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Sep 2015: RosemaryRue/DarkFever
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Things you should know about Darkfever
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Moning got it wrong. OPI's I'm Not Really A Waitress is red, not pink. Nail polish. It's important.
Mandy wrote: "Moning got it wrong. OPI's I'm Not Really A Waitress is red, not pink. Nail polish. It's important."I will never trust Moning ever again.
At least not with your nail polish!! ;-)
Both picks this month, the entire series from what I can tell for both, are available on Scribd! O.o Cool!
Frakki wrote: "No sex?!? You're kidding right?"Not in this book, no. This is one of those set-up books that gets you into the world and introduces the characters. There's lots of awkward and creepy sexual situations but no full blown sexy times. The "romance" aspect- if you can call it that with this series (I say that because it's kind of those "we're stuck in a terrible situation with each other and are vaguely attracted to one another" kind of deals which when boiled down to the bare bones like that sounds kind of meh but is actually quite entertaining)- definitely takes a bit of a back seat. It's more an urban fantasy that happens to have sex and sexual situations in it. The good part about it though is you can tear through the series super quick so it's easy to make up your mind about it by the second book instead of slogging through the first third of a 800-page novel to just lem it.
It's quite a difference when the only other thing I'd read from Moning was the Highlander series which was romance up the wazoo. It's kind of refreshing in a way because I've always enjoyed Moning's sense of humor in the books I've read of her's and it's nice to see it more in a horror/thriller-esque kind of plot than "inexplicable time travel sexy Scottish guys" plot.
Love, love, love October Daye series by Seanan McGuire, and Rosemary and Rue is just the tip of the awesomeness iceberg. I actually just finished reading the 6th book in the series earlier this evening, and as not to get spoilers I will not say much, but "OH MY!!!"
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Felicia wrote: "Thanks for this warning! I too read all the books and had some problems with the series, but I really enjoyed it overall. Can wait to read what you guys think! If you get a whole series discussion ..."Not a problem. I'd be pretty bummed myself if I invested into a book/series only to find out there are things with it I am totally not okay with so I thought I'd pass the message along so people can figure out if they want to get into this at all.
I think Janell's description above is generous re Barrons. Very generous.
PointyEars42 wrote: "I think Janell's description above is generous re Barrons. Very generous."There's a lot of things I'd like to call Barrons but I'm afraid he'll find me and snap me in two. >___>;
Janell wrote: "PointyEars42 wrote: "I think Janell's description above is generous re Barrons. Very generous."There's a lot of things I'd like to call Barrons but I'm afraid he'll find me and snap me in two. >_..."
Ah, but he'd be doing it for your own good without telling you in advance because he knows what's best for you...
PointyEars42 wrote: "Ah, but he'd be doing it for your own good without telling you in advance because he knows what's best for you... Yes, of course, he needed to break my spine because it would teach me that spines are useless against the Fae anyway and would only hold me back in the long run...
I loved Moning's Highlander books and was really excited when the Fever series started coming out. However the Fever series is definitely way different then the Highlander books. That aside, I did like the Fever series. It's kind of dark in the beginning and only gets darker as it goes on if I remember correctly. I read them each as they came out so it's been awhile. I do remember Mac being SO annoying in the beginning. As far as sexy times I feel like I remember there being tons of sexual tension throughout the series even though actual sex doesn't happen til later in it.
My favorite thing about Darkfever and the series though? The bookstore! Barrons Books & Baubles! Who wouldn't want to live in an awesome bookstore owned by a mysterious sexy man?!?
Whitney wrote: "I loved Moning's Highlander books and was really excited when the Fever series started coming out. However the Fever series is definitely way different then the Highlander books. That aside, I did ..."Book store owned by sexy man!! :) That sounds great to me. I will read this series, eventually:)
Is anyone here a hardcore fan of the series impatiently awaiting volumes 9 & 10?Im halfway through volume 6 though I'm pondering the idea of giving up. Is the rest of the series worth it? Does Mac, or Dani for that matter, become less whiny/temperamental?
Amanda wrote: "Is anyone here a hardcore fan of the series impatiently awaiting volumes 9 & 10?Im halfway through volume 6 though I'm pondering the idea of giving up. Is the rest of the series worth it? Does Mac..."
To some extent, yes. Mac does grow and change some, but she's still Mac. Dani... I can't give too much away (spoilers, sweety) but she had a LOT of growing up to do. Basically, Iced is very 'Mega-Dani' - very angsty and young and what you'd expect from a quasi-superhero in teen form... but also, ever so slightly pervy.
If you're halway through #6 and still don't love the characters and/or story, then it might not be your 'bag'. However, if you like Barons at all and need some smexy times... the beginning of Burned will have you panting.
Mac (and Dani) are generally those 'either you love them or hate them' type of characters.
Amanda wrote: "Is anyone here a hardcore fan of the series impatiently awaiting volumes 9 & 10?Im halfway through volume 6 though I'm pondering the idea of giving up. Is the rest of the series worth it? Does Mac..."
I also had a really hard time with Mac and Dani as characters but if you stick with the series it actually gets really interesting in my opinion. I loathed Dani in general at first and the books with Dani were killing me softly and I slogged through them just for completion sake but I'm glad I stuck with it and kind of like Dani and Mac now. The badassery is off the charts. C:
I only ever got through the first five books. I bought book 6 when it came out but at the time just couldn't make myself read more of Dani. Maybe now that it's been a couple years I should give it a try.
First of all the character Mac is just.. Well you kind of really hate her at first. She's a bit snobby and "my life is totally perfect la la la" and you just really hate her as a character for the most part. She thinks she's knows just how the world works and is very stubborn when things are revealed to her. She is quite the reluctant hero. "Why me? Why can't things just go back to the way they were? Blah blah blah." It can get very annoying and tedious. I regret to say you don't see a decent amount of change in her within this first book. She's still very "meh" about the whole situation and rather flippant about a lot of the things that go on.
That being said if you can stand to stick with the series and aren't totally turned off by much else you do see a lot of progress. I'm not saying she's my favorite fictional character ever but she comes into her own and is kind of a badass down the line.
Also if you have read Moning's Highlander series some characters from there make their way into this series as it is in the same world so if that seems interesting to you then please check out this series.
If you don't like alpha male characters you won't like Jericho aka Barrons at all. He's more alpha than a dog with a superiority complex. Like "crack your skull in" alpha and not give a crap about it. But, again, if you can stick to the series, you see why (though it isn't excusing his actions) and you get a good measure of him as a character.
While some of the main characters can be quite tiresome to deal with if you don't enjoy not seeing improvement or answers withing a first book, a lot of the supporting cast is great and the humor is rather good. I enjoyed these books very much and appreciate Moning's humor.
There isn't any sex scenes, unfortunately. Moning takes a large turn away from the romance of the Highlander series and focuses much more on the story line and world. There is far too much death and imminent world calamity to be romping around apparently. In fact you have to go quite a while in to get any payoff in terms of a sex scene but there's plenty of sexual tension if that's more your pace (sexual tension for a long time and then bam! explosive sexy times)
As for triggers some people may need to know about both in this book and the rest of the series I can remember off the top of my head go as follows (other readers please feel free to add any I may have missed):
Swearing
Verbal abuse
Sexual abuse
Rape
Physical abuse
Emotional abuse
Violence
(Heavy) Gore
Self-harm
Suicide
Death
Slurs
Sex/situations sexual in nature
Kidnapping
Serious injury
Lying (by omission)
Manipulation
Disturbing creatures
Other things:
This series is heavy on the sarcasm so if you have trouble discerning sarcasm be advised there is a lot and you may have difficulty with this series.
In regards to that or just general clarification I would be happy to help anyone having trouble if they are in any way confused about this book/series.
If there are other specific triggers you may be concerned about please list them I will do my best to let you know if those are also issues within the series.
I will try to be as spoiler free as possible, let me know if I slipped up.