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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
3.5*
I approximated to 4 and not 3 mostly for old times and because I don't really consider it part of the first 5 book series...
I have to say that the only thing I loved from this book were Barrons, The King's POV(I really, really, really love that dude), Lor and Ryordan.
And wtf??? Why did she kill Dageus and what the hell came back?? I really hate it when authors fuck with HEAs
Also:
-why did she have to spoil Mac and Barrons? They were perfect when Shadofever ended, now I don't know what happened...
-when is Mac visible again?
I hope book 8 doesn't take 2 years and almost 3 months to come out...
I approximated to 4 and not 3 mostly for old times and because I don't really consider it part of the first 5 book series...
I have to say that the only thing I loved from this book were Barrons, The King's POV(I really, really, really love that dude), Lor and Ryordan.
Spoiler
I saw Dani getting older, and, to an extent, her personality disorder... I don't know which I like more: from Dani I only liked her will to live and her optimism, Jada(where did this name come from?) on the other hand is super cool on all fronts(besides her over-analysing the fucking English language). I can't seem to win with the talking with Dani's personalities...And wtf??? Why did she kill Dageus and what the hell came back?? I really hate it when authors fuck with HEAs
Also:
-why did she have to spoil Mac and Barrons? They were perfect when Shadofever ended, now I don't know what happened...
-when is Mac visible again?
I hope book 8 doesn't take 2 years and almost 3 months to come out...
adventurous
dark
tense
I keep going back and forth between and 2 and 3 stars for this one. Since I liked it more than Iced and I gave Iced 2 stars I’m going to settle on 3.
My overall take away from this book is that it was KMM’s way of “fixing” everything that people complained about in Iced. The only character that felt true was Barrons and he was hardly in the book. I’ll start with my list of things that I liked.
1) Lor – He was the only character with any energy. He was also the only character that I felt speaking in his own voice and not KMMs. I’m interested to see where his relationship with goes.
2) There were glimpses of the old fever books in here and I perked up in those sections. The problem is that they were very short and quickly followed by boring inner monologue (I’ll get to that later). I loved the scene at Chester’s where Mac is bartending and talking to Ryo and one of the MacKelter’s (except for Christian they kind of all blend together for me. I guess I need to finish the Highlander series). I also loved the brief period of time when Mac had a backbone and was giving Ryodan shit about helping him out.
3) The world building. I still love this world and I’m really intrigued. The Crimson Hag is just a fantastic baddie and I want to know so much more about the UK, his concubine, the Dreamy Eyed Guy, and the
4) Christian – I got to see glimpses of the old Christian. I want more of him and his arc in the next book please!
5) Kasteo – I really want more of what is happening with him and
6) KMM really knows how to pull a reader in. There are so many questions and storylines that have me intrigued and wanting to read the next books in the series. I love this about her writing.
Now on to my issues.
1) Mac – Who is this character? Where did the badass from book 5 go? She felt like a combination of a plot device and a vessel for KMM to speak through. She was mopey and impotent through almost the entire book. And if I have to hear one more inner dialogue from her I will SCREAM!!!!!
2) Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. I know it’s been a couple of years since Iced and there are probably some reminders that needed to be included but COME ON!!! I don’t need a refresher on everything that happened in the first 6 books. That’s what re-reads are for.
3) Ryodan – His whole arc has been really weird. I remember being frustrated by him in the few scenes we got in the first 5 books since he didn’t give Mac any straight answers and he had some asshole qualities. I don’t remember him as the complete asshole he was in Iced. In burned it is shoved down our throat the he is really just misunderstood and is an avenging Angel. He had REASONS for everything he did in Iced. I call bullshit and I’m not buying it. I don’t want him to go back to being the asshole he was in Iced but a happy medium between Iced and Burned or some character growth would be nice.
4) Dani – Oh dear Lord where to start here. Major things happen so the rest will be in a spoiler.
5) Barrons and Mac/Barron’s relationship – Where the fuck was he and why did their relationship take 5 steps back? Barrons isn’t really present in this book. Even the scenes that he is he’s not talking. He almost became a side character. The biggest part he had in this book is for the “drama” between him and Mac. Boy did that drive me bugfuck. There was absolutely no reason for the argument they had in this book. It felt like KMM was saying a big “fuck you” to people who were complaining about not having them in Iced. Either that or KMM is being lazy and not taking the time to write good relationship issues. Neither of these characters are perfect and I don’t expect them to live happily ever after but I do expect some growth in their relationship. There is so much that could be done with them. Some people were annoyed by him still calling her Ms. Lane all the time. That didn’t bother me.
Now that this character explaining/fixing book is out of the way I’m hoping KMM will go back to telling a really good story in a fascinating world. After what she did with the first 5 books I know she has it in her.
I’m also hoping that I will see the reason for some of KMM’s choices in later books. When I read the first Fever book I didn’t really like Mac. She was too pink and Barbie for me. After seeing her growth I could see how necessary it was for Mac to start where she was. I hope I have this feeling about Dani and some of the other characters at the end of this series.
Merged review:
HOT!!!
My overall take away from this book is that it was KMM’s way of “fixing” everything that people complained about in Iced. The only character that felt true was Barrons and he was hardly in the book. I’ll start with my list of things that I liked.
1) Lor – He was the only character with any energy. He was also the only character that I felt speaking in his own voice and not KMMs. I’m interested to see where his relationship with
Spoiler
Jo2) There were glimpses of the old fever books in here and I perked up in those sections. The problem is that they were very short and quickly followed by boring inner monologue (I’ll get to that later). I loved the scene at Chester’s where Mac is bartending and talking to Ryo and one of the MacKelter’s (except for Christian they kind of all blend together for me. I guess I need to finish the Highlander series). I also loved the brief period of time when Mac had a backbone and was giving Ryodan shit about helping him out.
3) The world building. I still love this world and I’m really intrigued. The Crimson Hag is just a fantastic baddie and I want to know so much more about the UK, his concubine, the Dreamy Eyed Guy, and the
Spoiler
black hole thingy4) Christian – I got to see glimpses of the old Christian
Spoiler
and his banter with Mac while she was rescuing him made my heart melt5) Kasteo – I really want more of what is happening with him and
Spoiler
Kat. Her relationship with Sean was boring.6) KMM really knows how to pull a reader in. There are so many questions and storylines that have me intrigued and wanting to read the next books in the series. I love this about her writing.
Now on to my issues.
1) Mac – Who is this character? Where did the badass from book 5 go? She felt like a combination of a plot device and a vessel for KMM to speak through. She was mopey and impotent through almost the entire book. And if I have to hear one more inner dialogue from her I will SCREAM!!!!!
2) Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. Recapping and repetition. I know it’s been a couple of years since Iced and there are probably some reminders that needed to be included but COME ON!!! I don’t need a refresher on everything that happened in the first 6 books. That’s what re-reads are for.
3) Ryodan – His whole arc has been really weird. I remember being frustrated by him in the few scenes we got in the first 5 books since he didn’t give Mac any straight answers and he had some asshole qualities. I don’t remember him as the complete asshole he was in Iced. In burned it is shoved down our throat the he is really just misunderstood and is an avenging Angel. He had REASONS for everything he did in Iced. I call bullshit and I’m not buying it. I don’t want him to go back to being the asshole he was in Iced but a happy medium between Iced and Burned or some character growth would be nice.
4) Dani – Oh dear Lord where to start here. Major things happen so the rest will be in a spoiler.
Spoiler
Talk about going from hot to cold. We were completely deprived of seeing how she was turned into Jada. We were just given the result and I was not happy. Jada was dry and boring. Maybe that was point since Dani was over flowing with energy. How about some balance KMM? I’m assuming Dani and Jada will somehow be integrated into each other to achieve that balance. This is one area where I hope I can see the growth that KMM did so well with Mac in future books.5) Barrons and Mac/Barron’s relationship – Where the fuck was he and why did their relationship take 5 steps back? Barrons isn’t really present in this book. Even the scenes that he is he’s not talking. He almost became a side character. The biggest part he had in this book is for the “drama” between him and Mac. Boy did that drive me bugfuck. There was absolutely no reason for the argument they had in this book. It felt like KMM was saying a big “fuck you” to people who were complaining about not having them in Iced. Either that or KMM is being lazy and not taking the time to write good relationship issues. Neither of these characters are perfect and I don’t expect them to live happily ever after but I do expect some growth in their relationship. There is so much that could be done with them. Some people were annoyed by him still calling her Ms. Lane all the time. That didn’t bother me.
Now that this character explaining/fixing book is out of the way I’m hoping KMM will go back to telling a really good story in a fascinating world. After what she did with the first 5 books I know she has it in her.
I’m also hoping that I will see the reason for some of KMM’s choices in later books. When I read the first Fever book I didn’t really like Mac. She was too pink and Barbie for me. After seeing her growth I could see how necessary it was for Mac to start where she was. I hope I have this feeling about Dani and some of the other characters at the end of this series.
Merged review:
HOT!!!
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I know some readers were disappointed with the last book, with this one, but I'm not, not really anyway.
Of course, the bad guys are probably not as bad as the story started with, but come on, the characters can't remain cold and detached, with no depth at all, no complexity. I know Barrons and Ryodan evolved from the beginning, that they're not the heartless bastards they're supposed to be (not entirely, anyway, or not with just anyone), but if a series is to last this long, they can't remain just what they were, frozen in ice forever.
So, maybe I'm just a really happy customer, but I really, really adore this series ! I gasped when I learned who Jada was, I know there are twists and turns that people didn't like, but eventually, a good book all comes to that for me : grabbing it and not being able to put it down until the end, the shocking end, that makes you want to learn more !
Yes, Papa Roach and the invisible episode made me think of Buffy, but frankly, Buffy and Joss Whedon are far from being the worst references ever ! And this series, Fever ? It grabs me by the balls as soon as I open the first page (I have balls, they're just inside) and I hate to leave it until I've read it all. I'm actually forcing myself to take my sweet time reading it - one book per month - because I know that soon, I'll get to the last instalment and I'm going to be left on a major cliffhanger and will have to wait next year instead of buying the next book of the series next month - I'll make the pleasure last as much as I can !
All the series I've read previously, all the authors I adore (even Karina Halle) had a book I loved less or even DNFed. This one ? Not. One. Book. I swallowed them all and reveled in every second of it.
When I'm down on my luck picking freebies or reading books that everybody loves but me, I rely on Karine Halle and Karen Marie Moning to get me out of it and keep me panting until the end !
So go, Karen Mary Moning, kudos !!!
Of course, the bad guys are probably not as bad as the story started with, but come on, the characters can't remain cold and detached, with no depth at all, no complexity. I know Barrons and Ryodan evolved from the beginning, that they're not the heartless bastards they're supposed to be (not entirely, anyway, or not with just anyone), but if a series is to last this long, they can't remain just what they were, frozen in ice forever.
So, maybe I'm just a really happy customer, but I really, really adore this series ! I gasped when I learned who Jada was, I know there are twists and turns that people didn't like, but eventually, a good book all comes to that for me : grabbing it and not being able to put it down until the end, the shocking end, that makes you want to learn more !
Yes, Papa Roach and the invisible episode made me think of Buffy, but frankly, Buffy and Joss Whedon are far from being the worst references ever ! And this series, Fever ? It grabs me by the balls as soon as I open the first page (I have balls, they're just inside) and I hate to leave it until I've read it all. I'm actually forcing myself to take my sweet time reading it - one book per month - because I know that soon, I'll get to the last instalment and I'm going to be left on a major cliffhanger and will have to wait next year instead of buying the next book of the series next month - I'll make the pleasure last as much as I can !
All the series I've read previously, all the authors I adore (even Karina Halle) had a book I loved less or even DNFed. This one ? Not. One. Book. I swallowed them all and reveled in every second of it.
When I'm down on my luck picking freebies or reading books that everybody loves but me, I rely on Karine Halle and Karen Marie Moning to get me out of it and keep me panting until the end !
So go, Karen Mary Moning, kudos !!!
Review - https://thetravelingbook1.wordpress.com/2024/06/30/fever-series-part-1/
I understand now why Mac wasn’t present in the last book. I wish she was more powerful and confident of herself like before. This book seems like it’s setting its plot up for the next one.
How is there practically no Dani in this book! I missed Mac but disappointed. I'm gonna end the series here before I ruin it for myself.
The thing that bugs me most about KMM's writing is that there is too much inner speaking between actual action. It feels that the balance of the books is off, and it gets repetative, a lot.
That said, great story, great set up.
Personal points off for..... ***SPOILER ALERT****
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I really miss the brat that 'Mega' Dani was... I was rooting for her and even had a personal 'book break up' when she was so totally mistreated in an earlier book. I don't like what it seems she's become (for now) I 'get it' but I wanted Dani to kick ass, and become......
That said, great story, great set up.
Personal points off for..... ***SPOILER ALERT****
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.
.
.
.
.
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I really miss the brat that 'Mega' Dani was... I was rooting for her and even had a personal 'book break up' when she was so totally mistreated in an earlier book. I don't like what it seems she's become (for now) I 'get it' but I wanted Dani to kick ass, and become......