Faefever

ORIGINALLY POSTED AT Fantasy Literature.

I???ve already apologized for misjudging Karen Marie Moning???s Fever books; but I feel the need to do it again because I still keep expecting this series to jump the shark, and it refuses to even put on the skis!

Mac continues to develop, becoming stronger, more mature, and more admirable as she deals with tough situations, yet still retaining the pink debutante personality that made her so endearing at the start of Darkfever.

In Faefever, we learn more about the Seelie and Unseelie courts, Rowena and the other sidhe-seers in Dublin, and the Scotsman Christian MacKeltar (who has some special powers of his own). We can start to develop theories about how all of these characters fit into this world, but so far Moning is keeping us guessing and we???re not really sure who Mac can trust.

This kind of anxiety (along with a lot of sexual tension) makes the pages turn fast ??? all the way to the dramatic ending. The last line of the book made me gasp out loud and break out in goosebumps. I was listening to Faefever on audio (Brilliance Audio) and I think Joyce Bean???s narration made it even more chilling. The final scene was so disturbing that Ms. Moning felt the need to leave her readers a mollifying note at the end of the text. By the time you get there, you???ll definitely want to make sure you???re armed with lots of flashlights, extra batteries, and the next book in the Fever series: Dreamfever.