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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
As far as the book goes, it was alright. If you like the Merry Gentry series but got really tired of all the court intrigue, mirror conversations and earthshaking (literally) sex, this series might be for you. In fact, I have no real complaints about the story itself. It didn't grab me or suck me in really, but it was entertaining enough and I want to know what happens. (Will Barrons and Mac ever hook up??)
Mac's a likeable character, and Barrons is definitely sexy and mysterious. (Aside - there was a part at the end where Barrons said "assuming makes an ass out of you and me" - He would so never say that. That's such a trite phrase! Someone as cool and sophisticated and snarky as him would never say something like that... the people I know only say that ironically.)
I think my biggest problem was the audiobook. Audiobooks are tricky; the narrator can absolutely make or break a book, and you never know ahead of time. In my experience, more fail than succeed.
I did not like the narrator of this book. First off, she was way too old to portray Mac, who's only 22. Second, she read Mac waay to southern. Now yes, Mac is from Georgia, but it just really didn't work for me. She made Mac sound even more naive and dumb than I think she's really supposed to be. I kept expecting her to don a corset and a hoop skirt, wave a fan in front of her face and cry "Why I do declare!" And then maybe faint or something. And every time she said "windah" instead of "window" I got completely jerked out of the story.
(In contrast, the narrator of the Sookie Stackhouse books also does it very southern, but it works there. It really didn't work for this.)
Third, if you believe this lady, everyone in Ireland has a Scottish accent and is channeling Gimli from Lord of the Rings. (Including Barrons, who supposedly has an "unplaceable" accent and is definitely not Irish.) In fact, her voice for Barrons was the worst. Barrons is supposed to come of as dark and sexy, but he sounded like a wart-covered leprechaun. I think he has a bridge he's supposed to be guarding.
Basically, I think I would have enjoyed this book more if I had been reading it instead of hearing it. (I also would have been able to focus on it better, since I'm listening at work. My job is pretty mindless, but it does require my mental attention occasionally...)
But I already have audiobook for Bloodfever just sitting here in front of me, so I guess I'll go one that way. I'll try to get a real copy of Faefever.
Oh, and two things: 1. If your library/bookstore is shelving this as romance, they're on crack or are just doing that because Moning previously wrote a romance series. This is not a romance novel, though there's some sexual tension between Mac and Barrons and some scenes where Mac compulsively starts stripping in public...
2. What is up with the cover? Why on earth did the publishing company think two naked people was the right cover for this book? I don't get it at all...
Mac's a likeable character, and Barrons is definitely sexy and mysterious. (Aside - there was a part at the end where Barrons said "assuming makes an ass out of you and me" - He would so never say that. That's such a trite phrase! Someone as cool and sophisticated and snarky as him would never say something like that... the people I know only say that ironically.)
I think my biggest problem was the audiobook. Audiobooks are tricky; the narrator can absolutely make or break a book, and you never know ahead of time. In my experience, more fail than succeed.
I did not like the narrator of this book. First off, she was way too old to portray Mac, who's only 22. Second, she read Mac waay to southern. Now yes, Mac is from Georgia, but it just really didn't work for me. She made Mac sound even more naive and dumb than I think she's really supposed to be. I kept expecting her to don a corset and a hoop skirt, wave a fan in front of her face and cry "Why I do declare!" And then maybe faint or something. And every time she said "windah" instead of "window" I got completely jerked out of the story.
(In contrast, the narrator of the Sookie Stackhouse books also does it very southern, but it works there. It really didn't work for this.)
Third, if you believe this lady, everyone in Ireland has a Scottish accent and is channeling Gimli from Lord of the Rings. (Including Barrons, who supposedly has an "unplaceable" accent and is definitely not Irish.) In fact, her voice for Barrons was the worst. Barrons is supposed to come of as dark and sexy, but he sounded like a wart-covered leprechaun. I think he has a bridge he's supposed to be guarding.
Basically, I think I would have enjoyed this book more if I had been reading it instead of hearing it. (I also would have been able to focus on it better, since I'm listening at work. My job is pretty mindless, but it does require my mental attention occasionally...)
But I already have audiobook for Bloodfever just sitting here in front of me, so I guess I'll go one that way. I'll try to get a real copy of Faefever.
Oh, and two things: 1. If your library/bookstore is shelving this as romance, they're on crack or are just doing that because Moning previously wrote a romance series. This is not a romance novel, though there's some sexual tension between Mac and Barrons and some scenes where Mac compulsively starts stripping in public...
2. What is up with the cover? Why on earth did the publishing company think two naked people was the right cover for this book? I don't get it at all...
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Dark and tense but I was mad it ended abruptly
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Pas un coup de coeur mais vraiment pas mal, ça donne envie de lire la suite !
4,5 Fae actionpacked stars
This was so fun and actionpacked. The reason it didn't get 5 stars was because it was a bit slow at times. But I can't wait to read the next one in the series.
TW: death of a loved one, talk about depression
“My philosophy is pretty simple - any day nobody’s trying to kill me is a good day in my book”
“My name is MacKayla. Mac for short. I’m a sidheseer, a fact I accepted only recently and very reluctantly. There were more of us out there than anyone knew. And it’s a damn good thing too. We’re damage control.”
MacKayla or Mac is living her carefree life, while her sister is in Ireland studying abroad. On day when she is home alone she gets a call that her sister was murdered. A couple of hours before her sisters murder Mac received a phone call from her, but her phone was broken so she didn’t get it. On her phone her sister tells her that she was in love with someone and that he is one of “them”, and that Mac “doesn’t even know what she is”, and then the call ends. Mac has decided that she wants to go to Ireland and demand the police reopen her sisters case.
“I love books, by the way, way more than movies. Movies tell you what to think. A good book let’s you choose a few thoughts for yourself”
In Ireland Mac meets Jericho Barrons at his bookstore, when she goes there to get a taxi and asks about Sinsar Dubh. He’s brooding, dark and mysterious.
“If he was winter, I was summer. If I was sunshine, he was night. A dark and stormy one”
Mac finds out that she is a sidhe-seer and a Null, which means that she can see the Fae and she can sense powerful objects.
This was so fun and actionpacked. The reason it didn't get 5 stars was because it was a bit slow at times. But I can't wait to read the next one in the series.
TW: death of a loved one, talk about depression
“My philosophy is pretty simple - any day nobody’s trying to kill me is a good day in my book”
“My name is MacKayla. Mac for short. I’m a sidheseer, a fact I accepted only recently and very reluctantly. There were more of us out there than anyone knew. And it’s a damn good thing too. We’re damage control.”
MacKayla or Mac is living her carefree life, while her sister is in Ireland studying abroad. On day when she is home alone she gets a call that her sister was murdered. A couple of hours before her sisters murder Mac received a phone call from her, but her phone was broken so she didn’t get it. On her phone her sister tells her that she was in love with someone and that he is one of “them”, and that Mac “doesn’t even know what she is”, and then the call ends. Mac has decided that she wants to go to Ireland and demand the police reopen her sisters case.
“I love books, by the way, way more than movies. Movies tell you what to think. A good book let’s you choose a few thoughts for yourself”
In Ireland Mac meets Jericho Barrons at his bookstore, when she goes there to get a taxi and asks about Sinsar Dubh. He’s brooding, dark and mysterious.
“If he was winter, I was summer. If I was sunshine, he was night. A dark and stormy one”
Mac finds out that she is a sidhe-seer and a Null, which means that she can see the Fae and she can sense powerful objects.
Rating Clarification: 1.5 Stars
I've heard a lot of great things about Dreamfever from people that usually have the same reading taste as me. In fact, I heard so many great things that perhaps my hopes were too high, and perhaps I expected a Paranormal romance--but what I got was a Paranormal crime with little to no romance. And with a steamy cover and summary as this book has on Goodreads, I'd like to think my assumption was valid.
I give another half a star because I can see why others can enjoy this book. It just didn't seem to fit for me. It all read a bit cheesy for me, and the characters never made an impact with me. The closest was the main character, but something about everything felt off.
I didn't enjoy the writing with all its constant descriptions of what Mac was wearing, and the unrealistic descriptions of everyone's "hot-bods", especially Fae, but even non-Fae, such as Mac. I did in fact enjoy the first part of the book where Mac began searching for her sister, but I felt no connection to her and Jericho. It all felt a bit cheesy and I couldn't get invested in the characters or the story.
There are definitely some people who would enjoy this, but unfortunately I couldn't. If you are looking for a crime-based Paranormal book, I think this one might be worth a shot!
Story Points:
- Mac's sister Alina has been murdered in Dublin, so she goes in hopes of finding her killer. There she meets Jericho Barrons, a bookstore owner, after hearing strange things about fairies. Jericho tells Mac that she should stop looking for her sister's killer.
- Mac won't quit. She has now witnessed strange creatures who at first looked human. She finds out from Jericho that she can see Fae. He needs her to try and find this ancient book to end them.
- After dealing with many characters, they finally find the book but they are in danger.
- Mac, by herself, finally figures out that Alina was killed by a Master of the Fae, who was using her. Alina was trying to convey through her messages that the gateway to Hell was in Dublin, and many Fae are coming through.
- Mac fights Alina's boyfriend who killed her, and Jericho saves her. Now they must try to stop the gateway and end it so that they can defeat the Dark Fae.
I've heard a lot of great things about Dreamfever from people that usually have the same reading taste as me. In fact, I heard so many great things that perhaps my hopes were too high, and perhaps I expected a Paranormal romance--but what I got was a Paranormal crime with little to no romance. And with a steamy cover and summary as this book has on Goodreads, I'd like to think my assumption was valid.
I give another half a star because I can see why others can enjoy this book. It just didn't seem to fit for me. It all read a bit cheesy for me, and the characters never made an impact with me. The closest was the main character, but something about everything felt off.
I didn't enjoy the writing with all its constant descriptions of what Mac was wearing, and the unrealistic descriptions of everyone's "hot-bods", especially Fae, but even non-Fae, such as Mac. I did in fact enjoy the first part of the book where Mac began searching for her sister, but I felt no connection to her and Jericho. It all felt a bit cheesy and I couldn't get invested in the characters or the story.
There are definitely some people who would enjoy this, but unfortunately I couldn't. If you are looking for a crime-based Paranormal book, I think this one might be worth a shot!
Spoiler
Story Points:
- Mac's sister Alina has been murdered in Dublin, so she goes in hopes of finding her killer. There she meets Jericho Barrons, a bookstore owner, after hearing strange things about fairies. Jericho tells Mac that she should stop looking for her sister's killer.
- Mac won't quit. She has now witnessed strange creatures who at first looked human. She finds out from Jericho that she can see Fae. He needs her to try and find this ancient book to end them.
- After dealing with many characters, they finally find the book but they are in danger.
- Mac, by herself, finally figures out that Alina was killed by a Master of the Fae, who was using her. Alina was trying to convey through her messages that the gateway to Hell was in Dublin, and many Fae are coming through.
- Mac fights Alina's boyfriend who killed her, and Jericho saves her. Now they must try to stop the gateway and end it so that they can defeat the Dark Fae.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
🌶️no (it’s turning out to be a multi book slow burn)
Classic 2000s PNR but with very little R.
Girl finds out she’s not like other girls, girl meets tall, dark haired, doesn’t answer questions, book store owner and begins quest to find magic book (wether she wants to or not)
- fae but in a very traditional sorta way
- Quest to find book and sisters murderer
Definitely a first book in a series… with that being said I did order the next few to see how it shapes up.
Con
I didn’t like how the author randomly kept having the future FMC talk to us about current events ex: “if I had known then blah blah blah” or “in a year I’d look back on this moment blah blah blah” and also the very cringe FMC moments.
Classic 2000s PNR but with very little R.
Girl finds out she’s not like other girls, girl meets tall, dark haired, doesn’t answer questions, book store owner and begins quest to find magic book (wether she wants to or not)
- fae but in a very traditional sorta way
- Quest to find book and sisters murderer
Definitely a first book in a series… with that being said I did order the next few to see how it shapes up.
Con
I didn’t like how the author randomly kept having the future FMC talk to us about current events ex: “if I had known then blah blah blah” or “in a year I’d look back on this moment blah blah blah” and also the very cringe FMC moments.
Worst heroine since Bella from Twilight. This better get better...