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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
HOLY HOTNESS....I loved it! I listened to it today and so NEED more of JZB's POV....oh there is a little something at the end that you will flip about of you ave read the books!!;) have fun!!
Merged review:
Listens to this one and OMG it was soooooo freaking good!! Can’t wait for more!!!
Merged review:
Listens to this one and OMG it was soooooo freaking good!! Can’t wait for more!!!
2.5 stars. I was disappointed. The reveal that occurred halfway through was obvious enough that I just kept wanting to speed everything up. Mac taking some power back was a relief.
I was so unsure of continuing this series after Shadowfever. Iced was not the best and had a couple of things going on that were not great. Iced was by no means my favorite book in the series but I am really glad I continued on after it. Unsurprisingly, I loved this. I initially hated the inclusion of Jada but I understand why she is there and how she got there. Typically I try to take a break between books in a series so I don't get sick of them but Ms. Moning continues to leave us with cliff hangers, so I may just jump right in.
It was a fantastic Fever book, but just wasn't wrapped up as neatly as I would have liked. I can't hardly wait to finish the next book, "Feverborn". I'm excited!
This is probably a little higher than a 3, but, not quite a 4. The story was still good enough to be enjoyable. I honestly thought the twist with Dani was ok. Lots of possibilities in the future with that. I think the women are reduced some in this book to way too focused on getting some. Hoping Moning doesn't go the way of Laurel K Hamilton and substitute storyline with sex. Hated the ending. It was just so abrupt. Would I recommend it? Yes, I'd still say read it if you are into the series. Its not bad. Its just not as good as the others.
3.5 stars. It took me a while to get into this book but then I got hooked and had a hard time putting it down. It's better than Iced but not the same caliber as the first 5 in the Fever series. Mac is back and Dani is older but I felt as if many of the characters were shells of their former selves. Did I enjoy the book? Yes. Was it amazing? No. Will I keep reading the series? Definitely. Partly in hopes of seeing more storyline development. What happened to Dani? Will we ever know more about the Nine? And finally, what happens with the Keltar?
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Obsessed with this whole series. The twists! The drama! The emotion. Everything!
***WARNING: While this review does NOT contain spoilers about Burned, it does contain spoilers concerning the rest of the Fever series. If you haven't read those books, you should certainly stop reading this review and pick one up!***
That said, I'd like to preface this review with a couple things. (1) The entire Fever series might be my favorite book series of all time. I can never put one down once I start it, and I re-read them constantly. I eagerly await the next installment, and when I thought Mac's story was over, I was truly sad to see her go. She's a kick-ass, smart-mouthed heroine whose voice is hilarious and exciting. (2) When Iced first came out, I was definitely wary. Mac was awesome, but Dani...I didn't know her. I wasn't sure I was going to be all that into it. But I was blown away. I liked her just as much as I liked Mac. She was a unique, funny woman with brains and an ego the size of New York City. Sure I was sad to see Mac go, but I came to accept that Mac's story was over, it was time to see someone else's point of view - and I liked that it was a good character.
However, *and here's where my review begins* this book, Burned, is not a Mac story. It's not a Dani story. I'm not really sure WHOSE story it is. The multiple points of view make it nearly impossible to narrow down to one character (which isn't necessarily a bad thing!). But I will say this, the reason this book is my least favorite book by Karen Marie Moning (KMM) is the narration.
Prior to the release of Burned, I learned that KMM would not be totally using Dani's voice to narrate this installment. I was okay with that. Sure I liked the way Dani tells events, but I'm always braced for a few twists when I pick up a Fever book. So though I was disappointed it wouldn't be entirely Dani's voice, I was under the impression it would be somewhat of a 50/50 split between her and Mac. Instead, the ratio is more like 95% Mac and 5% Dani...which I'm sure I could have made peace with as well.
BUT instead of Mac 1.0, Mac 2.0, Black Mac, or Pink Mac or any other Mac we are familiar with telling this story, we end up with "idiotically passive" Mac. Which is to say that Mac, for most of the book, acts as a third person narrator for events that occur to others (the Nine, Barrons, even Dani to a certain extent). I found this quite jarring. The Mac I remember from the other Fever books is vibrant, alive and active. She doesn't just sit on the sidelines. She's full of ideas and excitement. This ho-hum Mac is not only boring to observe, she doesn't provide a whole lot movement to the story.
Don't get me wrong, being able to peek inside the development of some of the other characters was a true enticement to this story. I loved hearing more about the backstories of the Nine, or seeing Kat or Jo or Dancer. But the fact remains that I was braced for a Dani O'Malley story. And then I was braced for a Dani and Mac story. And what I ended up reading was no more than a third person cameraman story.
Now, it is entirely possible that other people enjoyed this new turn of narrative in the series. It might even be that KMM wanted us to feel the same frustration at Mac's passivity that Mac does - and used this narrative style to show it. But whatever the intention behind it, this book just didn't do it for me. And I feel disappointed because I'd come to expect such incredible, heart-stopping action from these books.
Although this makes this book my least favorite of KMM's work, that still makes it better than most of the other books I've read. I'm still going to finish this series. But I hope that KMM is able to finally pick one or the other (Dani or Mac) to narrate the rest of the series, and stick closer to their characters when doing so.
That said, I'd like to preface this review with a couple things. (1) The entire Fever series might be my favorite book series of all time. I can never put one down once I start it, and I re-read them constantly. I eagerly await the next installment, and when I thought Mac's story was over, I was truly sad to see her go. She's a kick-ass, smart-mouthed heroine whose voice is hilarious and exciting. (2) When Iced first came out, I was definitely wary. Mac was awesome, but Dani...I didn't know her. I wasn't sure I was going to be all that into it. But I was blown away. I liked her just as much as I liked Mac. She was a unique, funny woman with brains and an ego the size of New York City. Sure I was sad to see Mac go, but I came to accept that Mac's story was over, it was time to see someone else's point of view - and I liked that it was a good character.
However, *and here's where my review begins* this book, Burned, is not a Mac story. It's not a Dani story. I'm not really sure WHOSE story it is. The multiple points of view make it nearly impossible to narrow down to one character (which isn't necessarily a bad thing!). But I will say this, the reason this book is my least favorite book by Karen Marie Moning (KMM) is the narration.
Prior to the release of Burned, I learned that KMM would not be totally using Dani's voice to narrate this installment. I was okay with that. Sure I liked the way Dani tells events, but I'm always braced for a few twists when I pick up a Fever book. So though I was disappointed it wouldn't be entirely Dani's voice, I was under the impression it would be somewhat of a 50/50 split between her and Mac. Instead, the ratio is more like 95% Mac and 5% Dani...which I'm sure I could have made peace with as well.
BUT instead of Mac 1.0, Mac 2.0, Black Mac, or Pink Mac or any other Mac we are familiar with telling this story, we end up with "idiotically passive" Mac. Which is to say that Mac, for most of the book, acts as a third person narrator for events that occur to others (the Nine, Barrons, even Dani to a certain extent). I found this quite jarring. The Mac I remember from the other Fever books is vibrant, alive and active. She doesn't just sit on the sidelines. She's full of ideas and excitement. This ho-hum Mac is not only boring to observe, she doesn't provide a whole lot movement to the story.
Don't get me wrong, being able to peek inside the development of some of the other characters was a true enticement to this story. I loved hearing more about the backstories of the Nine, or seeing Kat or Jo or Dancer. But the fact remains that I was braced for a Dani O'Malley story. And then I was braced for a Dani and Mac story. And what I ended up reading was no more than a third person cameraman story.
Now, it is entirely possible that other people enjoyed this new turn of narrative in the series. It might even be that KMM wanted us to feel the same frustration at Mac's passivity that Mac does - and used this narrative style to show it. But whatever the intention behind it, this book just didn't do it for me. And I feel disappointed because I'd come to expect such incredible, heart-stopping action from these books.
Although this makes this book my least favorite of KMM's work, that still makes it better than most of the other books I've read. I'm still going to finish this series. But I hope that KMM is able to finally pick one or the other (Dani or Mac) to narrate the rest of the series, and stick closer to their characters when doing so.