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meganpbennett's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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? No
3.0
I read the first four books in the Fever series years ago, and I decided to reread Darkfever to see how it held up to what I remember. I remember really liking it, but I found it was okay this time. Mac isn't a particularly great narrator, and story is far darker than I remember.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Death, Blood, Violence, Sexism, Body horror, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Murder, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Rape, Stalking, and Grief
ashlyreadsevrythg's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
lisacanteven's review
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
This was just terrible. My first issue from pretty much page one is Mac and her narration. I understand that she is supposed to be a sheltered southern girl, but she never acts older than 14. She replaces curse words with silly words like "petunia" which makes zero sense. She refers to herself as a "hottie" at one point which has never been a popular term. Even when she is talking about other adults, she refers to them as "the grownups" as if she is not a grownup at age 22. She is this obnoxious throughout the entire book. If the author removed all the vain and vapid paragraphs where she goes into mundane detail about her clothes or appearance this book would be 100 pages.
I was asking for a smutty romantic fantasy, and I got this recommendation. There was no romance, and you cannot convince me otherwise. There were sexual scenes, but TW: they were not consensual no matter how you spin it. If someone would have told me that this was the fantasy version of 50 Shades of Gray I would have stayed far, far away. Nothing about rape and non-consensual sex acts are enjoyable to read.
And spoiler alert: we don't even find out who the killer is. That's the one and only reason I kept reading. There was enough about this world to continue on with the series even if we found who the killer was in book 1. I will not be continuing on though.
I'm going to be honest. This did not feel like Dublin. The setting did not feel authentic or purposeful. She made the Irish sound dumb at every corner. And for anyone wondering Highlanders are Scottish, not Irish.
I was asking for a smutty romantic fantasy, and I got this recommendation. There was no romance, and you cannot convince me otherwise. There were sexual scenes, but TW: they were not consensual no matter how you spin it. If someone would have told me that this was the fantasy version of 50 Shades of Gray I would have stayed far, far away. Nothing about rape and non-consensual sex acts are enjoyable to read.
I'm going to be honest. This did not feel like Dublin. The setting did not feel authentic or purposeful. She made the Irish sound dumb at every corner. And for anyone wondering Highlanders are Scottish, not Irish.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Death, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Murder, Gore, and Addiction
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