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Sep 10, 2010 Quinn rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: i-own, series, library-book, urban-fantasy

Darkfever is a perfect example of why I seldom DNF a book, even using the ‘100 page rule’.

I love Karen Marie Moning’s Highlander series, so I was really looking forward to finally starting her Fever series, particularly after seeing all the positive talk and reviews over the years. So imagine my surprise to find this, the first installment in the Fever series, less than enjoyable - at least to start with.

Being Urban Fantasy – and this is definitely not Paranormal Romance - Darkfever is written i ...more

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Aug 17, 2010 Jill Myles rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

So I tried to read this book when it first came out, and it just didn't work for me. I got one or two chapters in and bounced out. A friend recently re-recommended it to me and told me to give it a second chance, and I did. It was also free on the Nook for a time (rock on, Nook!) so I snagged it and read.

Wow, what a fascinating series. I can't say it's "good" because "good" implies that there are happy things for the character to look forward to or that she ends up happy at the end. Instead, thi ...more

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Jan 10, 2012 Nance rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: nance-rr-2012-challenge, paranormal-romance, books-read-2012

Meet MacKayla Lane...twenty-two years old with long luxurious blonde hair and piercing green eyes that bartends for a living and takes the occasional college course at the local community college. Her older sister, Aliana, is savagely murdered in Dublin, Ireland where she attends Trinity College while furthering her college education. "Mac", with her parents disapproval, packs a bag and travels to Dublin to identify her sister's body and avenge her murder. When she arrives in Dublin, she discove Meet MacKayla Lane...twenty-two years old with long luxurious blonde hair and piercing green eyes that bartends for a living and takes the occasional college course at the local community college. Her older sister, Aliana, is savagely murdered in Dublin, Ireland where she attends Trinity College while furthering her college education. "Mac", with her parents disapproval, packs a bag and travels to Dublin to identify her sister's body and avenge her murder. When she arrives in Dublin, she discovers that the police have given up on pursuing her sister's case due to lack of evidence. Mac will not hear of such a thing, so she begins to do her own investigating. Things just don't seem normal. Her sister's apartment had been ransacked, and everything was destroyed as if someone was looking for something. What kind of trouble was her sister in, and who had killed her, remains the mystery until she meets Jericho Barrons, the owner of the bookstore, Barrons Books and Baubles. Jericho, the mystifying impeccably dressed alpha-male with dark hair and eyes, is hiding secrets concerning a Dark Hallow book, the Sinsar Dubh, that belonged to the highly advanced race, Tuatha De' Danaan, that came to Earth from another world. As to who Mac and her sister really are and the secret mystery surrounding their existance, intrigues Jericho as he sets out to help Mac further unravel her sister's attempt to recover the Sinsar Dubh. The novel was an introduction to the world that author, Karen Marie Moning, created involving the paranormal world of fae that are Seelie(Light Court) and Unseelie (Dark Court). An intriguing encounter between two strong and passionate characters (Mac and Jericho) that are both entertainingly caring and intense in their own way during their quest for survival while looking for the truth behind the evil that lurks around every corner of the Dark Zone in Dublin. I enjoyed this novel immensely and am looking forward to immersing myself amongst the pages of the next installment to the series, Bloodfever.
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Jul 24, 2010 Kimcess rated it really liked it · review of another edition

If I could, I would give this a 4.75 stars. This is my first experience with Karen Marie Moning and I really, really enjoyed this book. Mac is an intereting and unique character, and the "fever" world is a very refreshing change of pace from what I have read in the past. The only issue that I had were the constant reminders of Mac's appearance of an obsessively Pinkalicious/Legally Blonde kid. However, I'm sure KMM's point is to reinforce Mac's transformation into someone a bit darker, less fluf ...more

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Jul 09, 2012 Keri rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ntm-author, 2010s-read, urban-fantasy

It was really good. This is a new series for me. While I didn't love it with the passion of a 1,000 suns like I do IAD, BDB and The Mercy Thompson series, did enjoy it enough that I went and bought the next two books in the series. Thanks to the hundred of my friends who had already read the book. :-) ...more

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Feb 26, 2014 Michelle rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: karen-marie-moning, read-in-2014

It's amazing how much more you pick up the second time around. Yes, Mac is still annoying and Barron's is still the ultimate domineering male but I somehow found him less asshole-ish, maybe because I know what is to come? I love how well developed the world is that KMM has created and how easily it is lose yourself in it. ...more

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Nov 23, 2011 Seahorse Library rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: genre-fantasy

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I won't rate this book because I skimmed it. I started reading, but there is a lot of descriptions and pages upon pages of the main character just doing her own thing without any dialogue, so I ended up skimming. I like the relationship between Jerricho and Mac, but the folklore wasn't particularly interesting.
That being said, I'm intrigued enough to skim the next in the series :) ...more

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