Shadowfever

Fever, Book 5

By: Karen Marie Moning

Narrated by: Natalie Ross, Phil Gigante

Length: 19 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

MacKayla Lane was just a child when she and her sister, Alina, were given up for adoption and banished from Ireland forever. Twenty years later, Alina is dead and Mac has returned to the country that expelled them to hunt her sister’s murderer. But after discovering that she descends from a bloodline both gifted and cursed, Mac is plunged into a secret history: an ancient conflict between humans and immortals who have lived concealed among us for thousands of years.

What follows is a shocking chain of events with devastating consequences, and now Mac struggles to cope with grief while continuing her mission to acquire and control the Sinsar Dubh — a book of dark, forbidden magic scribed by the mythical Unseelie King, containing the power to create and destroy worlds. In an epic battle between humans and Fae, the hunter becomes the hunted when the Sinsar Dubh turns on Mac and begins mowing a deadly path through those she loves. Who can she turn to? Who can she trust? Who is the woman haunting her dreams? More important, who is Mac and what is the destiny she glimpses in the black and crimson designs of an ancient tarot card?

From the luxury of the Lord Master’s penthouse to the sordid depths of an Unseelie nightclub, from the erotic bed of her lover to the terrifying bed of the Unseelie King, Mac’s journey will force her to face the truth of her exile, and to make a choice that will either save the world... or destroy it.

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Disappointing and exhausting to get through

I wanted to love this book so much because of how much I enjoyed the prior books. Even when the narrator changed I still enjoyed the series but this book was draining and so exhausting to get through. The problem isn't all the stuff that happens, it's the fact that all that action is only 25% of this book or less! The other 75% is all internal dialogue or Mac's stream of consciousness and even though the author writes well, no amount of good writing makes up for what must be pages and pages and PAGES of a characters overly flowery thoughts, inner analysis and wandering reveries that draaaaaaag on and on and on and on. it was like pulling teeth to get through large portions of this book. it just felt different from all the others and not in a good way. Barron's seemed like a completely different character. if you enjoyed the prior books, you might enjoy this but I recommend listening on fast forward so you don't lose 13 hours of your life getting frustrated because Mac ruins another great scene with a rambling analysis of...well EVERYTHING.

Loved this series!

Unique and interesting. Lots of twists and turns. Hard to turn it off to go to bed, telling myself 5 more minutes!!

Love this series!!

The new "fever" book is fabulous! It picks up right where the last book left off and was as entertaining and unpredictable as ever. The narrorators are the same as the previous audiobook versions and of course did a wonderful job. Definately worth your credit.

One of the BEST series in this genre

I discovered this series and read/listened to the first four books as quickly as I could. It was a pleasant surprise to finish them right after book # 5 came out. This series is one of my favorites! Book # 4 left the reader hanging about the fate of Mac and Barons and the outcome was one of the first of many surprising twists and turns of this book. There was a little too much internal dialogue from Mac but other than that the narrators made this book come alive. It is funny, suspenseful and thoroughly entertaining. Read this series in order or it won't make sense. I was sorry that this series ended. Moning is an excellent writer--much better in this series than the Highlander one. I would give it six stars if possible.

Best series in the world!

If you love urban, distopian, fantasy, romance-long slow burn- this is THE book! Spectacular narration.

Jericho Barons

Honestly, I'm not a fan of this series. I started off giddy and obsessed but by the middle of book 2 I was 'over it.'

Why? I don't like/care about McKayla. I only got as far as I did b/c of Jericho. Like most, Jericho is my book-boyfriend.
I pursued the series because of Danny, and then later Ryoden. Then I got the audiobook and my word, the narrator for Jericho... *Shiver* I was in love.

Okay.. as for the actual book itself, Shadowfever was a mix. There is backstory for Jericho. There is sexual assault/rape. There is a lot crammed into this book and honestly at the end of it I walked away thinking, "WTF?"... "Why?"

Maybe KMM thought this would be her last book and she just went ham. Not sure. But my overall takeaway from this book is annoyance. There are a lot of disjointed, rushed story lines. I'm so over McKayla.

More Danny please. More Ryodan. More Jericho backstory. McKayla can stay (I guess) but I don't think she should be carrying the story. I mean, let her go already. There is so much fantasy that she doesn't have to be in EVERY scene/paragraph.

AMAZING

It started out very slow so was a little weary, but it ended up amazing. I was in the edge of my seat and couldn't put it down. love Jericho!

great book

I couldn't stop listening I loved every moment I can't believe the ending just listen

great book

It is a great story. as well - great performance! ... thanks a lot .

Accents overdone...

Again....love the series....getting Audiobooks was baaad mistake!!!Narrator's overdone accents made it "hurtful" to enjoy the story....thank goodness i had the books...:(