Shadowfever (Fever, #5) in Dangerous Hero Addict Support Group

Jan 06, 2011 Jen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favs, moning, audio

5++ STARS

I couldn't have asked for a more perfect finish to this story. For 4 books I tried to guess at who was what and why and oh how wrong I really was. I lost track of how many times I said, "WHUH". I can't think of a question that was left unanswered and the ending...oh the ending. I couldn't have scripted it better. KMM gave me everything I was looking for.

I love how KMM made Mac rely on herself to beat the book. She stayed true to her writing. It was all about Mac and her journey to becom ...more

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Dec 07, 2009 ♡Karlyn P♡ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audiobook, genre-paranromal, published-2011, ebook, steam-warm, read-2011

5+ stars. Wow, fantastic! KMM really put everything she had into writing the final book of the fever series. Her imagination and tight world building is simply amazing. This story (which spans five books) has so many intricate details, yet KMM puts them all together perfectly. I can't wait to see what she creates next. ...more

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Dec 22, 2010 Mahlet rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, pnr, urban-fantasy, eagerly-anticipating, series

“I am, therefore I want to f**k Jericho Barrons” ;) Me, too, Mac! Me, too! Seriously, Shadowfever was every bit the series conclusion I hoped it would be – I bow down to Karen Marie Moning, and I will certainly be trying some of her Highlander series soon. Last 200 pgs were simply incredible. I have a little Fever withdrawal now. I’m especially sad that I won’t be getting any fixes in the future.

I’ll end with probably my favorite Shadowfever quote, although there are many:
“Some people bring out ...more

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Jan 26, 2011 Megan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: paranormal-romance, all-time-favorites, magic-witches-elves-fae, autographed-copy

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Book 5 in the Fever series (last one, not including the spin-off series, which is to come)

This book is CRAZY!! But, crazy in a good way! I just love this series! There is a lot going on… no question about that. I thought I would find lulls in this book because of its length, but I didn’t. Maybe some other people do, but I read this about a week or so after I read Dreamfever so the whole series was still in my head and fresh (so to speak). I don’t think KMM could have edited anything out. Everyth ...more

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Jan 30, 2012 Not Now...Mommy's Reading rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, urban-fantasy, fever-series, 2012-reads

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Jerricho Barrons has ruined me for all men - real and fantasy. *le sigh I don't know what it is about him but he just gets under my skin - I love him!!!

It's been awhile since I've read anything close to a romance - be it in the form of urban fantasy or my standard historical - but I decided to give horror a break and dive back into my urban fantasy/paranormal romance novels with "Lothaire" by Kresley Cole. After that I decided to catch up on the "Lords" series since Paris' book in due out next. ...more

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Jan 21, 2011 Ally rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-stars, 2011

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This is the last book in the Fever series and I've really been enjoying this series and hope for answers and amazing things within ShadowFever.

After DreamFever ended on such a cliff hanger I was extremely pleased that I could jump into ShadowFever straight away, in the same day. (Ok so I might have killed myself and read DreamFever and ShadowFever in the same day and did pretty much nothing else. But man that was a good day!) ShadowFever contained a lot of interesting twists and turns and some n This is the last book in the Fever series and I've really been enjoying this series and hope for answers and amazing things within ShadowFever.

After DreamFever ended on such a cliff hanger I was extremely pleased that I could jump into ShadowFever straight away, in the same day. (Ok so I might have killed myself and read DreamFever and ShadowFever in the same day and did pretty much nothing else. But man that was a good day!) ShadowFever contained a lot of interesting twists and turns and some not so interesting ones.
When I finally put ShadowFever down my first thought was 'did it really have to be 594 pages long?' I think not but it did take you on an amazing journey that really put a different than expeted end on the Fever series. Sadly I found the ending possibly one of the worse parts of the book (and by end of the book I mean the last 3 or 4 pages). As I read Karen Marie Moning's Highlander series first I really expected a full on, awesome HEA ending which I should have realised wasn't going to happen because a) can you really see Barrons and Mac being all lovely dovey with a perfect ending? Sadly no. Just wishful thinking on my behalf. And b) because Ms Moning is planning a spin off series so ShadowFever isn't really the final chapter on the overall storyline!
Some highlights that I loved from ShadowFever, Dreamy-eyed guy! serious love, I really hope we get more on him in the next series! no more Fiona = party time, wooo! Dani, Kat and the other side-seers being awesome total girl power! finding out what's under the floor of BB&B although it was a bit anti-climatic I have to say, the mirrors, erm Christian I have a small crush, ooooh and there's proberbly a million other things but I'm shutting up now.

Favourite Quotes:
"Don't talk to it, beautiful girl. Never talk to it." - The Dreamy-Eyed Guy

"Revenge will never be enough. Revenge would be over too quickly, it wouldn't satisfy the complexity of the needs of the creature I became while I was lying here, holding him. I want it all back. Everything that was taken from me."

"I wasn't prepared for death. Nobody is. You lose someone you love more than you love yourself, and you get a fresh course in mortality. You lie awake night after night, wondering if you really believe in heaven and hell and finding all kinds of reasons to cling to faith, because you can't bear to believe they aren't out there somewhere, a few whispered words of a prayer away."

"I'd walk through hell and back, smiling as long as he was beside me. As long as I could glance over at him and our eyes could meet and we'd share one of those wordless looks."

"I hate fate. I don't believe in her. Unfortunately, I think the bitch believes in me."

"You're the wild card, Mac. I've thought that since the beginning. This thing thinks you're epic. So do I."

Overall this series has had it's up's and down's but I have enjoyed reading the Fever series and trying something new as this series isn't something I would have normally read if it wasn't for so many people telling me to give it a try and for Smexy Books and Fiction Vixen for hosting the Fever Read-Along which I really enjoyed!
Also I loved reading other peoples review of ShadowFever and seeing how they reacted to it. I've posted links to some of the other reviews so far below, check them out! ...more

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Jan 18, 2011 Colette rated it it was amazing

Shelves: paranormal-romance

Confession: I never really understood why Karen Marie Monings fans were called Moning Maniacs until I began the wait for Shadowfever to be released. It totally turned me into a maniac and I then I got how the name came to be. These books turn you into a little bit of a maniac.

This book was just amazing. I can't remember the last time a book totally swept me away like this one did. I cursed, cried, laughed, sighed and then did them all over again. This was just one intense read. I don't want to s Confession: I never really understood why Karen Marie Monings fans were called Moning Maniacs until I began the wait for Shadowfever to be released. It totally turned me into a maniac and I then I got how the name came to be. These books turn you into a little bit of a maniac.

This book was just amazing. I can't remember the last time a book totally swept me away like this one did. I cursed, cried, laughed, sighed and then did them all over again. This was just one intense read. I don't want to spoil anything for those who haven't read it, but I'll just say this: Pretty much all the questions we had throughout the series are answered in this book. There are a few left open-but I think that's because they'll be answered in the spin off series from this one that is being planned. I soo can't wait for those books to come out!

It's no secret that I'm a huge Barrons fan-even though he is a bit of a jerk, I still love him. I just can't help it. I know-I have book boyfriend issues. I never fall for the nice guy heroes. (The exception to the rule is Martini from Touched By Alien/Alien Tango books by Gini Koch.) I think something must be wrong with me because the jerkier Barrons is the more I love him. I liked how we got to know more about him and his men-not a whole lot more, but just enough to satisfy me.

Now, there are actually more characters in Shadowfever and the series then just Barrons, and I love how no character is forgotten. Each one, no matter how small has a meaning. I found myself saying "holy crap!" a lot at each new discovery with characters who didn't play a huge role in the book, but played a role with the how everything turned out-if that makes sense. I've learned one important thing from reading this series-there are no minor characters! There were also a few minor characters who I learned to love even more in this book, and I loved how her highlanders made an impact. It's like it was an homage to her fans for being such loyal readers.

The only teeny tiny problem I had with this book (and the other Fever books as well) was that no matter how many times it was mentioned that Mac was from the Deep South with all of its sunshine, I could not for the life of me picture Mac talking with a Southern Accent. I just kept picturing her speaking with a northern accent. I think it's because when Mac talks there aren't any Y'alls or southern drawls in her speech.

All in all, I thought this was a good conclusion to the series and can't remember the last time so many bombs were dropped in one book-a few of which I should have seen coming and didn't. I have to give a big shout out to Smexybooks, Fiction Vixen and Smokinhotbooks because without them and twitter I never would have discovered this series, and I would not be a Moning Maniac, and that would just be sad. I have to give a shout out to Bells from Hanging With Bells and Tasha from Truth, Beauty, Freedom and Books both whom listened to my crazy Barrons theories and made waiting for this book so much fun!!

Shadowfever is just one of those books that is impossible to describe and put into words. It's not for everyone, but I think that Karen Marie Moning definitely saved the best for last!

Thanks to TLC Book tours, I have one copy of Shadowfever to give away. The giveaway is open to US Residents only-(Sorry) and you must be a blog follower to win. Please state in the comments if you'd like to be entered in the giveaway and leave an email address so I can contact the winner. The giveaway is open until 10:00pm January 31st, 2011. If I do not hear from the winner within two days of contacting them, I will unfortunately have to pick a new one.

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Mar 01, 2011 RogueHireling rated it it was amazing

I really enjoyed this book! Finally I like the main character and can see what other characters in the book have been seeing in her. All the fluff that I'm not the biggest fan of has been burned away and she comes out stronger, leaner, more human.

Wild ride, but totally worth it. ...more

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Oct 31, 2011 Amy Nielsen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: all-time-favorites, fav-authors, suspense, paranormal-suspense, authors-who-don-t-suck, 2011-104-book-challenge, dystopian, 2017

This was the end if the series and it was definitely a roller coaster for me. I'd finally figure something out when another twist would throw me upside down. And then there's the whole thing with Barrons...whew...lemme take a cold shower! Wow!

I certainly wasn't looking for this level of ...ahem...passion, but I certainly enjoyed the ride. ...more

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Jul 11, 2010 Wendy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: paranormal-scifi-romance, were-shifter-demon-faries-other, karen-marie-moning, i-own, whole-lot-of-other, part-of-a-series, 2011-reads, had-to-own-series

I loved this series. So many questions were answered. It still left me wanting more. There are a lot of characters she could write about. I know this is the last of this series, but that doesn't mean she couldn't change her mind. It took me awhile to read it and I think it's because I didn't want it to end. ...more

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Apr 05, 2010 Meredith Barrons rated it it was amazing

AMAZING! I loved it. It was so worth the wait. KMM is the best. The book was perfect and I love how it still left some things unanswered so we will get more books in the fever world! I am just sad that Mac and Barron's story is over for now! : ( ...more

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