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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
So I've had this book since the launch party in NOLA. Signed by Karen! It was an awesome experience getting to meet her and all the maniacs(can't wait for the 2017 party!) It's sad to think there is only 1 more book in the series, but also exciting to find out what happens.
As for my review... I'm having a hard time with describing how I felt about this book. It was good, but not great. I definitely enjoyed it more than Burned, which i didn't finish. I just feel like we haven't received any new info. Maybe I'm not catching things as I'm reading. Thankfully Mac didn't annoy me like she did in the last book. Honestly I really wish the series would've ended with Shadowfever.
Like I mentioned earlier, I'm excited for the last book, but my expectations are really low. I hope it blows me away like the first 5 books did.
As for my review... I'm having a hard time with describing how I felt about this book. It was good, but not great. I definitely enjoyed it more than Burned, which i didn't finish. I just feel like we haven't received any new info. Maybe I'm not catching things as I'm reading. Thankfully Mac didn't annoy me like she did in the last book. Honestly I really wish the series would've ended with Shadowfever.
Like I mentioned earlier, I'm excited for the last book, but my expectations are really low. I hope it blows me away like the first 5 books did.
I’m going to cut through all the bullsh*t and just say it because I think many fans have forgotten why they read Karen’s books. Karen writes romance. PERIOD! Sure, she has a great urban fantasy story wrapped around it BUT it’s romance and we all gobble it up. This is why I have a problem with her last two books. Where in the HELL is the ROMANCE? The first five books had a very delicious slow burn with Mac and Barrons. It was slow but ever so satisfying. I think the real question I and many unsatisfied readers have after reading this book is, “where exactly are you going with this series Karen?????” Why are we reading through Mac’s point of view still? This leaves me confused because a lot of Mac’s story was finalized in Shadowfever. Well….apparently not. I’m just not impressed where the story is going and feel there are some major drawbacks.
MAC and BARRONS- It’s really quite sad how these two beloved characters have become so very stale in my eyes. At times I felt things were too unbelievable. As though I was reading fan fiction. There are so many references or particular sayings back to the original five books that I felt like Karen couldn’t come up with anything original so she used them to relive the best moments of those past books. The couple intimate scenes with Mac and Barrons where rather tasteless and crude. There is no real charge between them but perhaps it’s due to the fact that THEY ALREADY HAD THEIR DAMN STORY! Come on Karen!?!? This isn’t rocket science. Women (me) like reading about romance. In particular how two people come together. NOT the after part. You don’t read a romance novel after they already found love. It’s just plain boring. We all want to read up to the point of “Happily Ever After” and I thought in Shadowfever, Mac and Barrons had theirs. I see no real progression or growth with Mac or Barrons and I’m completely fine with this because there are so many other characters to explore but unfortunately the the WHOLE DANG book centers around Mac! Uggggghhhhh!
POINT OF VIEWS-There are parts to the book that DO dive a little into Jada, Ryodan, Dancer, Christian and other’s story plots but they are all written in the third person and I feel a real sense of distance when I go from Mac’s ever so detailed point of view to the third person.
JADA and RYODEN-I think another mistake Karen did was kick Jada and Ryoden’s story to the curbside, yet again. Again, no real progression with these two. This is where the story SHOULD be up close and center!!!!!! There is so much to explore with Jada and Ryoden but the reader is yet again starved. I felt that Ryodon’s character was completely void in this book.
OTHER PLOTS AND STORYLINES - There is very little to no progression with Dageus, Christian, Jo and Lor. All of which I don’t care because there is plenty of the main story not progressing anyways.
ENDING OF FEVERBORN-I liked how we saw Jada break at the end but then I felt her change of character was a little too forced and quick. I would of liked to have seen Jada’s turn of character happen more slowly. It would have been more believable. Especially since we see some major psychological issues with Jada at the end. She went from ice cold b*tch to speechless catatonic nut to level headed devout friend of Mac!?!? Just a little too unbelievable and forced for me. However, when the Sinsar-Dubh overtook Mac, I was surprisingly happy! Maybe this is what the story needs to make Mac and Barrons progress a little more.
To summarize, I think Feverborn was a little bit of an improvement to Burned but not by much. However, because I have been a loyal fan, I did read the book fairly fast and it kept me entertained. It’s still a good book when critiqued by itself. However, when compared to the original 5, it’s a far cry from them. I’m hopeful for the next installment but have since stopped holding my breath.
MAC and BARRONS- It’s really quite sad how these two beloved characters have become so very stale in my eyes. At times I felt things were too unbelievable. As though I was reading fan fiction. There are so many references or particular sayings back to the original five books that I felt like Karen couldn’t come up with anything original so she used them to relive the best moments of those past books. The couple intimate scenes with Mac and Barrons where rather tasteless and crude. There is no real charge between them but perhaps it’s due to the fact that THEY ALREADY HAD THEIR DAMN STORY! Come on Karen!?!? This isn’t rocket science. Women (me) like reading about romance. In particular how two people come together. NOT the after part. You don’t read a romance novel after they already found love. It’s just plain boring. We all want to read up to the point of “Happily Ever After” and I thought in Shadowfever, Mac and Barrons had theirs. I see no real progression or growth with Mac or Barrons and I’m completely fine with this because there are so many other characters to explore but unfortunately the the WHOLE DANG book centers around Mac! Uggggghhhhh!
POINT OF VIEWS-There are parts to the book that DO dive a little into Jada, Ryodan, Dancer, Christian and other’s story plots but they are all written in the third person and I feel a real sense of distance when I go from Mac’s ever so detailed point of view to the third person.
JADA and RYODEN-I think another mistake Karen did was kick Jada and Ryoden’s story to the curbside, yet again. Again, no real progression with these two. This is where the story SHOULD be up close and center!!!!!! There is so much to explore with Jada and Ryoden but the reader is yet again starved. I felt that Ryodon’s character was completely void in this book.
OTHER PLOTS AND STORYLINES - There is very little to no progression with Dageus, Christian, Jo and Lor. All of which I don’t care because there is plenty of the main story not progressing anyways.
Spoiler
ALINA PLOT-I actually really liked this whole new curve ball of a plot. Even though it’s a little cliche.ENDING OF FEVERBORN-I liked how we saw Jada break at the end but then I felt her change of character was a little too forced and quick. I would of liked to have seen Jada’s turn of character happen more slowly. It would have been more believable. Especially since we see some major psychological issues with Jada at the end. She went from ice cold b*tch to speechless catatonic nut to level headed devout friend of Mac!?!? Just a little too unbelievable and forced for me. However, when the Sinsar-Dubh overtook Mac, I was surprisingly happy! Maybe this is what the story needs to make Mac and Barrons progress a little more.
To summarize, I think Feverborn was a little bit of an improvement to Burned but not by much. However, because I have been a loyal fan, I did read the book fairly fast and it kept me entertained. It’s still a good book when critiqued by itself. However, when compared to the original 5, it’s a far cry from them. I’m hopeful for the next installment but have since stopped holding my breath.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment
Great way to deal with the stuff the characters do, but healing is never easy.
Another great installment in the series. As I got to the final paragraph, I kept hoping this wasn't the end.
I thought I was going to be disappointed with this novel. The whole Jada thing was an adjustment but one that I came to like! The only thing that I didn't like was the last page; probably the worst (best) cliffhanger in her novels yet. All too frustrating. But other than that once again Moning has written a stellar novel!
Damn that ending though.
Spoiler
The biggest threat are the black holes everywhere the Hoar Frost King iced everthing, as they can suck up and destroy the whole world. Without anyone knowing Cruce has formed an alliance with Papa Roach, who used to be the eyes and ears of Ryodan. Mac has been invisible for some time, getting her all the juicy secrets. Most important one? Dageus isn't dead, he's becoming like one of the Nine. Jada becomes more human. In the end she and Mac get abducted by the Sweeper. He wants to 'fix' Jada's heart and Mac's brain. Mac needs to promise she'll save Shazam (of whom we do not know if he's real or not). But Mac doesn't want anything to happen to Jada so she dives into her lake, believing in the good magic and the last thing we read is her screaming at Jade, with her last bit of free will, to run.
"I think PTSD occurs when something so shattering happens that it blows everything that's stored neatly into complete chaos, disorganizing your narrative, leaving you drifting and lost where nothing makes sense, until you eventually find a place to store that horrible thing in a way you can make sense of."
I myself have PTSD and have not read a more true quote about this! This series helped me heal, just by knowing people experience this and have felt the same things I have.
I myself have PTSD and have not read a more true quote about this! This series helped me heal, just by knowing people experience this and have felt the same things I have.
I enjoyed it, although not as much as some of the other Fever books. Thank goodness Mac is less broody, but she still seems to be spinning her proverbial wheels for most of the book (despite the twists and turns of the plot). Hate the ending cliff hanger, but I hope the next book can get Mac back into the action.