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A review by imaginary_space
Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Okay, so...
Mac has been raped by the evil Fae, making her a Fae sex addict, and Barrons takes one (or more) for the team and fucks her back to sanity, several times a day, for several months. So he rapes her. For her own good.
And that is a decision the author made.
And of course, through hermagical rape , she unlocks new special magical girl abilities.
She also gets wet every time Barrons is around.
Barrons keeps reminding her of both things and keeps being lecherous, but he's hot, so it's okay and she stays with him, for ... whatever reason. I mean, it's not like she didn't have other options.
Also, this is the fourth book and Barrons still doesn't tell Mac anything about his plans, the context of what's going on, what she is, what he is, his goals when they go out and do things, but he expects her to do exactly what he tells her all the time - oh, and be grateful, too.
But he's hot, so I guess that's okay.
At this point, he's even more of an annoying brat than she is. And that's saying something.
At some point she actually starts to make coherent plans and do things, and it actually started to work. That piqued my interest and I thought, maybe this is where it gets better. Maybe we had to wade through the absolute shithole that is hermagical rape to come out the other side, for whatever reason the author can come up with to explain that decision.
Unfortunately, it doesn't last long and we are thrown straight into an annoyingly long chain of random encounters, only to end up on a cliffhanger that not only makes Mac wallow even more in self-pity, but which she sees as the most devastating thing that has ever happened to her and - girl, didn't you read the first chapters of this part of your own story?
Her inner monologue continues to annoy the everlasting fuck out of me. She still explains every possible meaning of every event, preferably by asking herself endless questions, because apparently we readers are too stupid to come to any conclusions for ourselves.
I am now 4 books in and, despite what I was promised, I have given up hope that this series will get better (which means I am open to being pleasantly surprised), but I have also wasted so much of my time and suffered so much that I cannot just stop and admit to myself that this time has really, truly been wasted.
Just like Mac, I draw the silliest conclusion possible and refuse to think critically or accept any sensible advice.
I mean, at this point the author herself feels the need to add an author's note promising that things will get better. I'm not sure what she thinks that says about her book, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't say what she thinks it says.
And that is a decision the author made.
And of course, through her
She also gets wet every time Barrons is around.
Barrons keeps reminding her of both things and keeps being lecherous, but he's hot, so it's okay and she stays with him, for ... whatever reason. I mean, it's not like she didn't have other options.
Also, this is the fourth book and Barrons still doesn't tell Mac anything about his plans, the context of what's going on, what she is, what he is, his goals when they go out and do things, but he expects her to do exactly what he tells her all the time - oh, and be grateful, too.
But he's hot, so I guess that's okay.
At this point, he's even more of an annoying brat than she is. And that's saying something.
At some point she actually starts to make coherent plans and do things, and it actually started to work. That piqued my interest and I thought, maybe this is where it gets better. Maybe we had to wade through the absolute shithole that is her
Unfortunately, it doesn't last long and we are thrown straight into an annoyingly long chain of random encounters, only to end up on a cliffhanger that not only makes Mac wallow even more in self-pity, but which she sees as the most devastating thing that has ever happened to her and - girl, didn't you read the first chapters of this part of your own story?
Her inner monologue continues to annoy the everlasting fuck out of me. She still explains every possible meaning of every event, preferably by asking herself endless questions, because apparently we readers are too stupid to come to any conclusions for ourselves.
I am now 4 books in and, despite what I was promised, I have given up hope that this series will get better (which means I am open to being pleasantly surprised), but I have also wasted so much of my time and suffered so much that I cannot just stop and admit to myself that this time has really, truly been wasted.
Just like Mac, I draw the silliest conclusion possible and refuse to think critically or accept any sensible advice.
I mean, at this point the author herself feels the need to add an author's note promising that things will get better. I'm not sure what she thinks that says about her book, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't say what she thinks it says.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment