Waiting On Wednesday: Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

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Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning
Fever #8
January 19th 2016 by Delacorte Press

 

In Karen Marie Moning’s latest installment of the epic #1 New York Times bestselling Fever series, the stakes have never been higher and the chemistry has never been hotter. Hurtling us into a realm of labyrinthine intrigue and consummate seduction, FEVERBORN is a riveting tale of ancient evil, lust, betrayal, forgiveness and the redemptive power of love.

When the immortal race of the Fae destroyed the ancient wall dividing the worlds of Man and Faery, the very fabric of the universe was damaged and now Earth is vanishing bit by bit. Only the long-lost Song of Making—a haunting, dangerous melody that is the source of all life itself—can save the planet.

But those who seek the mythic Song—Mac, Barrons, Ryodan and Jada—must contend with old wounds and new enemies, passions that burn hot and hunger for vengeance that runs deep. The challenges are many: The Keltar at war with nine immortals who’ve secretly ruled Dublin for eons, Mac and Jada hunted by the masses, the Seelie queen nowhere to be found, and the most powerful Unseelie prince in all creation determined to rule both Fae and Man. Now the task of solving the ancient riddle of the Song of Making falls to a band of deadly warriors divided among—and within—themselves.

Once a normal city possessing a touch of ancient magic, Dublin is now a treacherously magical city with only a touch of normal. And in those war-torn streets, Mac will come face to face with her most savage enemy yet: herself.

Okay, first of all, that cover... It's pretty and all but really doesn't fit with the series, in my opinion.
Anyway, I am so looking forward to this book, as I always am with this series. It's beyond epic and the characters are all so different and intriguing. But for this one I definitely need more of Christian!

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Review: Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning

Title: Bloofever
Author: Karen Marie Moning
Series: Fever #2
Publication: August 26th 2008 by Dell
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
Cover Rating: 5/5
Overal Rating: 5/5

I used to be your average, everyday girl but all that changed one night in Dublin when I saw my first Fae, and got dragged into a world of deadly immortals and ancient secrets...

In her fight to stay alive, MacKayla must find the Sinsar Dubh—a million-year-old book of the blackest magic imaginable, which holds the key to power over the worlds of both the Fae and Man. Pursued by assassins, surrounded by mysterious figures she knows she can’t trust, Mac finds herself torn between two deadly and powerful men: V’lane, the immortal Fae Prince, and Jericho Barrons, a man as irresistible as he is dangerous.

For centuries the shadowy realm of the Fae has coexisted with that of humans. Now the walls between the two are coming down, and Mac is the only thing that stands between them.

~My thoughts:


I decided to reread Bloodfever for the Irish/green covers challenge of Book Boyfriends on Goodreads. I've been meaning to read it for a while and came to the conclusion that rereading the Fever books is really good for reading slumbs. I also wanted to read this agai for reviewing purposes since back in 2011 I read this book I wasn't reviewing really yet and other than that it's just really nice to be back in this fantastic world.

Karen Marie Moning created such amazing books, worlds, characters and dialogue, not to mention the insane tension between Mac and Barrons. Bloodfever, though not my absolute favorite in the series has definitely left an impact once more. Just like Mac, the reader will have a difficult time figuring out where all the players in the game really belong to. Good? Bad? Or is everything more in shades of gray and not all black and white?

One would think that reading this book for the second time, and knowing what I know from reading all the other books, it would make things predictable or boring maybe. But guess what? It sure as hell didn't! I enjoyed Bloodfever almost as much as the first time I read it. I've come to realize that rereading certain books can alter one's perspective about that book. You see things you didn't see before and realize things you didn't realize before; I love that!

I must admit that this time around I didn't like Mac as much as I did in Darkfever or all the other books. I'm not sure why but I do think she was pretty brave at the end. Also she and Barrons were so funny, punching each other and then semi-getting it on. Whew!
Barrons as always was epic, sexy and such an enigma. Now I also realize that even now, about four books later, I still don't know everything about him. I still have a lot of unanswered questions that I hope will be answered at some point. Although not knowing everything about him makes him all the more mysterious and dangerous.
I've always loved V'lane. In this book he was so funny, trying to meet Mac halfway. I loved the beack scene in Faery. It was my favorite between them.
We also get to know Christian MacKeltar, who becomes a pretty bit part in this series (check Iced). Oh, how simply everything still was back then.*sigh*
Oh and Dani! Gotta mention her, because when I first read this book I didn't pay enough attention to this girl. Little did I know she'd get her own books. I loved seeing her reaction to Mac, who's still a little clueless about everything sidhe-seer and fae but they do kick some serious ass together in the future so I loved reading about their early interactions together.

Bloodfever is a worty sequel to the amazing Darkfever. Mac is the kind of heroine you'd both want and not want to be. Moning created a dark and deliciously twisted world that will both frighten and entice her readers. And Bloodfever is only the beginning...

~Favorite Quotes;

"One day you will kiss a man you can't breathe without, and find that breath is of little consequence."

"Punch me."
"Don't be absurd."
"Come on, punch me, Barrons."
"I'm not punching you."
"I said, punch--OW!"
He decked me.

Being touched by Jericho Barrons with kindness makes you feel like you the biggest, most savage lion in the jungle, lying down, placing your head it its mouth and, rather than taking your life, it licks you and purrs.

~About the author;

Karen Marie Moning (rhymes with 'awning') is the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of 12 novels, including the Rita-award winning Highlander novels and the internationally bestselling urban fantasy Fever series. Her books have been published in 21 languages, and her events draw fans from all over the world.

She divides her time between the mountains of Georgia and the beaches of Florida.

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Review: Iced by Karen Marie Moning

Title: Iced
Author: Karen Marie Moning
Series: Fever #6
Publication: 30th 2012 by Delacorte Press
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Format: Hardcover, 495 pages
Cover Rating: 5/5
Overall Rating: 5/5
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning comes the first book in her hotly anticipated new urban paranormal trilogy, set in the world of her blockbuster Fever series.

The year is 1 AWC—After the Wall Crash. The Fae are free and hunting us. It’s a war zone out there, and no two days are alike. I’m Dani O’Malley, the chaos-filled streets of Dublin are my home, and there’s no place I’d rather be.

Dani “Mega” O’Malley plays by her own set of rules—and in a world overrun by Dark Fae, her biggest rule is: Do what it takes to survive. Possessing rare talents and the all-powerful Sword of Light, Dani is more than equipped for the task. In fact, she’s one of the rare humans who can defend themselves against the Unseelie. But now, amid the pandemonium, her greatest gifts have turned into serious liabilities.

Dani’s ex–best friend, MacKayla Lane, wants her dead, the terrifying Unseelie princes have put a price on her head, and Inspector Jayne, the head of the police force, is after her sword and will stop at nothing to get it. What’s more, people are being mysteriously frozen to death all over the city, encased on the spot in sub-zero, icy tableaux.

When Dublin’s most seductive nightclub gets blanketed in hoarfrost, Dani finds herself at the mercy of Ryodan, the club’s ruthless, immortal owner. He needs her quick wit and exceptional skill to figure out what’s freezing Fae and humans dead in their tracks—and Ryodan will do anything to ensure her compliance.

Dodging bullets, fangs, and fists, Dani must strike treacherous bargains and make desperate alliances to save her beloved Dublin—before everything and everyone in it gets iced.

(Be careful of some spoilers ^^)

My god... where do I start, where do I start! Fucking amazing book, making me crazy!
The Fever series by Karen Marie Moning is my favorite series ever so I was thrilled to finally have Iced in my hands. 
At first I was skeptical about it because I was disappointed the next 3 books won't be in Mac's POV. I also was never a fan of Dani. I kind of thought she was annoying so I wasn't looking forward to reading in her POV. Also, I didn't see how with her being 14 years old would work in this series. KMM said it wouldn't be a YA book so I was wondering about that. But on the other hand I was really excited to read more about Ryodan, Christian and to finally get to know Dancer. Now after reading Iced, I take everything back that I ever said about Dani. She is fecking awesome! At first I had to get used to her, but it took only a few pages to see that Dani is one amazing character.

“Holy borrowing bibliophile, let's book!”

Dani O'Malley is one kick-ass girl! She can stand her own always, all the time, between all these arrogant men. Gotta love that about her.
I was really glad when we found out more about her, her past, so we can understand why she is the way she is. It made me like her more. I would never expected to love reading about her as much as I did. 

Christian also had some chapters in his POV. I love love love loved that! Yeah, sure, he was kind of creepy and disturbing but I love him. Christian slowly changed into a full Unseelie prince, which was very freaky to watch. I really felt for the guy. I'm just glad he still has a part highlander in him, even if it just was a little bit.
Christian is amazing. The way he sacrificed himself for her... Awww!
I love how he's attracted to Dani and oh please let them end up together somehow... They would be amazing.

“She's too young. Too innocent.
Too human. For what I'm becoming.”

Ryodan, oh my... He sure was something. I couldn't help but compare him to Barrons. Let me tell ya; they are definitely not the same. Ryodan feels more like a true psychopath to me. But I can't help but also love him. He has his good moments and he is oh so hot!
He seems to be interested in Dani. Not in the yucky way because she's only 14 but there's something there.

“Dani, Dani, Dani."
I flinch. I've never heard anyone say my name so gently. It creeps me all kinds of out.
He's towering over me, arms crossed over his chest, scarred forearms dark against the rolled-up sleeves of a crisp white shirt.
Heavy silver cuffs glint at both wrists. The light is smack behind his head, as usual.
"You didn't really think I'd let you get away with it," Ryodan says.”

We finally met the mysterious Dancer! I love that boy. He's cute, really smart and he actually gets Dani. But I do have a feeling he has his dark secrets also. I can't wait to find out more about him.

We also got a POV from Kat. I got to admit those where my least favorite but they were interesting nontheless. I'll try not to spoil too much but Cruce came a lot into them too. ;)
Speaking of the Sidhe-Seers... Jo was a lot in Iced too. And I'm pretty sure I hate her. I can't help myself! She's so... ugh, thinking she actually has a real relationship with Ryodan. However, I can't seem to figure out if deep deep deep deeeeeeeeep down maybe Ryodan doesn't care for her too. Anyhow, I can't stand her. Why does Ryodan have to 'boink' her. *shakes head*

Lor, one of Ryodan's men, was so fun to read about! The dude's hilarious. I definitely want more of him in the upcoming books. 

“Stop. Vibrating." Ryodan plucks a paper out of the air and slaps it back down on his desk.
I wonder if he cleans it. How many tushes have been on that thing? I'm never touching it again. "Can't help it," I say around a mouthful of candy bar. I know what I look like: a smudge of black leather and hair. "It happens when I get really excited. The more excited I get, the more I vibrate."
"Now there's a thought," Lor says.
"If you mean what I think you mean, you want to shut the fuck up ad never think it again," Ryodan says.
"Just saying, boss," Lor says. "You can't tell me you didn't think it, too.”

The plot overall is awesome. It all knd of revolves around this big bad that's icing places, people and fae all over. Ryodan makes Dani work for him, to help find out what this thing is, what it wants and how to stop it. I never would've seen coming what it actually wanted, even when it's actually so obvious. Amazingly done by Ms. Moning! 
I tried to read this book as slowly as I could because, honestly, I didn't want it to end. It was that amazing. Eventually I read it for about a week. I couldn't draw it out any longer. 
Another awesome thing was the chapter titles. It were all sentences from songs. Now it makes sense why they were. Also nicely done by the author.

Now, you're all probably wondering if Mac and Barrons are in Iced. Well, they are! But only for a few moments. A little sad, but that's okay for me because the end is the bomb!
Of course there was a cliffhanger. I was expecting it all throughout the book. And this one, was one to die for. Like, how can it end like this! It physically hurt me to read it. No kidding!
But I'm oh so glad to have read this amazing book. Best book from 2012 without a doubt. 
The emotional feels of this were unbelievable. One moment I was feeling one thing and then the next it was the other.

“All the sudden Ryodan’s standing one inch away from me, hand under my chin, holding my face up to his. “You’ll never be just anything. A tsunami can never be ‘just’ a wave.”
“Get off my chin.”
“I like that about you. Waves are banal. Tsunamis reshape the Earth. Under the right circumstances, even entire civilizations.”
I blink.
“You’re going to be one hell of a woman one day, Dani.”

Iced by Karen Marie Moning was a non-stop, exhilarating, emotional rollercoaster that I never wanted to get off from. The humor, the action, the characters, the plot; I couldn't put the book down. You think you've seen it all after Shadowfever? Iced will rock your world with all the twists and turns and capture your attention without stop!

“He looks at me, looks at my head, and his lips twitch like he's trying not to bust out laughing. "You don't need that... whatever the fuck it is."
"Ain't dying by Shade. It's a MacHalo.”

“I like sex for breakfast, kid. I eat early and often.”

“What does somebody like you want? More power? More toys? More sex?"
"All of the above. All the time."
"Greedy bugger."
"Kid, let me tell you something. Most people spend their short time in this world less than half alive. They wander through their days in a haze of responsibility and resentment. Something happens to them not long after they're born. They get conflicted about what they want and start worshipping the wrong gods. Should. Mercy. Equality. Altruism. There's nothing you should do. Do what you want. Mercy isn't Nature's way. She's an equal opportunity killer. We aren't born the same. Some are stronger, smarter, faster. Never apologize for it. Altruism is an impossible concept. There's no action you can make that doesn't spring from how you want to feel about yourself. Not greedy, Dani. Alive. And happy about it every single fucking day.”

Karen Marie Moning (rhymes with 'awning') is the # 1 New York Times 
bestselling author of 12 novels, including the Rita-award winning Highlander novels and the internationally bestselling urban fantasy Fever series. Her books have been published in 21 languages, and her events draw fans from all over the world.
She divides her time between the mountains of Georgia and the beaches of Florida.
Visit the official author's website.

Find her also on: Facebook - Twitter - Goodreads

~Iced Trailer!

Review: Fever Moon by Karen Marie Moning

Title: Fever Moon: The Fear Dorcha
Author: Karen Marie Moning
Artist: Al Rio 
Scripter: David Lawrence 
Illustrations: Cliff Richards
Series: Fever
Publication: July 10th 2012 by Del Rey
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Format: Graphic Novel ~ Hardcover, 148 pages
Source: The Book Depository
Cover Rating: 5/5
Content Rating: 4/5

~synopsis~

An all-new Mac & Barrons story by #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning, marvelously adapted into a full-color graphic novel by writer David Lawrence and illustrator Al Rio

In Fever Moon, we meet the most ancient and deadly Unseelie ever created, the Fear Dorcha. For eons, he’s traveled worlds with the Unseelie king, leaving behind him a path of mutilation and destruction. Now he’s hunting Dublin, and no one Mac loves is safe.

Dublin is a war zone. The walls between humans and Fae are down. A third of the world’s population is dead and chaos reigns. Imprisoned over half a million years ago, the Unseelie are free and each one Mac meets is worse than the last. Human weapons don’t stand a chance against them.

With a blood moon hanging low over the city, something dark and sinister begins to hunt the streets of Temple Bar, choosing its victims by targeting those closest to Mac. Armed only with the Spear of Destiny and Jericho Barrons, she must face her most terrifying enemy yet.

My thoughts: 
Oh, where to begin, where to begin... 
It's no secret that I am a huge fan of Karen Marie Moning and the Fever series. I fell in love with the books last fall when I was reading them, book after book. When they announced that there was going to be a graphic novel I was like... 

More Barrons?!

Hell yeah!!!

If you haven't read the Fever series I wouldn't recommend reading this graphic novel before you have read the books because it wouldn't make any sense to you. Fever Moon is a whole new story starring Mac and Barrons and not just the first book done over. The story I liked but it wasn't mind blowing or anything like I felt during reading the series. But the amazing art makes up for it. 

Fever Moon takes place somewhere in Shadowfever. An unseelie fae is making lots of victims, leaving them in coma sand stealing their faces. When Dani is one of the victims Mac knows she has to find it. Like... "It's personal now, bitch." Not that she said that but that was the feeling I had. lol. 

Like I said before with the story I didn't have a wow kinda feeling but you have to remember that it's a graphic novel and not a full book. The art was definitely on a higher level.

Pretty much all the characters from the Fever series were in it at some point. Dani, Rowena, Inspector Jayne, the other sidhe-seers, the fae. Even the Dreamy Eyed Guy. 

And of course Mac and Barrons.

I mostly loved the way the characters were done. Dani with her red hair and freckles was pretty much how I pictured her. Rowena I sort of pictured differently for some reason. I'm not sure if I'm the only one thinking that. The fae, seelie and unseelie were very nicely done. The seelie princes were all godlike and half naked, just like I imagine them. Unfortunately there wasn't much V'lane in it, who's a favorite character of mine. Instead there was a lot of that Velvet guy. Only 1 or 2 pictures I think. The unseelie ones were spot on, monstrously. Now about Barrons. At first I had to get really used about how he looked because really I wouldn't be able to imagine him. In my mind he changes everytime but now I like how he looks like. A lot. And about Mac. I like her look. It's sort of how I pictured her. Only her boobs look bigger than her head but I figure it's a thing with graphic novels so I'm letting that one slide.

The overal art just blew my mind. It's amazing! I wish I could draw like that. *sigh*

So even though I didn't like the story all that much the art and especially readng abou Mac and Barrons again definitely made up for it.

About the author:

Karen Marie Moning (rhymes with 'awning') is the # 1 New York Times 
bestselling author of 12 novels, including the Rita-award winning Highlander novels and the internationally bestselling urban fantasy Fever series. Her books have been published in 21 languages, and her events draw fans from all over the world. She divides her time between the mountains of Georgia and the beaches of Florida.

Visit her on her Official website ~ Facebook ~ Twitter

Book Review: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning

Title: Darkfever
Author: Karen Marie Moning
Series: Fever, #1
Publisher: Dell
Publication Date: August 26th 2008
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Format: Paperback, 342 pages
My rating: 5/5

Summary (from Goodreads):

MacKayla Lane’s life is good. She has great friends, a decent job, and a car that breaks down only every other week or so. In other words, she’s your perfectly ordinary twenty-first-century woman Or so she thinks…until something extraordinary happens. When her sister is murdered, leaving a single clue to her death–a cryptic message on Mac’s cell phone–Mac journeys to Ireland in search of answers. The quest to find her sister’s killer draws her into a shadowy realm where nothing is as it seems, where good and evil wear the same treacherously seductive mask. She is soon faced with an even greater challenge: staying alive long enough to learn how to handle a power she had no idea she possessed–a gift that allows her to see beyond the world of man, into the dangerous realm of the Fae…. As Mac delves deeper into the mystery of her sister’s death, her every move is shadowed by the dark, mysterious Jericho, a man with no past and only mockery for a future. As she begins to close in on the truth, the ruthless Vlane–an alpha Fae who makes sex an addiction for human women–closes in on her. And as the boundary between worlds begins to crumble, Mac’s true mission becomes clear: find the elusive Sinsar Dubh before someone else claims the all-powerful Dark Book–because whoever gets to it first holds nothing less than complete control of the very fabric of both worlds in their hands…  

My review: Oh, where to start... First of all, this is the second time I read this book. The first time was back in October 2011, but I didn't make a review of it because well, I didn't have a blog back then. I reread Darkfever because I am (was?) in a reading slumb and I hoped to get out of it by rereading one of the best, if not the best book I read in 2011. The series was recommended to me last summer by Michelle, who is a Goodreads friend of mine. I have to say I deeply regret waiting a whole season, from the summer to the fall to read this one. I kept delaying it because I didn't think it would be this good. But eventually I gave in to see what all the fuss was about. And damn! was I glad I did! Pretty much everyone I've gotten to read these books tell me how addicting it is and how they wish they'd read it sooner. Also another reason why I reread it is that I missed the characters so much. Mac, V'lane. Barrons. Barrons. Barrons. Barrons. Yeah, you get me. :) Right from the start I found this book SO addicting. I kept wanting to turn the pages and not stop reading to find out what would happen next. I loved the character of Mac a lot. She seems to have an easy life as a bartender with loving parents, while wearing a lot of pink. She's 22 and not really ambitious. But as the story goes on, there were a lot of things I loved about her. She loves reading and music for one thing. At first you would think she doesn't have a lot of depth, but through the series she grows up a lot. I love how she goes to Dublin all by herself to go talk to the police about her sister's murder. That takes some courage. I love her sense of humor. I'll put down some quotes of her below if I can, so you can see what I mean. At one point in the book she stumbles bu accident into a bookstore called "Barrons Books and Baubles". I love that name, by the way. I fell in love with that bookstore right away, from how Mac described it. And there she meets... Jericho Barrons. Also I name I soooo love! There are no words to describe Barrons. Bookstore owner, Antiquities collector, not-quite human doesn't seem to be cutting it, so I'll go with a little something from the book. This is how Mac describes him in her mind when she first meets him. "He didn't just occupy space; he saturated it. The room had been full of books before, now it was full of him. About thirty, six foot two or three, he had dark hair, golden skin, and dark eyes. His features were strong, chiseled. I couldn't pinpoint his nationality any more than I could his accent; some kind of European crossed with Old World Mediterranean or maybe an ancestor with dark Gypsy blood. He wore an elegant, dark gray Italian suit, a crisp white shirt, and a muted patterned tie. He wasn't handsome. That was too calm a word. He was intensely masculine. He was sexual. He attracted. There was an omnipresent carnality about him, in his dark eyes, in his full mouth, in the way he stood. He was the kind of man I wouldn't flirt with in a million years." So yeah, Jericho Barrons is a really intense man. Also I'll put some quotes from him down also. Also the one thing that made me read this book is because for some reason, that's totally unknown for me now, they kept compairing Barrons with Bones from the Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost. So wrong. You can't compare those two. Never. Barrons isn't a hero or anything like that. Most of the times he pissed me off like he pissed Mac off, but he's so mysterious I can't help but like him. And in those rare moments he shows feelings for Mac, at the end of the book mostly, I cant help but love him. Especially because at the very end of the book he painted Mac's nails! Come on, isn't that the cutest thing? Never thought I'd say something about Barrons and cute in the same line... Anyway everyone should at least know this character. And then there's the other characters in the book. And then we have V'lane, who's also a recurring character in the series. He's the other guy I liked best, after Barrons. (And maybe Christian but he isn't in Darkfever yet...) So V'lane... My cheeks heat up just thinking about him. Seriously. He's a fae. A what Mac calls "death-by-sex fae" so no need for explanation there. In the first book it's hard to know what to make of him, because you don't know a lot of him. Only that he's a fae prince of the Seelie court. He keeps sexing Mac up. Making her take her clothes off in public which is really funny actually. His character develops a lot in my eyes. I even learn to love him. There were some other characters also... Fiona; hate her. Mallucé, McCabe, Rocky O'Bannion, The Lord Master, the old sidhe-seer woman who we will see more off in the rest of the books, so I'm not saying more about that. I found all of the other characters very interesting. How they all seem to want the dark book. And then there's the various fae. Not only V'lane but also gross things like the gray man, the many mouthed thing, etc... I love Fae books but this one is really special in that way. This book had action, mystery, sexual tension and really the book is just freakin' awesome. You have to read it now if you haven't! One of my favorite things was of course how Mac and Barrons interact with each other. Sometimes intense, sometimes funny. And the sexual tension between them just builds up. So this books (and series) is definitely my favorite Urban Fantasy and maybe even series of all time! Karen Marie Moning will bring out a spin-off series. The first book will come out on october 30th and it'l revolve around Dani O'Malley.    

(Mac): ~ I love books, by the way, way more than movies. Movies tell you what to think. A good book lets you choose a few thoughts for yourself. Movies show you the pink house. A good book tells you there's a pink house and lets you paint some of the finishing touches, maybe choose the roof style,park your own car out front. My imagination has always topped anything a movie could come up with. Case in point, those darned Harry Potter movies. That was so not what that part-Veela-chick, Fleur Delacour, looked like. ~

 (Barrons to Mac): ~ “Last night you said you wanted to know what to expect so you could better select your attire. I told you we were going to visit a vampire in a Goth-den tonight. Why, then, Ms. Lane, do you look like a perky rainbow?” ~ 

 (Mac & Barrons): ~ "Does it involve stairs?" I asked hopefully. "No." "Of course not. How silly of me. And for our return adventure," I said, in my best game-show-announcer voice, "we will be scaling the side of Mount Everest, hiking boots to be provided by your trusty sponsor, Barrons Books and Baubles." "Amusing, Ms. Lane." Barrons could not have looked more unamused. "Now move." ~ 

 If you'd like to know more about Barrons, check out: My Book Boyfriend #1 

Book Review: Fever by Lauren DeStefano

Title: Fever

Author: Lauren DeStefano

Series: The Chemical Garden

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

Genre: Young Adult, Dystopia

Format: Paperback, 341 pages

Published: February 21st 2012

My rating: 5/5

Summary (from goodreads):

Rhine and Gabriel have escaped the mansion, but danger is never far behind.

Running away brings Rhine and Gabriel right into a trap, in the form of a twisted carnival whose ringmistress keeps watch over a menagerie of girls. Just as Rhine uncovers what plans await her, her fortune turns again. With Gabriel at her side, Rhine travels through an environment as grim as the one she left a year ago - surroundings that mirror her own feelings of fear and hopelessness.

The two are determined to get to Manhattan, to relative safety with Rhine’s twin brother, Rowan. But the road there is long and perilous - and in a world where young women only live to age twenty and young men die at twenty-five, time is precious. Worse still, they can’t seem to elude Rhine’s father-in-law, Vaughn, who is determined to bring Rhine back to the mansion...by any means necessary.

In the sequel to Lauren DeStefano’s harrowing Wither, Rhine must decide if freedom is worth the price - now that she has more to lose than ever.




My thoughts: I was sooo excited when I finally received this book. I've been waiting for the sequel to Wither for about 8 months. Yeah, I was counting the days. I was afraid I'd be disappointed, but I wasn't, luckily! I can't say that Fever was better than Wither though and I missed some of the characters there were in Wither also. But we got a bunch of new characters in the meantime so that's good. I liked how we got to spend more time with Gabriel and really see how he cares for Rhine. Obviously there wasn't much Linden in it until the end. The story in general was very different from the first book but also great! I was sad when it ended. Lauren DeStefano's writing is so beautiful. I kept wanting to turn the pages faster and faster. At the end I was almost pulling my own hairs out. I'm actually very sad it ended and I can't wait for the final book in the series. It can't come fast enough for me! Now about the two guys; Gabriel and Linden. In Wither I didn't know who I liked better. Most people seem to like Gabriel more. Now after reading Fever I'm definitely team Linden. I can't help but have a soft spot for him. The new characters were very interesting. Madame for one I thought was a peculiar character. I also liked Silas a lot. My favorite character from Wither was Rhine and it still is. She's not one of those annoying whiny female maincharacters like there are a lot of them out there lately. I wished Rowan would've come into this one, but I suppose that's for the next book. Vaughn as always was very creepy and evil and it saddens me how Rhine had to tell him about his father. Cecily... She seems to have matured a little, but on the other hand she doesn't seem to changed a lot. Also there must be something about Rhine that's special. It kept coming back to that. So I can't wait to find out what exactly is going on.
I just love The Chemical Garden world so much. It's dark, mysterious and unexpected. Lauren DeStefano has once again written a beautiful book that kept my attention through all of it!