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A review by autumnxdays
High Voltage by Karen Marie Moning
4.0
Look, I know I keep saying it but I cannot rate these books properly, I'm too invested in this world and these characters so I'll probably keep giving higher ratings than deserved. If I were a new reader, I'd probably rate this lower, but I'm not and I can't help myself at all.
High Voltage is probably my least favourite of the series apart from Iced. I was half pleased that we'd be moving away from Mac and Barrons, I love them but I was also getting a little sick of them, there's only so much of the mush that I can take and I felt that their story was getting a little tired, and after reading High Voltage, I'm glad. They were still mentioned, still on the outskirts of everything happening so they were still there but they were not the focus and so I couldn't get sick of them. Dani is a lot better than she was in Iced, she's grown up and lost the annoying shit (omg, I'm so glad I've not had to read 'feck' until my eyes bleed) but I think, perhaps, she's lost too much and is no longer recognisable as Dani. Obviously she would have changed after five years in the Silvers but still.
The Ryodan / Dani stuff is creeping me out a little bit. I know she's not fourteen anymore but it still makes me feel a little bit icky.
I must admit, I had a little cry at the beginning because I'd somehow managed to forget about Dancer and then I got hit with "Remains of the one who danced you into love are in the ground, Yi-yi" and then I remembered. And then his grave. And I had to relive the pain all over again. (I really should reread this series!!)
New bad guys added to the mix in this installment, the Old Gods that were there before the Fae and who have now been awakened and who are pissed. They want to wipe out both humans and the Fae. And then you've got the Fae who want the world for themselves.
Ending was a bit anti-climatic, I felt like it was over too quick and that we didn't get to see much of it because the focus was on Dani and. Speaking of Dani and developments in this book
Despite the bad stuff, I'm still rating it a 4 stars because I know I will continue to gobble up anything that is released in this universe, I don't care how bad or how ridiculous it gets, I'm too invested. And I do like the writing.
Pre-release thoughts:I'm guessing this is Jada Dani and in that case... I WANT IT NOW. GIVE IT TO ME.
If it's not, or Jada Dani goes back to being Dani Dani... NOPE. I'll pass. Except not really because I won't be able to stay strong.
High Voltage is probably my least favourite of the series apart from Iced. I was half pleased that we'd be moving away from Mac and Barrons, I love them but I was also getting a little sick of them, there's only so much of the mush that I can take and I felt that their story was getting a little tired, and after reading High Voltage, I'm glad. They were still mentioned, still on the outskirts of everything happening so they were still there but they were not the focus and so I couldn't get sick of them. Dani is a lot better than she was in Iced, she's grown up and lost the annoying shit (omg, I'm so glad I've not had to read 'feck' until my eyes bleed) but I think, perhaps, she's lost too much and is no longer recognisable as Dani. Obviously she would have changed after five years in the Silvers but still.
The Ryodan / Dani stuff is creeping me out a little bit. I know she's not fourteen anymore but it still makes me feel a little bit icky.
I must admit, I had a little cry at the beginning because I'd somehow managed to forget about Dancer and then I got hit with "Remains of the one who danced you into love are in the ground, Yi-yi" and then I remembered. And then his grave. And I had to relive the pain all over again. (I really should reread this series!!)
New bad guys added to the mix in this installment, the Old Gods that were there before the Fae and who have now been awakened and who are pissed. They want to wipe out both humans and the Fae. And then you've got the Fae who want the world for themselves.
Ending was a bit anti-climatic, I felt like it was over too quick and that we didn't get to see much of it because the focus was on Dani and
Spoiler
her transformation into a Hunter.Spoiler
was it ever mentioned in previous books that her hand sometimes went black after she stabbed the Hunter in a previous book? Or was it just something shoved in in this book out of lack of anywhere else to go for Dani? Also it's awfully convenient that she's now immortal and will spend half her time human and half dragon.Despite the bad stuff, I'm still rating it a 4 stars because I know I will continue to gobble up anything that is released in this universe, I don't care how bad or how ridiculous it gets, I'm too invested. And I do like the writing.
Pre-release thoughts:I'm guessing this is Jada Dani and in that case... I WANT IT NOW. GIVE IT TO ME.
If it's not, or Jada Dani goes back to being Dani Dani... NOPE. I'll pass. Except not really because I won't be able to stay strong.