Iced

Fever, Book 6

By: Karen Marie Moning

Narrated by: Phil Gigante, Natalie Ross

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 few 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.

©2012 Karen Marie Moning (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Much Promise

I had looked forward to reading Iced for a long time. I loved the Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning and liked the character of Dani O'Malley. I think this new series has a lot of promise. However, I was somewhat disappointed in this book. I'd give it a 3.5 out of 5 stars, actually. The story starts slowly. The characters are not very easy to relate to, not always likeable enough to invest in.

Dani O'Malley can actually be a fascinating character. In the Fever series she is a supporting character. In this book, told in first person, she is the protagonist. She is fourteen years with a defiant teenage attitude. She's having a difficult time adjusting to growing up. She doesn't understand the adults and immortals around her but mistakenly assumes she does. She lives in a post-armegeddon city in Ireland. There are three men who vie for her attention with a fourth man she considers her soulmate.

I appreciated the performances of the narrators. They were excellent. They also narrated in the Fever Series.

I also appreciate the new world and characters the author has created, especially enjoying reading about this world through the characters in the Fever series. I recall that the first book in that series also started out slow and built up to being a great series, therefore, I'm not giving up on her future Dani O'Malley books.

I am looking forward to the next book in this series hoping that this story and the characters and their relationships develop more completely. There is a lot of promise here.

Color Me Conflicted

I'm not sure how I feel about this book. I guess I feel the same sort of conflicted that I did with the Dark Fever series, but in a different way. I liked Dani more than I liked Mac. I always found Mac a bit fluffy and useless. Mac was more lucky than anything else and Barrons was the more interesting character. Now we have resourceful, strong and super fast Dani who is used to looking out for herself, but then, she also can't seem to keep herself out of trouble.

I wish Moning had made her a bit older. 14 is a bit young for a heroine in a non-YA novel surrounded by a bunch of immortals, particularly when half of the men in the book are pining after her like a bunch of horn dogs. We have Ryodan who is basically waiting for her to hit 18 before he jumps her bones while meanwhile, he's hooking up with anything else that moves. We've got Unseelie Prince in training, Christian, who makes no bones about how he feels about her, but who is also trying to control his urges for her until she's older. And then the more age appropriate and human Dancer who barely gets any time with her at all.

Throughout the book, I alternately loved and hated Dani. She was so (as she would say) fecking annoying and dense at times. But other times, she was sufficiently bad ass. I thought that the storyline with the Hoarfrost King was a bit weak and the book was too long, but overall, it was entertaining. And I'll admit - I will read the next one. I really want to see where Moning is going with Dani's storyline. I want to know why Ryodan is so obsessed with her. What happens to/with Christian. And I want to know more about Dancer, the fearless human among all of these scary immortals. There is clearly more to him than meets the eye. And I want to know which one she will ultimately end up with. It's weird - I like them all for entirely different reasons, and as of right now, I have absolutely no preference amongst them. I'm curious to see how they develop over the course of the next 2 planned books

Very good cant wait for the next one

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I have recommended this book to several friends. It is a very good book, great story line and good characters. Can't wait to see where the story goes

Who was your favorite character and why?

Danni was my favorite character, because she's a young girl that has a lot of power, and seeing how seeing how she deals with it in the new world.

Which character – as performed by Phil Gigante and Natalie Ross – was your favorite?

Dancer, Phil used the perfect voice for this character.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Action! Adventure! An Ice Monster!

the FEVER world from Dan'is POV- pretty good

What made the experience of listening to Iced the most enjoyable?

The narrators are terrific!

Which scene was your favorite?

Dancer saving Dani

Any additional comments?

If you like author KMM, you will enjoy this one.

Another Slam Dunk

Dani, a favored character in the prior series enters into puberty all alone in a city destroyed from the walls falling and the demons running loose in her beloved city. Estranged from Mac, and still fighting the good fight against evil, Dani tries to protect her old friends and enemies, while negotiating feelings no 14 year old should have. Karen Marie has continued to hit a grand slam providing us with a new story line on her old story that leaves us waitting and wanting for more.