I went William. His thought process was very muted and limited so I really am hoping that he is doing better and is enjoying having a family.
For the next poll, how about adding Barabas or Christopher, or both! Would love to hear more of their story!
I voted for Erra, and hope that if/when we get to her, there’s mention of how things are going (or not) with Damian Angevin.
My second choice is for sure Luther, but only get to vote for one!
I voted, but I really don’t care because they are all fabulous. Though the idea of Erra being interviewed by Caldenia is AMAZING.
That would be epic!
Hard choice. Went with Leon. Coz Leon!
I flipped and flopped through Luther, Desandra, and Augustine for several minutes and settled on Luther; because where did he come from, how does his magic work, and what’s his private life like? We know a little about Augustine and Desandra but not much about Luther other than he is a power.
????”..where did he go, where did he come from, Luther Eye’ Joe”????
Omg!!! I will be humming this in every Luther scene from now on! More Luther please ????????????????????????
Wouldn’t it be wild if Luther was somehow related to Roman? Just imagine those family get togethers …
I had to vote Bug just because I think the interview would be hilarious.
I was going to vote Augustine, because he is who I am second-most interested in, but then I saw that LEON was in this week’s voting!!!!!! He’s who I have wanted to know about the most. I think he has the potential to be the most complicated person, given everything we know about him.
I have a thing I wonder about (for fictional characters, yes, but my brain connects when I develop an emotional connection with characters). I don’t expect this to be addressed—not my stories to tell, so irrelevant—I just want to throw it out there. Maybe others think the same thing: If the Baylors are such a close family, why don’t they *talk* to each other?
They are always saying/thinking that they have to protect the entire family, rather than thinking of it as a full partnership (although Catalina changed a lot with that and the final battle shows that change).
They also hide stuff. Why does Arabella hide who she is and what she can do? Why did she hide all that stuff we learned in her “interview”? Self-sacrifice always seems doomed after a while. I imagine we would see something similar with Leon. Nevada did—don’t know how much she still does. Same with Catalina. I’d bet everyone does.
This is just one of those things that my weird brain gets frustrated with, even though I remind it that these are fictional characters and not my stories to tell. Now that I have shared it and it’s out in the universe, maybe my damned brain will shut up. ????
Thank you for including Leon in this week’s voting. I am very excited.
Unfortunately this is human nature, which doesn’t change nearly fast enough. This kind of cr@p goes on all the time in real families, just without the supernatural trimmings. Everybody has different pieces of the puzzle; no one can put them all together because everyone is “protecting” each other. That goes on right until the lid blows off and sprays emotional debris on everyone in range. Don’t ask how I know this.
I dont agree I alweis seen Leon as simple. Not mistake that as stupid please. Leon is cuning and sharp but his smart in my opinion was alweis more on a instinctive thinker… I dont know if what Im saying make sense. Leon in my opinion has a hight social EQ but not much of a deep thinker or planer. Like if I wanted a complex step by step plan made I would go ask Bern but if I found myself in the middle of a surprise chaotic situation and need someone plan what to do next I probable would do what Leon say after I made sure Leon objectives are right like survive instead doing something fun/impressive/idiotic.
This was a hard list to vote. I agree we should have an all the above option. That would make for interesting interviews. 😀
I voted for Luther after thinking “what?! No! All these great picks, but one vote”.
Psst…more cookies for Roman with black coffee. That should keep Chernobog happy.
The BDH song of the day: ???? I want [them] all, I want [them] all, and I want them now.???? ????????????????
LOL, I was just listening to Queen on my errands this morning, including this one.
Patience
I still want to know more about Grandma Frida. She is such a hoot and serious about her machines and weapons.
this is impossible to choose from, but i want desandra because i just want more of velvet plums and apricots
says I already voted but I haven’t
Hmmm..did someone else in your household vote/ on your device? Have you tried refreshing?
I had to vote for Bug. I can only imagine him asking Dina for an introduction to the folks who helped her to find Beast.
Couldn’t decide between Bug, Leon and Frida. Since Luther and Augustine are currently at the top, I opted to further the cause of pushing Bug up in the rankings.
Sobbing quietly because William is getting no love and I want to see more of my favorite wolf.
Sean sheds tears over this comment ????
I won’t vote for Pancakes because I badly want him to be a MC at some point.
To be fair, we have had Arabella interview, and I think we all want her to be MC in the future ????????????????
This is hard!!! I want them all!!
My top 5:
Bug (Hidden Legacy)
Leon (Hidden Legacy)
Erra (Kate Daniels series)
Augustine “Pancakes” Montgomery (Hidden Legacy)
Luther, Biohazard Wizard at Large (Kate Daniels)
(so I guess I don’t have them all).
I have a nomination: Hector Marais, the police officer from Innkeeper. I’d love to know how he processed all the things he learned.
Ooohh, that would be awesome! Maybe next poll?
+1 for sure
+1 Great suggestion!
Yes!
I can’t vote either and can’t see the results. Any would be good though I lean toward Leon and Hidden Legacy characters. Or how about that Dragon rider from the snippet?
I guess I’m with the majority, that’s a tough choice.First I thought Augustine. No, let’s learn more about the Russian house. Oh no, hang on, Luther is in there. Smart, talented, sarcastic and somehow after all he’s seen and probably done, still one of the good guys. Yep. Going with Luther.
*In her best Regina George voice* Stop trying to make spoiliminating happen, Mod R.
It’s not going to happen!