Why is Fever Series popular?

[[deleted user]]

I read the series and don't get what the hype is about. I'd love others take on these books?

[Shelly]

I loved the amazing storyline. Also, foreplay, baby. She made us wait for the sex forever.

[Boo Boo Kitty]

It was different from other books I had read. It had great side characters.

[Mlpmom (Book Reviewer)]

I read the series and didn't really love love it until around the last book. It was good don't get me wrong, I loved the tension but I sometimes think they were a little longer than they needed to be.

I like both Mac and Barron but they aren't my favorite literary couple or even people.

[Melissa]

I haven't read all the way through them so I don't know what happens in later books. I was given most of the series and have been waiting to get the 3rd one before I read the entire series.

I liked Barron but wasn't really empressed with the heroine (Mac I think?) I'm hoping once I read more I'll like it more.

[P.A.]

Like Mlpmom, I didn't really love it until Shadowfever. I read book one and thought it was okay, then book 2 got marginally better but I was interested enough in the storyline to continue. Book 3 got better and I really just wanted resolution to the storyline. Also, they all sort of ended in a cliffhanger getting worse by the end. Book 4 is when I started to enjoy the books more and is also about the time I finally understood the hype about Barrons. Then when I finished Shadowfever I thought it was brilliant the way she weaved that whole story together. The paranormal world was really unique, the characters were so unique and even more they grew and changed. Mac started off kind of annoying and got better and better until the end. Even Barrons was totally immovable in the beginning and he thawed and changed. I finished the series thinking, Wow, that was awesome. That being said, I could never read it again because it's too slow. This is one of those series I can see why people love it and I can understand why people don't. That probably didn't answer your question at all. LOL

[[deleted user]]

I've just been surprised by the LOVE IT attitude. It was good, I don't hate them. I thought the first book was one of the worst books I've ever read...seriously. Only by a GR friend's insistence and an original story concept did I fight my way through it. It was book 3, when the writing became tolerable enough not to skip major sections of Mac's internal dialogue. I like Barrons and the overall story concept, but I found the writing quite bad at times and it has been a couple months since I finished the series and find it difficult to remember much.

I was curious what others saw in these books, that I may not have grasped. When I see this series on lists on top books, I'm surprised.

[Cindy (Squin)]

I'm only through the first two books, so I am by no means an expert on the subject, but I LOVE this series so far. I'm not a fan of Fae AT ALL, so it actually took me a long time to pick up the first book. I think it's a very interesting take on the Fae, so far, I love the mystery surrounding Barrons, and the thing that I love the absolute most is Mac's relationship with Alina. I can relate to it so entirely - I think that's what grabs me. Being so incredibly close to my sister...with some of her memory flashbacks of silly moments they had growing up or stupid conversations, or her regrets on missing her last phone call - Moning has got the love of very close sisters down pat, and that is probably my favorite aspect.

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

Wow, this question just shows the diversity in the tastes of readers who read paranormals. For the record I think the Fever series is one of the best out there. From book 1 it just fired up my imagination, I loved the amazing sexual tension and the emotional buildup to book 5 Shadowfever. There were so many twists and turns and it was nearly impossible to guess the ending and even then it wasn't all cut and dried. It was a series you really had to think about.

[Jules]

I just finished it yesterday... and Barrons is what made the series for me. Each book I HAD to see him again, had to hear him speak and grunt and be angry and all the rest of it. He was (and still is to some extent) so mysterious, sexual, cold, hungry and angry. *sigh* I'm in love. lol.

I did also like the many twists and turns, I saw a few coming but many were a big shock. It was just so easy to get absorbed into Mac's story.

[Katya]

The Fever series is one of my absolute favorites of all times. I agree with everyone..the story is slow and plods along but it is brilliant in the use of details and clues as it winds its way to the conclusion. I read it when it was coming out one book at a time so I did not have the advise of folks who had read it. We waited a year for a new installment but agree that each book got better and better. I don't think there is a more "grumbly", brooding and dangerous Hero. And Mac's progression from whimpering, spoiled girl to a powerful and more mature woman was wonderful to witness. I am not sure I could re-read it though....I don't know why not, but will suck up any new books that come out.

[C.C.]

I loved the book because it was a roller coaster of emotions, I felt like i was being played by the author. just when I thought I figured out the bad guy and the story a twist will happen. It was exciting, funny and I loved the tension between the characters. I also loved how Mac grew throughout the series, she started as a bratty whiny spoiled girl and became a strong, brave, smart woman.

I actually didn't care that (view spoiler)[ they were not able to get/read the book (still can't spell it) and that they didn't even need it to solve their problems. (hide spoiler)] I was just so overwhelmed by the story.

[Ezi]

P.A. wrote: "Like Mlpmom, I didn't really love it until Shadowfever. I read book one and thought it was okay, then book 2 got marginally better but I was interested enough in the storyline to continue. Book 3 g..."

Yea...what PA said (LOL).
But I didn't like Barrons. I didn't know exactly what he was. I do believe he loves Mac and would protect her. But he wasn't very emotional. I think someone on another thread said that Barron was a man of action, not words. She gave an example of how Barrons painted her toes, came for her time and time again, took her parents out of harm's way.
But he wasn't the type to say "I love you, you're so pretty, you make my heart sing etc".
Barrons was a man of action, not flowery words.

But still, I didn't enjoy it that much. I think I enjoy more of PNR, than UF. This series was definitely UF. It wasn't about the sex and happily ever after. I need HEAs

[Kelleigh]

You didn't like Barrons!?! GASP!

I just thought he was amazing, but to each their own.

[P.A.]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "P.A. wrote: "Like Mlpmom, I didn't really love it until Shadowfever. I read book one and thought it was okay, then book 2 got marginally better but I was interested enough in the storyline to conti..."

I always enjoy PNR more, but I can appreciate a good UF story, and the paranormal world is often better in UF.

[Julie]

I am not a fan of the series which I found dissapointing as I love her Highlander series alot. I couldn't get past my utter and complete hatred of Mac and the cliffhanger endings with over a year wait inbetween, so I stopped after the third book...

[Ezi]

Kelleigh wrote: "You didn't like Barrons!?! GASP!

I just thought he was amazing, but to each their own."

your expression is how I feel when people say they didn't like the BDB series. I start shaking, shirt rips off, my jeans turn into ripped capris, and I stand as a 7 foot green muscular dude with pretty eyes. then I start growling and running down the street.

@PA, you are right, because I liked Kate Daniels, Mercy Thompson and many other UF stories.
I was lucky in that I didn't start fever until Jan this year and all the books were already out. Those cliff hangers were criminal.

@Julie: I would have quit the series for sure, if I had to deal with the cliff hangers. I too hated Mac, but I liked Dani O'Malley, so I am torn as to the new book ICED.
I want to read it but I know how much KMM loves cliff hangers. So I think I will wait until she finishes Dani's trilogy before I begin reading it.

[P.A.]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "Kelleigh wrote: "You didn't like Barrons!?! GASP!

I just thought he was amazing, but to each their own."

your expression is how I feel when people say they didn't like the BDB series. I start sha..."

Uh oh, what would you say if I told you I love BDB series but hated the last book?

[Duchess Nicole]

I think this is definitely a series for UF lovers. I'm usually a romance kind of girl, and there isn't a hearts and flowers type of thing anywhere in this book. In fact, there is really no mush at all, ever. I think that threw a lot of people off, especially after the super romantic star crossed lover, forever through time romance that prevailed in her highlander series.

[Brianna]

I thought this series was so amazing, but then I love UF, and am not much for PNR. I loved the world Moning built, and also how Mac progressed. I loved seeing her character grow as much as it did. Also, I was hooked by all of the twists and turns the story took. I waited until all of the books were out, and got many recommendations to try it, and once I started, I couldn't stop. I don't know how so many people waited for the next books after those awful cliffhanger endings.

[Duchess Nicole]

Brianna wrote: "I thought this series was so amazing, but then I love UF, and am not much for PNR. I loved the world Moning built, and also how Mac progressed. I loved seeing her character grow as much as it did...."

Totally agree, Brianna! Mac changed into a completely different person by the time Shadowfever came out. For those who hated her, did she not change enough for you to change your mind about her? I could see how people got annoyed with Rainbow girl, but she was Kick ass girl at the end!

And I started reading them about six months before Shadowfever came out. That was, bar none, the WORST cliffhanger I've ever endured!

[[deleted user]]

I agree Mac changed significantly into a better character. My real issue with Mac overall wasn't her character, per se, but the countless, unstoppable, never ending, internal dialogues of Mac. It was an experience I'd like to never have again. I don't think most of what she thought was paramount to a good story, world building, or character development. So, for me, it wasn't the character, but writing and editing.

I can't recall who mentioned this earlier, but they loved the sexual tension. Huh? I didn't get any iota of sexual anything from this series. There wasn't even enough romance for me to consider these books in any romantic genre.

[Duchess Nicole]

Wow! I could see saying that there wasn't much romance, but no sexual tension? Barrons to me is one of the most sexual characters in PNR/UF. He's just also very closed off. It's like a leashed sexual vibe just like his leashed beast. I actually thought that there WAS some romance in the fact that he could only say what his true feelings were to Mac when she wouldn't remember. Barrons is so self-possessed. The fact that Mac could make him lose control and risk himself was sexy AND romantic.

[Ann has a dirty mouth]

Normally I dislike books told in the first person, but something about Mac's voice was very compelling to me. She reminded me of my own little sister, and I felt very close to her over the course of the books. She and Barrons were such a good couple to me. I reread this series all the time.

I don't think you can really predict why people emotionally connect to a book, or why one book series takes off and another one doesn't. I am mystified why 50 Shades of Grey is the book series being passed around my office and raved about but not the Fever series.

[Duchess Nicole]

I agree. I loved both Fifty and Fever, but I have some GR friends that have major issues with Fifty, especially. It's great that we can voice opinions here without getting nasty. I love hearing how some people's perceptions can be so different from mine on one series, and then spot on another one.

[Jamie]

I really enjoyed Fever. I just recently read the whole series about a week or so ago and while I enjoyed being able to read the books back to back, I think it sort of took away from the tension. This is a very fast paced tense read, in my opinion and I loved Jericho. I also loved how my perspective as a reader was flipped. I so wanted to know what he was (or at least in the beginning) but in the end I felt like I had matured along with Mac, in that it didn't really matter what he was. He was ours (I can share) and as he said, at the end of the day he would not let her die. That was the sweetest line in the story. I guess what keeps this as good instead of a great series was all the roundabout logic with Mac. When she was trying to separate reality from dream and figure out what was going it, it got a little confusing sometimes. There were almost too many agendas. Even though this wasn't my favorite series, Jericho is definitely some of my favorite bad boys and I would recommend this one to a friend.

[Joyce]

I really enjoyed Fever. It was a series I read the synopsis and was not really drawn in by it so I skipped over it initially. A year later, it popped back up in my Amazon recommendations and I was in between reads and decided to give it a chance because of all the glowing reviews. I am so happy I read it. It is one of my favorite series. I LOVE Barrons' character. Mac's is okay...though I liked her post-rape much more than pre-rape when she gets all badass. What really makes me like the series so much is the sexual tension and witty banter that constantly plays out between Mac and Barrons and the fantastic, epic storyline. There is lots of action, suspense, and mystery.

[Debi]

Juli wrote: "I just finished it yesterday... and Barrons is what made the series for me. Each book I HAD to see him again, had to hear him speak and grunt and be angry and all the rest of it. He was (and still ..."

I think Moning readers that read her Highlander books before FEVER did not have the drag issues. McKeltars and Fae (includes Queen, Adam and how Lord Master became human) were in those books, so it was a bit more interesting for me. Those McKeltars were great in FEVER, but you should read their books! Too bad Adam Black only got little time in FEVER...his book really plays into the Fae storyline in FEVER series, so I suggest adding to you read list.

[Brianna]

I never read the Highlander books. I'm more of a person who likes series books to feature the same main character, and be written in the first-person POV. Thus why I'm definitely more of an urban fantasy reader. I hardly ever pick up paranormal romances. However, I'm sure that it was interesting to see the people from the Highlander series make appearances in the Fever novels.

[Duchess Nicole]

Debi wrote: "Juli wrote: "I just finished it yesterday... and Barrons is what made the series for me. Each book I HAD to see him again, had to hear him speak and grunt and be angry and all the rest of it. He wa..."

I'm so glad that I read the Highlander novels first. I admit, I'm sort of anal about reading in order and knowing ALL of the details before moving to the next book. But I thinks it's absolutely necessary to really understanding the fever books. If you don't know of the importance of the Fae queen and the McKeltars, then it seems to me that they would be very minor characters. Plus, their books are hot, and you get much more sexuality in the pages of the Highlander books. Gotta love that!

[Wan]

I love both Highlander and Fever Series. And like Nicole, I read Highlander series before Fever (& in order). It really gave me the better understanding of the characters.

Back to Fever, first book was okay. I gave it a 3 or 4 stars (don't remember) after reading it. However, I went back and changed it to 5 star after reading the 4th book (and waiting patiently for the 5th).

Why I like it so much? I think because it hit me a the right mood. It has everthing in it that I was looking for Alpha H/H, demons, faes, hunky men, hot scenes & everything in between.

Same author, two completely different series. I have to give it to KMM though. Her imagination is amazing.

[Lauren]

Shelly wrote: "I loved the amazing storyline. Also, foreplay, baby. She made us wait for the sex forever."

Ha! Well said, Shelly! Although, it just seemed like forever, while in actuality it was just a few books. :)

I love romantic UF because we have more time for sexual tension. IMO, in some books the sexual tension between characters is way better than the sex. We see it all the time on television and in movies. I think that is what gives us that I-feel-like-a-teenager-having-her-first-crush sensation. We have no doubt the hero and heroine will eventually get together, but while they deal with their own huge issues and save the world, we get an adrenaline rush every time they are in the same room.

KMM's world-building is amazing and complex, her writing style is insane. Can you tell I like her? Ha. Plus, she manages to make truly unlikeable people likeable. That's tough to do. And, reading back to other people posts, it seems like she didn't do it enough for many of you. Not to mention that if you go into this series expecting a PR happy ending at the end of book one, you will definitely be unhappy.

Truthfully, by book five, I was less involved in the UF plot and more interested in seeing Barrons finally break down and let her in (when she wasn't pri-ya, of course). He is such an archetypical bad boy alpha, which means his fall is even harder (and takes five books to do).

[Duchess Nicole]

Well put, Lauren! Have you read ? It's a different story altogether, but has the same dark, gritty feel to it, and both the hero and heroine are sort of anti-heroes. They aren't very good people, but you can't help but love them. Plus, the romance is slow burning and explosive when it finally happens. Fever is one of my all time faves, but Downside and Kate Daniels are close runners up, for those interested in similar (imo) UF series.

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

Duchess Nicole wrote: "Well put, Lauren! Have you read ? It's a different story altogether, but has the same dark, gritty feel to it, and both the hero and heroine are sort of anti-heroes. The..."

Totally agree Nicole... and Lauren!

[Lauren]

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll go TBR it right now. Is it a series?

[Christina]

I think I'm going to add this to my to-read mountain too! Great recommendation.

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

Yes, There were three books in the first trilogy and because of its popularity Stacia Kane is writing another trilogy, with the first two books out now.

Be prepared for a dark heroine who is her own worst enemy, a unique world, fantastic sexual tension and heartbreaking angst... its great!

[Duchess Nicole]

You'll love it, ladies! I just finished the third, and it really blew me away!

[Dianne]

I'm on team love . Agree with watching Mac grow and the wondering what Barrons is and how did he become that way. It was darker than PNR. The sexual tension. I love the cliff hangers although I found them when the fourth book was out had to wait 5months for book 5. But the one thing I loved that no one has mentioned is Vlane and the black out striping it just cracked me up PS I guess I'll have to read soon have it on my kindle

[Brianna]

I love Stacia Kane's Downside Ghosts series. A definite must-read, and the books only get better and better.

[Paris (kerbytejas)]

Tabitha wrote: "I read the series and don't get what the hype is about. I'd love others take on these books?"

it was ok for me but nothing spectacular.. I have never understood the craziness of this series...i think many just get swallowed up by the hype an peer presure

[Paris (kerbytejas)]

Shelly wrote: "I loved the amazing storyline. Also, foreplay, baby. She made us wait for the sex forever."

and the sex wasn't that good - read better.. and i didn't have to be so confused along the way

[Paris (kerbytejas)]

Tabitha wrote: "I've just been surprised by the LOVE IT attitude. It was good, I don't hate them. I thought the first book was one of the worst books I've ever read...seriously. Only by a GR friend's insistence..."

I enjoyed her Highlander series much more then the Fever series

[Paris (kerbytejas)]

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Wow, this question just shows the diversity in the tastes of readers who read paranormals. For the record I think the Fever series is one of the best out there. From book 1 it just fired up my imag..."

"There were so many twists and turns and it was nearly impossible to guess the ending and even then it wasn't all cut and dried. It was a series you really had to think about."

yeah you had to think about it cause it was so confusing... so hard to keep things straight, and the sexual tension between Mac and Barrons..weak in my opinion...

[Duchess Nicole]

Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "Tabitha wrote: "I read the series and don't get what the hype is about. I'd love others take on these books?"

it was ok for me but nothing spectacular.. I have never understood the craziness of t..."

Different strokes, for sure, but there's obviously more to the series than peer pressure and hype. Ms. Moning came up with a completely new world in which she spun a story that a lot of people consider to be one of their favorites. It was different from the normal paranormal romance, which I think is one of the reason it hit such a note with certain people.

[Manvir]

I agree with Duchess. Most of the reason I loved the Fever series was because it was different from all the other PNR and UF books I had been reading. I think the overall changes to characters and relationships from book 1 to book 5 was amazing too. Mac and Barrons relationship especially.

I'm not a big fan of fae/fairy books and mostly I avoid reading them. I think I started to read the first Fever book for a challenge for this group. After I finished the first book I read the other four back to back. Could not put them down and read late into the night. Also thank god I started to read after they all came out, cliff hangers like this kill me(I was not so lucky with Chloe Neills series Chicagoland Vampires)

[Duchess Nicole]

I've heard scary things about the Chicagoland Vampires series cliffhangers. That's why I've held off on it, even though I've also heard that its a fabulous series. Do you happen to know if there is an end to the series anytime soon?

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

I think Chloe Neill has been contracted to nine books in all... and the next one is book 6.

[Allison]

Duchess Nicole wrote: "I've heard scary things about the Chicagoland Vampires series cliffhangers. That's why I've held off on it, even though I've also heard that its a fabulous series. Do you happen to know if there ..."

The worst cliffhanger has a book out after it already...the current wait is quite tolerable and the next book is coming out in a couple weeks. I love Chicagoland.

[Jenny]

I started out reading the Highlander series and loved it, that was the whole reason I bought the Fever series. Needless to say when I read the first Fever it was very different than what I had come to expect from Karen Marie Moning.
When I first read the series I didn't really like Mac I thought she was selfish and whiny. I wasn't sure what to think of Barron's, he wasn't the hero that I had come to expect from a Moning book. I got to the end of book three and literally threw the book across the room with the cliffhanger that she had left us with. I had a whole year to wait for the next book. I decided then that I wouldn't read the rest until all the books in the series had been published. Once I had them all I read the entire series within a week and for me it made all the difference. You see the change in Mac and Barron's. There was so much details in each of the book that reading them one after another made such a difference. This went from being a series that I wasn't so impressed with to a series that I really loved. It's not everyone's cup of tea, which I can understand but then that's what makes things interesting. If we all liked the same thing then we wouldn't get a change to try new series and ideas.