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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
OMG I just did a marathon reading session with this book.
how have I avoided this series before today.
the ending was a bit of a cliffhanger in my books.....I had to actually check that there was no pages torn from the book cause it just ends and I expected more.
well I suppose there is more...in the next book.
OK first thing tomorrow I'm going to the library to get the next book in the series.
definitely on my to buy list.
how have I avoided this series before today.
the ending was a bit of a cliffhanger in my books.....I had to actually check that there was no pages torn from the book cause it just ends and I expected more.
well I suppose there is more...in the next book.
OK first thing tomorrow I'm going to the library to get the next book in the series.
definitely on my to buy list.
My mother upon seeing the book on my desk: “Is that a sex book?”
Me, as I look: “What? No.”
Mother: “It says moaning.”
Me, staring: “No, it says Moning. That’s the author’s last name.”
Mother: “Oh…” Pauses. “It still looks like a sex book.”
Sex book it is, my dear friends, at least a little bit. Karen Marie Moning, a resident romance writer, steps out of her box, so she claims, to create a urban fantasy series that has readers, this one included, itching to read more.
Mac, the main character of the novel, flies to the grand city of Dublin after the murder of her sister, when city police run out of leads and drop the investigation. While picking up the pieces of her sister’s last weeks alive, she discovers what she truly is, and what might have lead her sister to her death; she’s a sidhe seer, a person who can see the fae. Soon she discovers the mysterious, and gorgeous, Jericho Barrons. Although they can’t seem to stand each other’s company, they need each other. She needs his expertise in the fae world to close the case of her sister’s murder. He needs her ability to sense the fae to find a long sought after dark book.
Ah, yes, this book is lots of fun. Along with the great world building, and the witty and fast paced writing, Moning’s plot keeps the characters rolling. Barrons is just this sexy beast that you want to glomp, and cheer on when he has his frequent and high spirited comments towards the main character. He has to be one of my favorite male main characters of my reading so far this year. He’s mysterious, crafty, hot, and he owns a book shop. How is that not exactly what readers like us desire?
The main character herself is something to be desired…
This book almost caught four stars because of the author’s writing around the main character. Moning is a romance writer, but this book is by far not a bodice-ripper. This is urban fantasy, and she should have stuck with that when she started down that road. I imagine that partway through this book Moning had this sort of conversation with herself, “Wow, look at this plot. Damn, look at these characters! I have something going here, urban fantasy, I think. But I usually don’t write this… What should I do? Run with it and have fun? Nah, I’ll shove some crap in there because I just can’t help myself.”
Not only was she trying to push sex driven scenes, but she was also trying to turn the main character into something she’s not. I’ll be blunt, Mac is nothing but a superficial Barbie. When I thought she should be trying to catch her sister’s killer and save the world, she was worrying about her favorite nail polish being discontinued. And I have never, ever, in my life read a character that was nothing more than a skank towards herself. I don’t know if Moning just couldn’t handle writing first person, but in several places Mac had to go off on a rant about how she looked AND how perky her boobs were and how all the other boys just wanted her. Really? She wasted so much time describing her outfit for the day instead of the other characters, the setting, etc… It set my teeth on edge.
I have been promised, however, that Mac becomes a kick arse heroine by the end of the series, and that book two is much better. I did see something of a transformation in her, but I still must shake my head at Moning and ask her how daft she could have possibly been.
But this is something of a sex book, like I said, only… erm, not the usual sex. V’lane, a death by sex fae prince, can apparently just walk up to her and send her over the edge. You heard right, poor Mac gets laid without even getting touched. (Poor thing.) But aside from the inhuman man whore, there was such a variety of evil, grotesque looking fae that it was like being on some hellish, fictional safari. Fun, fun!
I am really, really excited to read the next book. I have fallen in love with most of the characters and all of them have promised to be loads of fun in the future. I love the plot, and the intricate details of the plot promises the rest of the series will be just as awesome.
Me, as I look: “What? No.”
Mother: “It says moaning.”
Me, staring: “No, it says Moning. That’s the author’s last name.”
Mother: “Oh…” Pauses. “It still looks like a sex book.”
Sex book it is, my dear friends, at least a little bit. Karen Marie Moning, a resident romance writer, steps out of her box, so she claims, to create a urban fantasy series that has readers, this one included, itching to read more.
Mac, the main character of the novel, flies to the grand city of Dublin after the murder of her sister, when city police run out of leads and drop the investigation. While picking up the pieces of her sister’s last weeks alive, she discovers what she truly is, and what might have lead her sister to her death; she’s a sidhe seer, a person who can see the fae. Soon she discovers the mysterious, and gorgeous, Jericho Barrons. Although they can’t seem to stand each other’s company, they need each other. She needs his expertise in the fae world to close the case of her sister’s murder. He needs her ability to sense the fae to find a long sought after dark book.
Ah, yes, this book is lots of fun. Along with the great world building, and the witty and fast paced writing, Moning’s plot keeps the characters rolling. Barrons is just this sexy beast that you want to glomp, and cheer on when he has his frequent and high spirited comments towards the main character. He has to be one of my favorite male main characters of my reading so far this year. He’s mysterious, crafty, hot, and he owns a book shop. How is that not exactly what readers like us desire?
The main character herself is something to be desired…
This book almost caught four stars because of the author’s writing around the main character. Moning is a romance writer, but this book is by far not a bodice-ripper. This is urban fantasy, and she should have stuck with that when she started down that road. I imagine that partway through this book Moning had this sort of conversation with herself, “Wow, look at this plot. Damn, look at these characters! I have something going here, urban fantasy, I think. But I usually don’t write this… What should I do? Run with it and have fun? Nah, I’ll shove some crap in there because I just can’t help myself.”
Not only was she trying to push sex driven scenes, but she was also trying to turn the main character into something she’s not. I’ll be blunt, Mac is nothing but a superficial Barbie. When I thought she should be trying to catch her sister’s killer and save the world, she was worrying about her favorite nail polish being discontinued. And I have never, ever, in my life read a character that was nothing more than a skank towards herself. I don’t know if Moning just couldn’t handle writing first person, but in several places Mac had to go off on a rant about how she looked AND how perky her boobs were and how all the other boys just wanted her. Really? She wasted so much time describing her outfit for the day instead of the other characters, the setting, etc… It set my teeth on edge.
I have been promised, however, that Mac becomes a kick arse heroine by the end of the series, and that book two is much better. I did see something of a transformation in her, but I still must shake my head at Moning and ask her how daft she could have possibly been.
But this is something of a sex book, like I said, only… erm, not the usual sex. V’lane, a death by sex fae prince, can apparently just walk up to her and send her over the edge. You heard right, poor Mac gets laid without even getting touched. (Poor thing.) But aside from the inhuman man whore, there was such a variety of evil, grotesque looking fae that it was like being on some hellish, fictional safari. Fun, fun!
I am really, really excited to read the next book. I have fallen in love with most of the characters and all of them have promised to be loads of fun in the future. I love the plot, and the intricate details of the plot promises the rest of the series will be just as awesome.
SPOOKATHON read #3 - read a book with a 'spooky' word in the title: COMPLETE!
I have to admit, guys, I'm pretty bummed about this. I had really high hopes because people who's opinions I trust LOVE this series, but I was definitely let down. While this book wasn't necessarily bad, I'm honestly surprised that this has gotten SO MUCH HYPE. To me, it read like a cheesy Harlequin romance, minus the romance. It was fun and fast, but nothing special. I do not have any plans to carry on with this series. Womp.
I have to admit, guys, I'm pretty bummed about this. I had really high hopes because people who's opinions I trust LOVE this series, but I was definitely let down. While this book wasn't necessarily bad, I'm honestly surprised that this has gotten SO MUCH HYPE. To me, it read like a cheesy Harlequin romance, minus the romance. It was fun and fast, but nothing special. I do not have any plans to carry on with this series. Womp.
It was a little difficult to wrap my mind around the world within our world that Moning introduces but from the last 50 pages to the last sentence I couldn't put it down!
I'm going to have to borrow the next book from my friend ASAP =]
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I'm going to have to borrow the next book from my friend ASAP =]
Read more on the blog:
http://dft.ba/-katanddarkfever
I enjoyed this for the exact same reason that I like reading about Bella Swan doing household chores and homework.
Edit: Upon further reflection, decided to give this 4 stars instead of 3. There's a strange comfort in this book. We spend most of it looking over MacKayla's shoulder as she grapples with the loss of her sister and the uncertainty over how it happened. It was positively gut wrenching to see her investigate the horrid circumstances, grind her teeth at assaults to her emotional and physical integrity, lose her sense of identity and emerge as something new and stronger... though not happier. The gender and romance norms of the post-Twilight vampire craze, casual threats of sexual violence and references to "southern belle" culture have not aged well, but I ended up loving MacKayla, whom I would trust to investigate my own mysterious demise. The voice narration by Joyce Bean is excellent. Occasional references to '00s technology and fashion is the cherry on top.
Edit: Upon further reflection, decided to give this 4 stars instead of 3. There's a strange comfort in this book. We spend most of it looking over MacKayla's shoulder as she grapples with the loss of her sister and the uncertainty over how it happened. It was positively gut wrenching to see her investigate the horrid circumstances, grind her teeth at assaults to her emotional and physical integrity, lose her sense of identity and emerge as something new and stronger... though not happier. The gender and romance norms of the post-Twilight vampire craze, casual threats of sexual violence and references to "southern belle" culture have not aged well, but I ended up loving MacKayla, whom I would trust to investigate my own mysterious demise. The voice narration by Joyce Bean is excellent. Occasional references to '00s technology and fashion is the cherry on top.
This was a whirlwind! I feel like this was full of world building with some insane moments thrown in so I’m looking forward to the next books!
This book was OK. Moning summarized a lot of the action and sort of took a lot of the tension away with the whole main character looking back thing. It also had a total non-ending, so now I have to read the next one to get closure. I like the characters. I'm intrigued by the world, but a lot of it was just ... meh.
I feel like I must have missed something, like whatever was in this book that managed to gain it such a high average Goodreads rating.
This isn't the worst book I've read, but it was very unsatisfying. The cliff hanger ending isn't even enough to get me reading further into the series.
I had previously thought about reading the Highlander series by this author, but now I'm not in such a rush to do so.
This isn't the worst book I've read, but it was very unsatisfying. The cliff hanger ending isn't even enough to get me reading further into the series.
I had previously thought about reading the Highlander series by this author, but now I'm not in such a rush to do so.