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 Wonderful.......... November 11, 2006
R. Hoover (north lewisburg, ohio United States)
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
Picked up this book a few days ago and WOW really enjoyed it. I didn't really care about the romance factor especially at the end when Jericho and Mac have readched a new level in their relationship. Started off fast and didn't end they're. Mac's sister Alina is suddenly murdered and Mac rushes to Ireland to find the murderer not knowing what awaits her. Jericho Barrnes suddenly appears and becomes a big Pain in her life. I highly recommend this book even low on the romance scale, because if you read book the romance is still they're. Can't wait to Bloodfever now,so many unanswered questions. Highly recommend this book.
 Wasn't prepared.... November 10, 2006
Debra A. Qualmann (Beaver Dam, WI)
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
After reading the whole Highlander series of novels--(And I have read them all--several will always be favorites) -- I was expecting romance and a challenging plot--I got the challenging plot--but I wasn't expecting a mystery/thriller with nothing more then foreplay by imagination and a little old kiss--not even really decribed at the end....
Yes, I was disappointed! I didn't buy this book because I was looking for a mystery/thriller---I would have enjoyed it anyway if it had smacked even a little of romance.....
I will be leery of the next publication. . . unfortunately Ms. Moning has moved on to a sphere of entertainment I'm not overly interested in.
Why the cover--with two naked people on it--when these two never got naked at all...Why wasn't the genre of this book stated openly on the cover--instead the reviews on the back were all about romance...it made for a very misleading sales pitch for this book..and I find THAT very disturbing.
 Surprisingly enjoyable despite the other reviews November 8, 2006
A. Tardy (Charlotte, NC)
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
I was a bit wary about reading this book because of some of the bad reviews. My disappointment at the short length of the book was mostly because I wasn't ready for the story to end. I really enjoyed it. Many reviewers are complaining about the main character Mac and her less than stellar characteristics. I think that most of them must have forgotten that precarious age of young adulthood that I believe Moning captured very well. Everything about the character makes sense to me. Her lack of ambition is due to the comfortable, loving existence that was so prevalent in her life before her sister's death. What surprised me most about her character was her ability to not succumb to the Faerie Prince V'lane! I am older, hence a little wiser than I was in my early twenties, but not so self-indulgent to forget how I was at that age and Mac embodies many of those characteristics. I am not proud of once being naive or more concerned with my clothes or even my lack of ambition at that age, but perhaps it is because I also come from a loving and comfortable home environment that I can so readily identify with her. I think she is a great character and I am looking forward to her maturing with the guidance of the enigmatic Barrons. My one complaint is that the story could have been longer or the book could have been distributed as a paperback rather than hardcover. But I suspect that complaint resides more with the publisher's decision rather than Ms. Moning. I am looking forward to continued adventures with Mac and Barrons. Despite the limited sexuality that is uncharacteristic of Ms. Moning's earlier work, I give kudos to the author for branching out into the urban paranormal genre that has been previously paved by Kelley Armstrong, LKH, Kim Harrison, Charlaine Harris, et al. I think what is jarring about this character is she has no sense of her own supernatural abilities as you would find in the main characters of those other urban fantasy books. Mac has just begun learning about who she is and what she is able to do and so the reader also has this learning curve to struggle against. Mac reminds me a bit of Stephanie Plum when she rushes into things without thinking them through and again I think that characterizes her youth very well. Overall, I really enjoyed the book and would recommend reading it. I am looking forward to the other installments and like one reviewer said, I hope we don't have to wait to long for it. But since I am not a writer and not governed by a muse or publishers, I suppose I'll wait as long as I must.
A fresh new book with KMM's signature quality! GREAT start to the series! November 8, 2006
Bo (USA)
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
Darkfever is an awesome new direction for KMM,while still retaining the quality feel of her older novels.Read the plog Karen did and the blurb for what the book's about,and THEN say you were disappointed that it wasn't her "style",or a "traditional" romance novel.It IS different,and that's what makes it such a great book,such a wonderful start to this new series.
I've seen Mac bashed pretty hard,and while I do admit she got on my nerves a little in the beginning,the Mac at the end of DF is definitely a more mature woman.I don't think some people are giving her a chance,considering the circumstances which brought her to Ireland to begin with,not to mention the crazy situations she finds herself in.People have complained that she is not a "normal" KMM heroine.I disagree;in fact,I think she may just be the MOST "normal" out of all KMM's heroines,in that she is a live-at-home student,with a loving family and she isn't really sure what she wants to do with her life yet.Certainly,young women like this do exist all over the world.They are happy-go-lucky and carefree because they CAN be,and reality intrudes on Mac soon enough.She has enough intelligence to answer her wake-up call,and with a firm voice.Throughout the book you can see her changing mentally,and I liked her more and more as the story progressed.
The first person perspective was a must for this story,because it lets you into Mac's head in a way third-person would never be able to match.
Anger,fear,suspicion,lust,regret and hope are just some of the things you will feel as Mac struggles to find answers,not only from Barrons and the city of Dublin,but from herself as well.
Jericho Barrons is an interesting,mysterious character,and he's not the only one;Karen treats us to MUCH more of the Fae world,and anyone who has ever wished for a closer look at the Seelie and Unseelie will relish this
book.You get not only the lethally sexy V'lane,but creatures that make the Boogeyman look like your best bud.I would like nothing better than to see an all-out war between the Seelie and Unseelie,and it looks like it's coming.
Karen feeds your imagination a buffet with DARKFEVER,and although we may have to wait for dessert,I am sure it will be delicious and well worth it!
The worlds of Sci-Fi, Dark Fantasy, Celtic Lore and Romance come together for an OUTSTANDING new series! November 7, 2006
Mary Katherine
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
WOW - I'm so absolutely excited for this new series! Do you ever simply devour a GREAT book and then sit back and wish the book were longer, because you cannot believe you've reached the end of such an amazing adventure?
Well , I think Ms. Moning is going to give us just THAT with her new series - a chance to prolong the magic and the excitement of discovering a new world, amazing characters and their adventures. If you're a book nut like me, you'll probably develop a love-hate relationship with this series, between loving the fact that there's more to look forward to and hating the wait for the next installment. (remember The Lord of the Rings? Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series? Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series? even the Harry Potter books?)
DARKFEVER is the beginning of the tales of the Unseelie Fae, whereas Moning's Highlander books explored the Seelie Fae. Much Darker and gritty in nature, this adventure begins with a happy and naiive young woman's world shattering into a thousand pieces by the mysterious murder of her sister. Caught between her desire to discover what happened to her sister and her own coming-out (from a sheltered and happy world), everything, as Mac knew it, is about to be turned upside down...
In her quest to learn about her sisters death, Mac discovers things several lifetimes couldn't have prepared her for. Logic and normalcy become and alternate reality, as she gradually pieces together a world that very much EXISTS parallel to the one she grew up in. It is in this new world, that she meets Jericho Barrons. Jericho is a mysterious character who at first glance appears helpful, but getting to know him and learning more about exactly who/what he is, sets Mac on her path of acquiring street-smarts in the world of Fae...
I devoured it fast, and simply had to go back and savor each and every detail, that I know I will want to know and remember for the unforlding of this saga!
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