Faefever (Fever, #3) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Feb 08, 2010 Larissa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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*Contains minor spoilers of the first book {Darfever}

I fought the Fever for as long as I could! I was bombarded with tweets saying how amazing this series is, people telling me that they were succumbing to the Fever and suffering from its latest symptom, the killer cliffhanger left after Dreamfever and I simply said: NO! No, I won’t come down with this Fever and deal with the wait for this final installment and suffer like everybo Previously Published on my blog: Welcome to Larissa's Bookish Life

*Contains minor spoilers of the first book {Darfever}

I fought the Fever for as long as I could! I was bombarded with tweets saying how amazing this series is, people telling me that they were succumbing to the Fever and suffering from its latest symptom, the killer cliffhanger left after Dreamfever and I simply said: NO! No, I won’t come down with this Fever and deal with the wait for this final installment and suffer like everybody else! And I also thought to myself, “Who the Hell is this Barrons dude people keep swooning over?”, even though I have Curran, Zsadist, Bones and so many more lovely males to keep me company, that alone let me intrigued.

I gave in an inch when I purchased the four books in the series that were available, but I still didn’t read them. I was going to avoid suffering this cliffhanger for as long as possible… and I almost did it! Damn it! Last week I gave in to the Fever and now, there is NO turning back! I am a convert and I am burning up!

Confession time… Darkfever didn’t impress me. I didn’t love it and I was not blown away at all. We meet this shallow woman named Mac that is self-absorbed and selfish even when dealing with the loss of her dear sister. We get this jerk of a man that is so rude and tough that even his hotness I ended up ignoring for a while. Add to the mix a Fae Prince that has such a strong sexual vibe that the heroine almost gets raped in the middle of a museum. I cringed and almost put the book down, let alone thought about reading the next installments, but thanks to my blogging and tweeting friends I didn’t give up… I am SO glad I didn’t!

I came to realize that my problems with Darkfever were all about the characters and not the story or the writing. THe characters need to be the way they are at that point and only by continuing reading the series and opening my mind and heart to the Fever, I was able to appreciate the amazing job KMM has done with this series.

I devoured all four books in a few days! I have to warn you that each book kills you a little bit with a cliffhanger in the end, but since they are all out already, that can be dealt with by simply buying the next one LOL The Fever series is a flower amongst deserted lands. It’s a Jewel I regret not having harvested before.

There is so much action and such an incredible world building in this series that you will probably consider calling a couple sick days at work, so you can sink your teeth into these novels. Mac’s journey is one of incredible strife, she is a woman seeking vengeance and finding that the world she knows is nothing like she thought. She is put through some extreme and simply unbelievable situations and she comes out better and stronger every single time! I went from hating her guts to admiring her through the novels and I have the brilliancy of KMM’s storytelling to thank for that!

Barrons… what can I say about the mystery that this man is? Now I understand why so many of my twitter friends swoon over him. He is hot and sexy in a VERY Alpha male way, dare I say… that he is the Most Alpha male of them all? I DARE!

After the astounding cliffhanger we were left with at the end of Dreamfever, I can’t wait for January 18th to arrive. I have a lot of expections about the last book in the series, Shadowfever. The most important? I want Mac and Barrons together… I know this isn’t a Paranormal Romance, but I have hopes for those two and since KMM has said that the is a romance in the series, I can’t wait to see how she makes it happen!

My dear readers, if you have the Fever there is not much I can’t say that you don’t know already, but if you haven’t read this series yet… Get your ass in gear and buy these books RIGHT NOW! I promise you won’t be disappointed! ...more

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Apr 06, 2010 ൠSinful rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary, full-novel, series, romance, suspense, uf, adventure, magic-users, phy-gifts, parallel-dimension-or-universe

The cornerstone of the Fever Series.

The third book out of five, FAEFEVER, is packed with enough reveals, action, and drama to suck you in and hold on tight to you until the end. The book is written with those new to the series in mind, hints and explanations abound. But please do yourself the favor of starting with book one, DARKFEVER. Read slowly. Pay attention. Moning is a master of dropping clues along the way. Think HARRY POTTER for adults. Why would you want to miss the upward ride? The wor The cornerstone of the Fever Series.

The third book out of five, FAEFEVER, is packed with enough reveals, action, and drama to suck you in and hold on tight to you until the end. The book is written with those new to the series in mind, hints and explanations abound. But please do yourself the favor of starting with book one, DARKFEVER. Read slowly. Pay attention. Moning is a master of dropping clues along the way. Think HARRY POTTER for adults. Why would you want to miss the upward ride? The world building is just as magnificent and creative. The characters are original, frustrating and endearing. The unfolding is perfectly paced and captivating. There is a reason they say you will ‘catch the fever'. Expect to be hooked.

Mac is a southern belle from Georgia who until recently tended bar, groomed herself to gorgeousness, and sunbathed the days away waiting for her sister to return from a study abroad program in Dublin so that they could get married, live on the same street as their parents and raise their kids in continued perfect bliss.

Then her sister, Alina, was murdered.

Mac's journey to Dublin for answers began in DARKFEVER. Since her arrival in Dublin, she has learned that she and Alina were adopted, have the ability to see the fae, can null a fae's powers for a short time, and most importantly, can sense the fae's objects of power.

Thanks to the all out search for the Sinsar Dubh and Mac's ability to sense its presence, Mac is in high demand. Unfortunately, clues as to why everyone wants the book and what happened to Alina aren't so forthcoming. Mac learns most of her lessons about the way the world really is the hard way. As much as some try to keep her alive to use her skills, others have been trying to kill her.

In book three, slips of the tongue and Alina's diary combine with Mac's own detective skills to help us discover more about just what exactly is going on. No, we don't know what exactly JZB is, but we learn what he is not. Christian MacKeltar reveals his role in the whole web. And for those of you who followed Ms Moning's Highlander series, yep the MacKeltar men are back. So are their women, and what a yummy treat for Ms Moning's Maniacs it is.

Three surprising cheers for Prince V'Lane who actually comes right out, no muss no fuss, and tells Mac why the Queen needs the book. He also gives Mac a very descriptive tale of how the book and the Unseelie themselves came to be. Frightening that the fae prince is the honest and trustworthy one at this point. And, we do learn the identity of the Lord Master. Once again, those who followed the romance series, Highlander, will recognize the name and the back story.

By the time part two of the book began, Jerrico Z Barrons and I were on the outs. That man (and I use that term lightly) needs a spanking. Too bad no one is interested in lining up to help me administer it. Although I think the girls of the fae seeing order, the sidhe-seers, might be clueless enough to give it a go. A little honesty and forthrightness would go a long way towards building a modicum of trust. Nothing seems to surprise him, which means he prefers Mac to face danger in the dark. At least he proves he knows his limits by the end of chapter 13. I guess he does have a few redeeming qualities other than the fact that Adonis himself would probably lust after the ‘man'.

The good news for those new to the series is that as soon as you finish book three you can dive right into book four. This one ends with a powerful cliffhanger that left longtime fans in a tizzy between book releases. This is my second time reading FAEFEVER and once again I had to put it down and distract myself multiple times as I read the ending. Evil isn't palatable, especially when it is written well.

Like I said in the beginning, FAEFEVER is the cornerstone of the series. This is where it all takes a turn. The question is: Is it for better or worse? Upwards or downwards? Where do we go from here? Who do we trust? And how do you hope in the face of pure evil? For those of you who love magnificent writing that makes you think and question, for those of you who love characters that make you cry and scream, for those of you who thrill at the discovery of a complex world within our world: Catch The Fever! And enjoy!
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Aug 19, 2010 Mariya rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: swoon-moments, hottie-harem, epicness-happening, great-dialogue, favorites, emotional-wreck, faeries, urban-fantasy, kick-ass-heroine, badass-hero

Faefever left me completely stunned after I finished it, where I was screaming, "WHERE IS THE NEXT DAMN BOOK! I NEED IT NOW!" Moning has been making me go very crazy lately so no surprise, right? Moning's endings make you crave for more and that's exactly what you'll do when you finish this book. I devoured this book. I couldn't stop. But who would want to stop? This book was freaking AMAZING! I want more! I will never get enough of Mac and Barrons, so bring on the next book!

Mac is torn and doe ...more

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Jan 20, 2011 Elizabeth rated it liked it · review of another edition

Every time I read a Fever book I think the next ones going to be better but its not. I really don't think theres anything wonderful in the series. The plot and the characters are just okay, but maybe the next book is better because I have read alot of good reviews on the books and I want to love them but I just don't feel anything for any of the characters I don't hate them or love them there just okay. The book arnt that bad I like that the books talk about fairys and I think V'lane is the most ...more

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Apr 06, 2011 Courtney rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy

This series gets better and better. I am going to need a few answers in the next installment though, or I'm going to start feeling dragged along. She needs to hang with the McKeltars!!
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May 01, 2011 Christy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I loved this book and I really love this series. Great character development. I am really enjoying the world of Barrons, Mac, Dani and V'lane! I'm so glad I am reading this as a continuous series. I don't think I would have been happy to wait a year to find out what happens next to Mac. ...more

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Dec 20, 2010 Zaanodes rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: owned-kindle, a-karen-marie-moning, s-fever

AAAHHHHHHHHH Cliffhanger! Dang it all! And the 'end'...ahem...well! Barrons and Vlane both missed out, didn't they! And Mac now has 2 addictions?? And what is up with Christian? So, guess I will be reading the next one, huh? ...more

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Sep 14, 2010 Jaime added it · review of another edition

Shelves: series, urban-fantasy, dark-fantasy, fae, favorites

OMG!!! I have to go out and buy Dreamfever like NOW. What a cliffhanger. This series has come a long way from the first book and just keeps getting better and better.

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