The fifth and final book in the Fever series or MacKayla
Lane series. I do have reviews up for the third and forth book. I
am very sad that this series is now at a close.
Mac is consumed with grief and has to find a way to cope. She has
a mission to control the Sinsar Dubh, but the book has other
plans and starts going after the ones that she loves. Mac faces
questions that she doesn't know how to answer and no one around her
will give her a straight one. Unsure of who to trust, allies become
enemies.
I am going to start out saying how much I grew to love this
series, and now I have finished the last book. As I said before, I am
sad about this. This book completes the series, with a bow wrapped
around it. Mac grows completely into this woman that is kick ass,
beautiful, and smart all in one. I love Jericho, and in Shadowfever
he is around so much more and Jericho lovers will be pleased with
this as well *SPOILER-ALERT* although they will not be happy in the
very beginning *SPOILER-ENDED* just remember one thing readers,
Jericho is special. I love all the spins that Moning put in this
final book. It had me on my toes at all times, guessing and going
over the series in my head thinking of clues that she may have
dropped before. This also wasn't that great of a thing, I will get
into why later on. The explanations that are given about the Silvers,
Fae, Unseelie, Seelie, the King, the Queen, the Concubine, and the
Sinsar Dubh really ties the series together and makes this
book that much better. There really are not any loose ends, it's an
ending that you can take however you want to, for now. If Moning
brought back Jericho and Mac in her other series (I don't know if she
does yet because I haven't started reading any of her two other
series) I would be beyond elated. I didn't really like V'lane since
the beginning of the series and I find out why. Readers also find out
more about Mac, Jericho, and just all around questions that have been
floating around since the beginning of the series. *SPOILER-ALERT* In
the end, Mac gets her sort of happy ending. Alina doesn't come back
from the dead, and it is a good thing because that would have made
the ending too perfect. Also I love the hardcover books wrap, it is
almost like the Sinsar Dubh in your hands *SPOILER-ENDED* I
was happy that not that many people died, or at least all of the
characters that I have come to love.
As I was saying earlier there were so many spins in this book,
that I was just ready to have the answers, by time I got half way
through the book. This is me, other readers may love it, and that is
perfectly okay. I liked it but at the same time it annoyed me. I
started to roll with it because I didn't want to figure out what the
latest turn may come out to be. I like to figure things out, but I
got tired of it, like I have been saying. The spins also make it very
hard to put the book down, and this isn't a small book. It is six
pages away from being a full 600 pages long. I finished this book in
two to three days, which is a lot quicker then I would have liked to
of finished a book this long. As we readers of this series know, the
Sinsar Dubh has to be put back into containment. Obviously
this happens and when it does, it wasn't as climatic as I was hoping
for. After all was said and done, I was disappointed. After all the
other plot twists this was the less crazier one, and I was expecting
more. Though I am almost happy that nothing huge happened after
everything else that has happened.
Even with the three things that didn't please me with this book, I
still really enjoyed reading this book. I would read it over and over
again. I would recommend it to others, it's only five books and the
fifth book is the longest. Though this is needed, for the most part.
I want to own all of these books so I can read them over and over
again. I have a feeling that this series, for me, will be one of
those no matter how much I read them, every time I do I will find
something new about them. There are not short stories that involve
Mac or Jericho. Dani does have one book, maybe more to come? And the
Highlanders also have a series going.
Rating: 5 out of 5.
Page Count: 594 pages (hardcover)
Price: $26
Thanks for reading!
~Jade
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Friday, March 7, 2014
Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning
I will continue to do reviews here on Blogger and Tumblr. The URL for my Tumblr is in the very first post I have done here on blogger. You don't have to touch the Tumblr if this is more convenient for you, I just wanted people to have another way of reading my reviews.
This is the fourth book in the Fever or MacKayla Lane series, which ever you go by. I have reviewed the two before this book. I didn’t review the first because I have already read it before I started doing book reviews.
In the last book Mac was in the process of becoming a Pri-ya. This book picks up directly where it left off. Mac is in a heap of trouble, and things are just starting to get going now. The two people who were supposed to save her, still have their secrets and they are not getting any better. The world still needs to be saved, and the Lord Master is still after Mac. Hell broke loose literally on Halloween, and the pieces need to be picked up soon before the humans are killed completely.
Well I didn’t see this coming when I started reading this series. Moning has captivated me and I can’t wait to check out the final book in the series from my library. I am pleased to say that Barron’s didn’t piss me off in this book, but we still do not know what he is. I am hoping that that is revealed in the last book in some way. Mac and Dani make a great team in this book, and for a little over half the book Dani is in the scene constantly which I liked. Mac is also coming more into her birthright strength. *SPOILER-ALERT* Obviously Mac cannot be left as a Pri-ya, but Barron’s screwing her brains out to get her back to not being a Pri-ya I was not expecting. Though it was a “finally!" moment, I didn’t see it happening in that particular way. *SPOILER-ENDED* V’lane wasn’t around as much as I thought he would be, and I wonder what he was doing. Though the LM is around a lot more in this book, too.
What I wasn’t too happy about with this book is the ending because it is an eminence cliffhanger. I cannot wait to get my hands on the last book. The other thing I didn’t like was how wordy things became after a while. It was completely needed because of the fact that the things taking place, are not anything that anyone can see on a day to day basis. Those two things are about the only complaints that I have about this book
This book left me hanging and frustrated about that, but at the same time it is needed to keep the reader engaged. I want this series on my bookshelf one of these days, and I know that the last book will not leave me wholly disappointed. I will do a review of that book as well, eventually.
Rating: 5 out of 5.
Page Count: 388 pages (including Letter From the Author, Glossary, Recipes from Dublin, and the Acknowledgments)
Price: $26 (hardcover)
Next Book: Girls That Growl by Mari Mancusi
Thanks for reading!
~Jade
This is the fourth book in the Fever or MacKayla Lane series, which ever you go by. I have reviewed the two before this book. I didn’t review the first because I have already read it before I started doing book reviews.
In the last book Mac was in the process of becoming a Pri-ya. This book picks up directly where it left off. Mac is in a heap of trouble, and things are just starting to get going now. The two people who were supposed to save her, still have their secrets and they are not getting any better. The world still needs to be saved, and the Lord Master is still after Mac. Hell broke loose literally on Halloween, and the pieces need to be picked up soon before the humans are killed completely.
Well I didn’t see this coming when I started reading this series. Moning has captivated me and I can’t wait to check out the final book in the series from my library. I am pleased to say that Barron’s didn’t piss me off in this book, but we still do not know what he is. I am hoping that that is revealed in the last book in some way. Mac and Dani make a great team in this book, and for a little over half the book Dani is in the scene constantly which I liked. Mac is also coming more into her birthright strength. *SPOILER-ALERT* Obviously Mac cannot be left as a Pri-ya, but Barron’s screwing her brains out to get her back to not being a Pri-ya I was not expecting. Though it was a “finally!" moment, I didn’t see it happening in that particular way. *SPOILER-ENDED* V’lane wasn’t around as much as I thought he would be, and I wonder what he was doing. Though the LM is around a lot more in this book, too.
What I wasn’t too happy about with this book is the ending because it is an eminence cliffhanger. I cannot wait to get my hands on the last book. The other thing I didn’t like was how wordy things became after a while. It was completely needed because of the fact that the things taking place, are not anything that anyone can see on a day to day basis. Those two things are about the only complaints that I have about this book
This book left me hanging and frustrated about that, but at the same time it is needed to keep the reader engaged. I want this series on my bookshelf one of these days, and I know that the last book will not leave me wholly disappointed. I will do a review of that book as well, eventually.
Rating: 5 out of 5.
Page Count: 388 pages (including Letter From the Author, Glossary, Recipes from Dublin, and the Acknowledgments)
Price: $26 (hardcover)
Next Book: Girls That Growl by Mari Mancusi
Thanks for reading!
~Jade
Faefever by Karen Marie Moning
Faefever is the third book in the MacKayla Lane series. So
if you haven't read this series yet, haven't read this book yet I
would probably just ignore this post. This blog is going to be a bit
of a weird one, and a little different from my usual.
Mac starts receiving pages of Alina's journal. Mac knows that someone is messing with her, she just doesn't know who, or why. The closer that All Hallows Eve approaches, the more needy Barron's and V'lane become in the quest to find the Sinsar Dubh. Mac is soon fighting for every ounce of her being.
Barron's is still pissing me off, and has been since the second book. Though in this book he makes me even more pissed off. As much as I love him being the mysterious character, the readers still do not know what he is. Once Mac gets a lead and thinks that she can figure him out, it just gets flushed down the toilet. V'lane on the other hand becomes a little more appealing, but then at the same time a little annoying, because the reader knows that he does some things just because of the nature of him being a Fae. Rowena proves to me just how closed minded she is in this book, but at the same time she does show her loyalty toward the abbey. I hated the ending because of how much of a cliffhanger it is. I am glad that the rest of the series is published, and I don't have to wait a year for the next one. Jayne proves to be some help *SPOILER-ALERT* after Mac opens his eyes to the world around him and just what is going on. *SPOILER-ENDED* Barron's mainly pisses me off though.
I am happy that this is a book that is not overruled by the main characters falling in love and trying to be together. Yes you realize that Mac and Barron's have a thing, but they will not indulge in it because they just won't. And because they are polar opposites, having fun arguing with each other. That' what I think.
*SPOILER-ALERT* I do love how all hell breaks loose and Mac ends up finding somewhere good to hide, only to have it come crumbling down as she gets seduced but three Unseelie sex Fae. She ends up doing what she never wanted to do with V'lane with the three Unseelie all because she had to eat some Unseelie flesh to make it through the riots that they were creating. So her sidhe-seer powers were dulled to the max. And then at the end LM comes in and takes her captive because Mac has basically lost her mind when she has sex with the Unseelie. And then Moning ends it there, on such a cliffhanger.*SPOILER-ENDED*
For being the third book in the series, I think that it really draws the reader in and wanting the fourth book. It ends just right that the reader wants to continue the series and is not predictable enough so that you know what is going to happen a few pages later. I personally couldn't put the book down and finished it within three to four days. Though characters drive me insane from time to time (like Barron's) I still wanted to know what they were going to do. This is a series that I would love to own and will one day. I used to have the first book, but it magically grew legs and walked away.
Rating: 0 of 5, because of the cliffhanging ending...just kidding, 4.5 of 5.
Page Count: 327 pages (including the Glossary)
Price: $23.00 (hardcover)
Next book: Claimed by the Wolf by Charlene Teglia
Thanks for reading!
~Jade
Mac starts receiving pages of Alina's journal. Mac knows that someone is messing with her, she just doesn't know who, or why. The closer that All Hallows Eve approaches, the more needy Barron's and V'lane become in the quest to find the Sinsar Dubh. Mac is soon fighting for every ounce of her being.
Barron's is still pissing me off, and has been since the second book. Though in this book he makes me even more pissed off. As much as I love him being the mysterious character, the readers still do not know what he is. Once Mac gets a lead and thinks that she can figure him out, it just gets flushed down the toilet. V'lane on the other hand becomes a little more appealing, but then at the same time a little annoying, because the reader knows that he does some things just because of the nature of him being a Fae. Rowena proves to me just how closed minded she is in this book, but at the same time she does show her loyalty toward the abbey. I hated the ending because of how much of a cliffhanger it is. I am glad that the rest of the series is published, and I don't have to wait a year for the next one. Jayne proves to be some help *SPOILER-ALERT* after Mac opens his eyes to the world around him and just what is going on. *SPOILER-ENDED* Barron's mainly pisses me off though.
I am happy that this is a book that is not overruled by the main characters falling in love and trying to be together. Yes you realize that Mac and Barron's have a thing, but they will not indulge in it because they just won't. And because they are polar opposites, having fun arguing with each other. That' what I think.
*SPOILER-ALERT* I do love how all hell breaks loose and Mac ends up finding somewhere good to hide, only to have it come crumbling down as she gets seduced but three Unseelie sex Fae. She ends up doing what she never wanted to do with V'lane with the three Unseelie all because she had to eat some Unseelie flesh to make it through the riots that they were creating. So her sidhe-seer powers were dulled to the max. And then at the end LM comes in and takes her captive because Mac has basically lost her mind when she has sex with the Unseelie. And then Moning ends it there, on such a cliffhanger.*SPOILER-ENDED*
For being the third book in the series, I think that it really draws the reader in and wanting the fourth book. It ends just right that the reader wants to continue the series and is not predictable enough so that you know what is going to happen a few pages later. I personally couldn't put the book down and finished it within three to four days. Though characters drive me insane from time to time (like Barron's) I still wanted to know what they were going to do. This is a series that I would love to own and will one day. I used to have the first book, but it magically grew legs and walked away.
Rating: 0 of 5, because of the cliffhanging ending...just kidding, 4.5 of 5.
Page Count: 327 pages (including the Glossary)
Price: $23.00 (hardcover)
Next book: Claimed by the Wolf by Charlene Teglia
Thanks for reading!
~Jade
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