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Dec 05, 2011

Kat rated it:

Usually when reviewing a book, it's possible to give away a few minor plot points, in order to discuss the theme and intentions of the author, without actually spoiling anything in the book. With Shadowfever, however, pretty much discussing anything is a spoiler.

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In fact, admitting the existence of the book is actually a spoiler.

I can't even really discuss what characters feature in this story because that, too, would be a spoiler. This review has absolutely no spo More...

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Apr 15, 2011

Lyndsey rated it:

Basically, every single one of these books makes me want to break into song and dance! They got the UNSEELIE oooooooout!!

Shoulder. Chin. Shoulder, shoulder, shoulder. DOUBLE DREAM HANDS!!!!

There may be minor spoilers in this review. They are mainly just spoilers about the general feeling of the end result, definitely not about any specifics or plot twists. I don't think it's any big spoiler to say that by the end of this book, the Unseelie are mostly wiped out More...

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Oct 05, 2011

Marissa rated it:

I cannot believe it’s over.
I am still stunned by all the information we were given, all the revelations...It is so much to process.
Yet, I revel in every thought and feeling that assaults my body, and trust me, there are many.
Absolutely Astonishing!
Breathtaking.
Mind bending.
Heart-wrenching.
I was right. I was wrong. I was stupefied.
I want more. I need more.
I must read it again. Slowly. Savoring every bit over and over.
My chest hurts, More...

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Jun 24, 2011

Elle rated it:

Have you got.......... THE FEVER?

KMM's Fever series has been the talk of GR town for the past two months.

My interest was first piqued back in December. I'd been going about my daily business here on GoodReads (by which I mean I was stalking everyone I know), when up pops an update relating to something called a... Barrons? I ignored it.

But then up pops another. And another. AND ANOTHER. This went on for about 90 minutes.

My curiosity got the better More...

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Jan 25, 2011

Tatiana rated it:

NO SPOILERS (I wouldn't do this to you) *But there might be some in comments*

OMG! What an exciting ride it has been! And how satisfying! So much depended on the quality of this last installment and, thank goodness, Moning didn't disappoint. Shadowfever is not one of those series finales that you want to forget ever reading. Quite the opposite. There is a lot to be said about benefits of series' outlining. I strongly believe that a series with no pre-planning has almost no chance of s More...

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Dec 08, 2011

Erika rated it:

15 hours of reading, stopping only to take care of the bare essentials for my 4 kids... Does that make me a bad mom, or Karen an awesome author? Well, for me, it was satisfying to read ShadowFever. My head hurts from all the twists and turns and suspense and wonderment. I finished last night around 11pm, then hit the sack.

Master of Red's Ms. Karen Marie Moning, this one's for you!

I'm completely amazed at the brilliance of foreshadowing and red-herring's that Karen wri More...

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Feb 24, 2011

Jas rated it:

I have an urge to shout "You're killin' me Smalls!!" I also love anyone who understands that reference. In any case, I am extremely excited and impatiently awaiting this book. I wish I had known before hand what kind of crazy a** ending Dreamfever was going to have and then I would have waited to read it--scratch that, I should have waited for the whole series. On the other hand, it is rather interesting to develop my own alternate endings for the series. Does anyone else do this? More...

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Dec 28, 2011

Regina rated it:

What can I say? I loved it. I loved the one year wait for the final installment in the series, I loved the speculation, the anticipation and I loved each and every book. Shadowfever was satisfying in so many ways. KMM answers the crucial questions for her fans, but leaves the ones that do not need to be answered opened. There are some really good twists and turns – some that I did not see speculated at all about. Great great series.

SPOILERS BELOW

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Jan 22, 2011

Laura the Highland Hussy rated it:

Wow. Epic.

I am going to make this spoiler free so it may be vague and it may not be very insightful. Also, I'll probably come back later on and write a better review so I won't feel bad adding spoilers then. But now, it's just too new for me to spoil it.

Whew. I think that this was a great book. It took me through Mac's highs and lows, it pushed me and pulled me in so many different directions I began to feel like the Sinsar Dubh was this book and it has not only been st More...

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Jan 26, 2011

Lady Vale rated it:

Was it everything I wanted it to be? Was I satisfied with the book?

For all of those who know me and have been following my reviews, you know this series is my top fav and an absolute obsession! I have read so many books, specially paranormal and UF! And this is still my fav of them all. I have adored this series since book 1. I'm ashamed to admit I was terrified I wouldn't like this book for several reasons, specially because Barrons could not be much in it.I don't wanna write any sp More...

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Jul 15, 2011

Emily rated it:

I read this book back in early March. March. And I left one of those little notes saying that I was going to compile my thoughts and would be back soon to write a review. Well, um, it seems it took me a bit longer than I thought possible to get over everything I experienced with this series. Truth be told, I'm still reeling from it.

Unlike a good few other readers, I didn't nab each book as it came out and it wasn't until around the time that Shadowfever was being released that I actu More...

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Feb 10, 2011

Danny rated it:

Read my Full Review including an Interview (well, Pushy interviewed me..) at the Bewitched Bookworms. Plus there is a chance to win a Hardcover or the Soundtrack "Shadowsong"!!
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Perfection. Epic Perfection!

595 pages of mind blowing epicness...
20hrs of the most thrilling and outstanding audiobook I've ever heard!

and.. although it sounds like this, I am so NOT exaggerating.

All the time, starting wit More...

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Mar 16, 2011

Natasha rated it:

Wowza!

"Shadowfever" is the well waited conclusion of Karen Marie Moning's Fever series.

For those who have waited over the year mark for this to be released, you know what we all felt when the days to this release was closing in. The Fever series follows the life of MacKayla Lane, who's life from a young, pink loving girl, turns into out to be of the most powerful sidhe-seers ever. MacKayla or "Mac" has had a 180 turn in her life once her sister i More...

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May 27, 2011

Nic rated it:

I have finished FINALLY....And I am one happy girl :D Great ending and my favourite book in the series. Full review to come soon once I have processed ~~Barrons eating a mango naked and it dripping...~~ it all.

Edit: This is my Barrons http://irresistiblereads.blogspot.com/20... and the reason why I am still thinking about the mango scene :)
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Jan 13, 2011

Akito rated it:

Oh Karen Marie Moning, sometimes, I feel like smacking you with my pimped out PSP EReader, and sometimes I feel like bowing at your feet. Your cliffies make me cry. ;[ I love your books tremendously though. *love/hate relationship*

Edit: I just love how the comes out the Tuesday after my finals week. Gives me something to live for. But you know what I love more? The fact that January 18 used to be a budget cut furlough day(no school). So yep. Us Californian highschool students can mour More...

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May 26, 2011

Elizabeth rated it:

I can only be thankful that Karen Marie Moning is in love with T.S. Eliot and not James Joyce:

The last temptation is the greatest treason:
To do the right deed for the wrong reason.

-From Murder in the Cathedral

Can you imagine if she had been drawing in the themes from Ulysses instead of playing with Eliot's shadows? My mind kind of boggles at the idea because she's so focused on this crazy-making plot, sometimes not explaining herself clearly in he More...

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Jan 24, 2011

Jillian -always aspiring- rated it:

I don't know how to give a review to this book. I just finished it, and my mind is still trying to digest everything. Is it even possible to capture all the conflicted feelings I felt within its almost 500+ pages? I really doubt I can, but I will try.

If I could sum up Shadowfever in three words, they would be epically brain twisting. (My expressions wafted between gaping and smiling for much of the novel, so. . .that may tell you something right there.) All my expectations were More...

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Jan 28, 2011

Katie(babs) rated it:

*This is more of an opinion of the Fever series as a whole, but most of my thoughts evolved after reading Shadowfever*

One of the biggest series to hit the Paranormal, Romance, and I guess the Urban Fantasy genre is Karen Marie Moning’s Fever series. I’ve enjoyed Karen’s book in the past since they were straight up romance with larger than life heroes (Lusty Scots who reminded me of Jamie from the Outlander series. Och) and the heroines who think they’re lacking in redeeming qualities More...

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Jan 20, 2011

Aimee rated it:

Whoa, Nelly! That, my friends, was the best ride I've been on in a long time! Review to come!

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Mar 23, 2011

DarienMoya rated it:

^^TOTAL EPICNESS!!!^^

Seriously, I am giving nothing away. Only things that you already/might know.

All I wanna do is begin with a chant, Barrons Barrons Barrons BARrons BARRons BARROns BARRONs BARRONS BARRONS BARRONS. All the freaking ways I love this man, but before I write an ode to all that is Barrons, I am gonna share a bit about the series and why its just so freaking compelling.

So from book one Mackayla Lane is going through More...

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May 07, 2011

Pamela {Spaz} rated it:

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Nov 12, 2011

Dija rated it:

*FAVORITE READ OF 2011*

"She warms his frost. He cools her fever."

I've been asked many times what my favorite book is, but I don't think I've ever answered that question adequately enough. After reading this book, though, I think I finally have my answer: Shadowfever is the best book I've ever read.

The book starts off exactly where the previous one left off, with Mac heartbroken after killing the beast. The first 5 or so chapters are heart-wrenching to rea More...

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Feb 27, 2011

Steph rated it:

Shadowfever is the 5th and final book in the Fever series, so series spoilers may exist.

Reading Order:

In Darkfever, Moning introduced us to MacKayla Lane, who sets off for Ireland, determined to find her sister's killer. There she stumbles into Barrons Books and Bobbles and meets the mysterious Barrons. From there, the story gets wild and crazy. The cliff-hangers throughout the series are some of K2 proportions, talked about by all the fans of the series. Did More...

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Mar 27, 2011

Alyssa (Hesperia Loves Books) rated it:

As many of you have, I've waited breathlessly for this book and the culmination of this series since reading Dreamfever back in August of 2009. When I got this priceless treasure in my hands I could hardly wait to open it, but I must admit I was a little scared. What if it didn't meet my expectations? What if I had built the 'idea' of the last book into something that the actual book could never live up too? Well, I'm here to tell you that not only did it meet my expectations, but it complet More...

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Jan 26, 2011

Rhonda rated it:

*** NO SPOILERS***

I savored this book, for 7 days, every word on every page!!!

If you've read Dreamfever, you know how it ended!
There is no way I can review this book without giving anything away. I will say, MacKayla Lane is now among my favorite heroines. It has been an amazing journey, and watching her go through her self discovery, and grow into herself has been a great ride! I thought it was a great ending to this terrific series. You will also get to know more More...

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Sep 12, 2011

Giselle rated it:

What a thrilling ride this one! I'm so very happy that I didn't give up on this series at book one when things felt slow. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole series. It's hard to rate each book because it feels like a whole journey, so it's hard to just focus on just a fragment.

This one was the end though - so far. Karen is good! Very good! Utterly amazing at making you squirm and scream to know what the heck is going on, and making you enjoy it while it lasts. This series is packed full More...

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Aug 04, 2010

Avice marked it as to-read

I am going to die wating for this book to come out!!! It will be awesome!!!

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Sep 10, 2011

Mrs.Vishous-Kattalakis-Belikov rated it:

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Jan 18, 2011

Mariel rated it:

I don't know what to say except that the book was everything I was hoping for. How do I go on now? Nothing else seems as good. It took me three effing years to find a replacement addiction series after Harry Potter ended. What do I do now?

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My old "review". Totally worth doing all those things!

I'd do things to get Shadowfever that only Homer Simpson would do for a donut. I'd sell any future first-born child and my puppy (he's real More...

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May 17, 2011

Ceridwen rated it:

Sometimes I think it would be better if I reviewed everything I read 6 months later, when I had time to sort it all out and see what sticks and what doesn't, some time to run in circles and hoowwwll. But is time-lapse me a better judge? I have no idea. Current me had a damn fine time shirking almost every responsibility she had and rushing headlong to the ending on this series on a beautiful spring Sunday and reading reading reading on a sunlit porch. Maybe that's enough? A beautiful Sunday read More...

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