Shadowfever (edition 2011)

I originally bought this book at a rummage sale last summer. I just got around to reading it and throughout the whole novel, I had the feeling that it was a later sequel. After finishing it, I looked up the author and found that it was in fact the last of a series! When I learned this fact, I immediately set out to buy the rest of the saga. I was thoroughly impressed with the work this author has provided. She weaves a wonderful story, her imagery is amazing and the flow and pacing is quick and enticing. I fell in love with her work and I plan to read more! ( )

Wow. Incredible. And highly recommended. I cannot believe I went so long without enjoying this series! Once I started, I could not stop. I read all 5 books in a week.

Considering that this was a pretty long series and that so many questions were raised in all five books I was extremely pleased to have not only had all of them answered (except for one), but answered in a way that wasn't corny or predictable. That was one major thing; this series was anything but predictable. As soon as you had an idea of what the hell was going on you got thrown for a loop and were given a completely different answer to the mountain of questions. Reading all of them at once was a bit overwhelming at times because of the mystery to everything going on; got a little hard to keep up sometimes. I loved that it wasn't foreseeable or expected... I loved that I thought I had it all figured out but wasn't even close. I absolutely loved it.

The one small unanswered question or.. situation that I would've liked seen resolved: Dani. We find out Alina's killer and 'What?! It was WHO?!' Completely out of left field. Then we find out (and feel completely guilty for immediately hating Dani) that she was forced to do it by Rowena. We don't know what happened to her, they never duked it out, nothing. Considering she was such a huge part of the story I didn't feel she got the ending she deserved. But then again, maybe it's not the ending. :)

Now that I've finished the series, I really want to go back and be able to read them again to be able to understand what's going on when it's actually happening. :) Definitely taking up permanent residence on my favorite books of all time.
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This book left me with a taste of "more-ish" eventhough it was excellent. A lot of things were resolved, but I really missed especially one scene. I would have loved to read about Mac talking to Dani and telling Dani she has been forgiven.
I hope Ms. Moning will revisit this series in the future! I want to know what Mac and Barrons will do next, I want to know if the fairy Queen and King will be reunited. And I just really don't want it to be over...
AndI totally loved it when Mac saw through Ro's / the beast's illusion, and killed Ro! Rowena seems to have been in it only for the power from the very beginning - there has to have been a reason why the Haven actually created a secret Haven on the outside in order to be able to hide stuff rom her!
And I also really want to sit in on the conversation between Mac and Tellie! ( )

I really, really, really wanted to LOVE LOVE LOVE this book. I was prepared to hand over 5 stars like I was an easy lay. Seriously. Because I think bad boy Jericho Barrons is sexy like rawr! I think V'lane is sexy like rawr! Mac kicks ass! And the MacKeltar druids? Do I need to say more?

Sadly, yes I do.

Shadowfever is the end of the Fever Series, the 5th book in arc. It got 3 stars because it answered most of the questions I had to my satisfaction. Also the smexy between Barrons and Mac was....RAWR. Animal. Yum!

But for the whole book I really wanted to tear Mac's head off her freeking shoulders. And then shove it into to chest cavity. And kick her. Because for the sweet love of all that is right and holy in this world she would not SHUT. THE. FUCK. UP. It seemed like nearly this entire book was in Mac's head. With Mac's 15 gazillion questions. And OMG! If it hadn't been for the fact that it was the end of the series I seriously would have given up.

That is a crying shame really because KMM creates some awesome characters. She does sexual tension and angst amazingly well. The Fever world is breathtaking in it's complexity and depth, the dialog is clever, snarky and fun. I'm glad to hear there will be another three books set in this world but I won't hang around for all of them if the first one ends up anything like this. :( ( )

Fantastic. ( )