Darkfever (Fever Series, Book 1)

I knew the book wasn't a romance, so I wasn't disappointed in that aspect, although I expected more sexual tension or something more between Mac and Barrons.
Although the plot is interesting, the story failed to engage me. It's a little slow and sometimes very confusing with all the creatures and rare terms everywhere. Also, it's written in first person, something I usually don't enjoy very much.

The main problem I had with the book is the heroine. I couldn't stand her!! She's immature, dumb, irritating, too pink... She really got into my nerves, and I don't buy that she's young and was very sheltered. I'm young too (23), and I couldn't identify with her in anything.
At least she matures a little as the story progresses, but I was too annoyed with her to care.

The hero, Jericho Barrons, is more interesting, although he is very stereotypical in the sort of dark-sexy-mysterious way. It seemed to me that I'd read him in countless romances, but at least he has potential.

The last problem I had is that the book doesn't have an end. It feels more like the first chapters of a story than a book of its own, which is very frustrating. I think it would be better to wait for all the sequels and read them in order, and from paperbacks or the library. That's what I'm probably going to do.

I didn't order this book when it first came out because the reviews from reviewers like me did not sound good. But last week I found this book at a sale for 2 bucks and bought it. Was I wrong to listen to the first reviewers? Yes! Yes! Yes! This is an awesome start to a wonderful series. There is very little romance in the first two books so maybe that is why the reviewers were abit hard on the novel. However, I love it.

Mackayla Lane is searching for her sister, who has disappeared. The last message she got was very confusing and she knows something terrible happened. When her sister's body was found it was terribly ripped and torn. Traveling to Ireland against her parents wishes she follows in her sister's footsteps and discovers that she is one of a unique few people who can see the fae. She meets a mysterious man in a book shop and from there she falls deeper and deeper into the mystery of the Fae.

Jericho Barrens owns the book store but he is much more than a shop keeper. Mac can't figure him out and she is leery of him for more than one reason. He seems to know alot about what is going on and somehow she knows he is involved deeply in the mystery.

Togather they are searching for Fae artifacts, Mac has the power to recognize anything made by the Fae. The Fae are dangerous and deadly, only with the help of a man she hardly trusts can Mac find her way around and try to discover what happened to her sister.

I loved it and bought BLOODFEVER right away, the next one FAEFEVER comes out in September. Do not miss this series. It is outstanding in the genre.

I said it all in the title of my review. This is my utmost favorite series now. I love all the characters and the possibility of romance. Mac is a fantastic new character. Keep them coming Ms. Moning!

I loved this book and its sequel Bloodfever! The only thing bag about it is that I'll be waiting about a year for the next one. The underlining sexual tension between mac and barrons is hot, even though there is no actual sex (yet).

Mackayla Lane is a 22 year old living her ordinary life in small town Ashford, Georgia. Her world is turned upside down when she learns of the death of sister, Alina, in Ireland where she had been studying. With no other clue to go on apart from a voicemail on her cellphone left by Alina, she packs her bags and heads for Dublin in search of answers to the mystery surrounding her sister's death and murder. In the cryptic message in the voicemail, Alina mentions the quest of the sinsar dubh. Only problem is what is the sinsar dubh and what has it go to do with the death of Alina?

When Mackayla arrives in Dublin all sorts of strange things start to happen. She sees things which are not real. At first she does not know that she is a sidhe seer, a person who can see past fae magic. And then she discovers that she has further powers which can lead her to the much sought after Sinsar Dubh. During her stay in Dublin, she meets Jericho Barrons, a wealthy bookstore owner who too can see past fae magic. Jericho takes Mackayla under his wings and together they do battle against the evils of Dublin.

Other colorful characters introduced in this book include V'lane, the death-by-sex fae, the gray man and the many-mouthed-thing.

This is the first book in a series of five. After finishing reading this book I couldn't wait to get my hands on the next installment, Bloodfever. Karen Marie Moning has created another World with her stories of the Fae and you can almost believe that they exist on the streets of Dublin. This book a is departure from her previous books in that it is much darker and there is no romance or sex scenes. Although there is a hint that there might be in future books. I highly recommend this book and make sure you have Bloodfever ready to read once you have finished this one. Great stuff!

Lea Ling Tsang