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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
I prefer the non-graphic novel version of the books in this series. Just a personal preference.
I don't like how all men become comic book lunkheads and all women (except Rowena) become bimbo-y looking women. It takes a little of whatever makes them seem to be relatable away. I would say their humanity but most aren't human.
Very interesting to see Barron's beast form though
I don't like how all men become comic book lunkheads and all women (except Rowena) become bimbo-y looking women. It takes a little of whatever makes them seem to be relatable away. I would say their humanity but most aren't human.
Very interesting to see Barron's beast form though
I really liked this little untold slice of Shadowfever and the visuals will act as nice mental picture the next time I am listening to the books. I really liked seeing an idea of what Barron's beast looks like.
I know this was more of an after thought in terms of the series, but it is a little weird for bad things to happen to several of the minor characters and then in the books we never hear of it but... My only real complaint(s) are minor in that it seemed like Mac changed outfits from one page to the next with no real indication that a day had passed and that I didn't understand why of the Seelie Fae she used Velvet and not V'lane. All in all worth checking out if you love Karen Marie's Fever series.
I know this was more of an after thought in terms of the series, but it is a little weird for bad things to happen to several of the minor characters and then in the books we never hear of it but... My only real complaint(s) are minor in that it seemed like Mac changed outfits from one page to the next with no real indication that a day had passed and that I didn't understand why of the Seelie Fae she used Velvet and not V'lane. All in all worth checking out if you love Karen Marie's Fever series.
Which would you like first, the good news or the bad news? I like to end on a positive note, so let's start with the bad news.
Boo:
The artwork is awful. I feel like a jerk saying this, because I read about the absolute love and admiration KMM has for the late Al Rio, but … no. It's not just that the illustration doesn't match what I imagined, it's that it blatantly doesn't match what has been described to us by KMM throughout the series.
Over the years, we've gotten to know these characters. This va-va-voom character who's almost as tall as Barrons is not Mac. This va-va-voom character with the body of an adult woman is not the 13yo Dani. This bloated toad of a woman is not Rowena. These fae with demonic fingers and toes are not the Seelie described to us over and over again as physical specimens for whom even the adjective "perfect" falls short.
In KMM's introduction to the book, she talks about how this is really Rio's vision. If that's the case, it makes me sad; I can only hope that her own was different and more true, and wish that she had stuck to it. If I wanted this type of adolescent fantasy, Boris Vallejo does it better.
Some of the interactions are also quite strange. Barrons has been toned down and prettied up for an audience unfamiliar with the rest of the series. It takes time to get to know Barrons, so I can understand this choice, but it leaves the rest of us with a diluted facsimile who responds and speaks as we know Barrons never would. Blech.
Yay:
The story of the Fear Dorcha is a very cool one and, despite my aversion to how most of the characters have been realised, I'm glad I read it. The character himself is one of the ones depicted best—creepy and mysterious in all the right ways. He's not alone: the shades are how I envisioned them, as are the rhino boys (save for horn placement) and the grey lady. It's a testament to KMM's descriptive prose and Rio's skill that these characters so closely matched the ones painted on my mental canvas. But that's what makes the deviations all the more disappointing.
The introduction in the beginning and the inside look at character sketches and the *Fever world at the end are themselves worth the price of admission. They kept me from regretting my purchase, but couldn't save the book's rating.
If you can find this on sale, it's worth adding it to your collection for the background info alone; at full price, I wouldn't bother.
Boo:
The artwork is awful. I feel like a jerk saying this, because I read about the absolute love and admiration KMM has for the late Al Rio, but … no. It's not just that the illustration doesn't match what I imagined, it's that it blatantly doesn't match what has been described to us by KMM throughout the series.
Over the years, we've gotten to know these characters. This va-va-voom character who's almost as tall as Barrons is not Mac. This va-va-voom character with the body of an adult woman is not the 13yo Dani. This bloated toad of a woman is not Rowena. These fae with demonic fingers and toes are not the Seelie described to us over and over again as physical specimens for whom even the adjective "perfect" falls short.
In KMM's introduction to the book, she talks about how this is really Rio's vision. If that's the case, it makes me sad; I can only hope that her own was different and more true, and wish that she had stuck to it. If I wanted this type of adolescent fantasy, Boris Vallejo does it better.
Some of the interactions are also quite strange. Barrons has been toned down and prettied up for an audience unfamiliar with the rest of the series. It takes time to get to know Barrons, so I can understand this choice, but it leaves the rest of us with a diluted facsimile who responds and speaks as we know Barrons never would. Blech.
Yay:
The story of the Fear Dorcha is a very cool one and, despite my aversion to how most of the characters have been realised, I'm glad I read it. The character himself is one of the ones depicted best—creepy and mysterious in all the right ways. He's not alone: the shades are how I envisioned them, as are the rhino boys (save for horn placement) and the grey lady. It's a testament to KMM's descriptive prose and Rio's skill that these characters so closely matched the ones painted on my mental canvas. But that's what makes the deviations all the more disappointing.
The introduction in the beginning and the inside look at character sketches and the *Fever world at the end are themselves worth the price of admission. They kept me from regretting my purchase, but couldn't save the book's rating.
If you can find this on sale, it's worth adding it to your collection for the background info alone; at full price, I wouldn't bother.
I'm so happy I finally got my hands on this and it didn't take me long to read at all! It was really great seeing the Fever world brought to life like this, and I was especially intrigued when I found out that Al Rio was involved in the project, I really love his work on Zenescope's Grimm Fairy Tales series, may he rest in peace.
This was a great addition to the Fever series, I'm still in withdrawal since I haven't picked up Iced yet because I'm waiting for the paperback (I have to wait until August?? Ugh); and I couldn't very well keep re-reading the Fever series over and over again, now could I? (Well, I could, but then I wouldn't get any other reading done)
If you haven't read the Fever series yet, I suggest you do, not just because it's amazing and anyone who loves either paranormal or urban fantasy books would love it, but because if you haven't read up to at least Dreamfever, some things are going to be spoiled for you.
This was a great addition to the Fever series, I'm still in withdrawal since I haven't picked up Iced yet because I'm waiting for the paperback (I have to wait until August?? Ugh); and I couldn't very well keep re-reading the Fever series over and over again, now could I? (Well, I could, but then I wouldn't get any other reading done)
If you haven't read the Fever series yet, I suggest you do, not just because it's amazing and anyone who loves either paranormal or urban fantasy books would love it, but because if you haven't read up to at least Dreamfever, some things are going to be spoiled for you.
I read the entire fever series quite sometime ago but just never picked this one up. For my 2018 reading challenge I needed to choose a graphic novel and this was the first one that came to my mind. I enjoyed reading through it and getting a refresher on all the characters just in time for the newest novel to be released next month.
I rated this as three stars because I did not feel like the book had that much substance and (again) was just a brief refresher. I was not entirely fond of the majority of the art work either. Mac’s character was WAY more sexualized in image than I had pictured in my mind.
I rated this as three stars because I did not feel like the book had that much substance and (again) was just a brief refresher. I was not entirely fond of the majority of the art work either. Mac’s character was WAY more sexualized in image than I had pictured in my mind.
This graphic novel is #5.5 in the Fever Series and is a very nice complement to the books. The art lines up with my mind's eye as to how the characters looked. At only 184 pages, this was fast and fun graphic novel.
This was nice. Ale byla bych mnohem radši, kdyby příběh zaujal místo PO pátém dílu, ne uprostřed, takto vznikaly menší plot holes a pro Barronse zcela upřímně i jeden zbytečně vyhrocený okamžik, který bych mu nevěřila ani náhodou.
Styl kresby nebudu komentovat, k Temné horečce se moc nehodí, ale je to vize ilustrátora, takže přijímám.
Co mi fakt vadilo, byly určité zpackané detaily - Mac i Barrons se neustále převlékají (a hlavně Mac by měla být v tomto ohledu dost messy), někdy je to hned po jízdě autem, a to jen proto, aby Barrons mohl mít pásek s velkým B. My ass, Barrons by radši někoho vykuchal, než to na sebe navléct. A taky nosí náhodně keltské náramky, které postrádají smysl. Rovněž nerozumím, proč tam byla ta zeleň a Dublin se zdál být poměrně kultivovaným místem, když to má být svět po fae apokalypse. Navíc Mac by v několika flashbacích měla být černovláska, ne? Také bych od ní čekala určitou drsnost, kruhy pod očima, únavu, ale tady spíš působí jako neustálá sex bomba, která si random obleče sexy prádélko a usne v knihkupectví.
Jasně, že ten komiks nikomu nedám (my precious), ale zpracování by mohlo být mnohem lepší.
Styl kresby nebudu komentovat, k Temné horečce se moc nehodí, ale je to vize ilustrátora, takže přijímám.
Co mi fakt vadilo, byly určité zpackané detaily - Mac i Barrons se neustále převlékají (a hlavně Mac by měla být v tomto ohledu dost messy), někdy je to hned po jízdě autem, a to jen proto, aby Barrons mohl mít pásek s velkým B. My ass, Barrons by radši někoho vykuchal, než to na sebe navléct. A taky nosí náhodně keltské náramky, které postrádají smysl. Rovněž nerozumím, proč tam byla ta zeleň a Dublin se zdál být poměrně kultivovaným místem, když to má být svět po fae apokalypse. Navíc Mac by v několika flashbacích měla být černovláska, ne? Také bych od ní čekala určitou drsnost, kruhy pod očima, únavu, ale tady spíš působí jako neustálá sex bomba, která si random obleče sexy prádélko a usne v knihkupectví.
Jasně, že ten komiks nikomu nedám (my precious), ale zpracování by mohlo být mnohem lepší.
Great novella story told with beautiful drawings. I loved, loved, Loved Fever Moon.
It was so neat to see the characters illustrated. I feel it really added to the overall series. It definitely has me excited to continue the series.
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes