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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Sep 10, 2010 Cindyg rated it it was amazing

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Wow...Wow!!! This was one complex, multi-layered story...at times it had my head spinning and my stomach tied in knots. And of course there was Barron's humor which made me laugh when I really needed to laugh. This was a terrific story with so many twist and turns that I got dizzy at times and a little fustrated...I felt just like Mac. If you've been reading the series I think you'll be pleased at how this story answers our most asked questions...what and who is Barrons...what is Mac...Is anythi ...more

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Jan 18, 2011 Dina rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy, 2014-dhasg-challenge, ebook, to-review, 1st-person-pov

4 1/2 stars (rounded down to 4 stars, because the story dragged a bit around the middle of the book and it almost drove batshit crazy)

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Jun 16, 2011 Stacey rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-in-2011, uf-paranormal, bad-boys

I'd rate this 10 stars if I could. ...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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Dec 12, 2010 Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~* marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: owned-unread, series, urban-fantasy, fae

Not starting this series until closer to ~~August~~ November since I'm waiting for the paperback. I don't want to be hanging off a cliff!

Pre-ordered the Dell Paperback - Release Date: ~~30 August 2011~~ 1 November 2011.

For those not in the US, the paperback is available for pre-order with free shipping worldwide from The Book Depository:

http://www.bookdepository.com/book/97... ...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 23, 2011 Jamie ~ Bad Boy Inspector rated it it was amazing

Shelves: genre-urban-fantasy, subject-pn-fae, subject-pn-other-par-creatures, read-2011

Mac & Barrons you will be missed!!!!

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Dec 08, 2010 Cindi rated it it was amazing

Wow, what a ride this was! Yes, there were sections where things could have moved along a bit faster but isn't that the case with any long book? I was very impressed by the author's ability to wrap up pretty much all the questions I had by the end, altho maybe that is just in comparison to other installments where KMM would leave us HANGING at the end!

There is no real way to give a review of this book discussing what happens. There is just too much a reader must know - these are not stand-alone Wow, what a ride this was! Yes, there were sections where things could have moved along a bit faster but isn't that the case with any long book? I was very impressed by the author's ability to wrap up pretty much all the questions I had by the end, altho maybe that is just in comparison to other installments where KMM would leave us HANGING at the end!

There is no real way to give a review of this book discussing what happens. There is just too much a reader must know - these are not stand-alone entries - and too much happens on this roller-coaster ride. I mean, how do you describe a roller coaster ride? Is it the initial big chug up, the first huge roll down or the many twists and turns before you finally are set back down safely? Gosh, now I'm starting to write like Ms. Moning. Her storytelling in the last several Fever books was not as impactful as her first-person narrative. Man, she must be some kinda incredible to think up what she writes down for Mac's thoughts! Especially during the first section of the book, which picks up seconds after the last book finished (those of you current on the series know what I mean) and the emotional vomiting Mac spews is incredible. The psychology she imparts to MacKayla is also pretty intense; I don't think I've ever read such a thing before altho Diana Gabaldon maybe came close but was not so intensely first person. Wow. She never let Mac get away with any hiding from herself.

As I read this book, I strove to remember exactly why I previousy found Jerrico Barrons so sexy, He was never described in any way this edition that would make me think "hmm, sexy". Sexy was all in the mind, in Mac's memories of when she was Pri-ya, Sexy was not his repeated proving to her that he'd always be there to save her. Sexy was not finding out his secret, the reason he wanted the Book. Those were characteristics. But I think every reader has found him sexy - without the use of much physical description. That's some pretty amazing writing, folks.

I have let 24 hours go by after finishing this book - which, by the way, totally screwed up my sleeping habits as I stayed up continuously a couple nights to get thru it - and I still don't think I can truly describe this book. Or this world. I just know that I am very glad KMM will begin a new series in MacKayla' world because I've got way too much emotion invested in it to quit now. ...more

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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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Mar 07, 2011 Liz rated it really liked it

My brain hurts! So many twists and turns. great book!

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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, i-own, were-shifter-demon-faries-other, karen-marie-moning, 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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