Iced

Fever, Book 6

By: Karen Marie Moning

Narrated by: Phil Gigante, Natalie Ross

Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

Wonderful "Middle" Book

Dani is a breath of fresh air! So nice to have a fun story line in this series. A nice reprieve too from all the sexual tension that was in the first 5. It's a very entertaining book and the narration is great too.

Great story, questionable sound quality

If you could sum up Iced in three words, what would they be?

Fast, fun, fiesty.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Christian because he is evolving as a character. Its all very complicated!

What didn’t you like about Phil Gigante and Natalie Ross ’s performance?

Sound quality made it difficult to understand the narrators.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Loved it! - OMG what a cliffhanger =)

Any additional comments?

Poor sound quality on my device. It was very difficult to hear.

1st person narrative

Is there anything you would change about this book?

More dialog less 1st person.

Would you recommend Iced to your friends? Why or why not?

In order to get on with the story one needs to read for information. I would not go audio, but ebook.

What about Phil Gigante and Natalie Ross ’s performance did you like?

I liked Joan Beans better. Gigante did not seem as good as in the Highlander Series.

Could you see Iced being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

This must be the reason why I did not like the audio. This could be better as a TV script???

Excellent Narration! Exciting New Arc in a Series!

Would you listen to Iced again? Why?

Yes, the narrators were fantastic, the story flew by and I loved every moment.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Iced?

The battle with the hoarfrost king and the crimson hag was amazingly done. My emotions were all over the place, the tension was taut but there were still little nuggets of humor.

Which scene was your favorite?

There were too many to count.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The whole thing, honestly. Dani is a highly emotional character and you see the world through her eyes, it's all feelings.

Any additional comments?

Iced is the sixth book in the new adult urban fantasy, Fever series by Karen Marie Moning. It’s the first book where Dani ‘Mega’ O’Malley is our main focus and the change of pace was desperately needed to breathe new life into this saga in my opinion. Don’t get me wrong, I do love Mac, I love Barrons and I enjoyed their story immensely, but, if you’re going to continue, diving into the other characters is a fantastic idea. (Sidenote: This was billed as the first Dani O’Malley novel and not to get ahead of myself but the Dani O’Malley part seems to go out the window after Iced. We can discuss that in my review of Burned. Back to Iced for now.) To me, this seemed like the perfect liftoff for a new arc within the Fever universe. Let’s get to know the other sidhe-seers, let’s get to know more about the nine, beyond Barrons. I was so excited.

The story picks up pretty much right where we leave off in Shadowfever, only from a different perspective. Dani O’Malley is a fantastic narrator in my opinion. The bulk of this installment is told from her point of view and it made all the difference in the world to my enjoyment of the story. (Yes, she’s only fourteen and I know some people weren’t happy about the lack of sex because of that, but it was clear to me that something important was being set up for the rest of the series. And it didn’t put a halt to the adult themes in the book.) The summation of previous events was succinct, and you see how the other sidhe-seers and the people of Dublin were affected by the wall between the Fae world and ours coming down. The action picks right up and you’re drawn right into Dani’s world.

I listened to this on audiobook and I was completely enthralled, the narrators were perfection. I was laughing, crying, gasping and just totally caught up in the story. I could not stop, I had to know what was going to happen next. There was no lull really, no moment where I was wondering why we were learning about something. I think some of that could be because this was technically supposed to be a book one in a new series so there’s always some world building, laying of the details, etc. Yes, not all mysteries were solved by the end, but hello, it’s part of a series, so that’s normal and GOOD. It ended on a pretty major cliffhanger and I couldn’t wait to dive into the next book to find out what would become of our ferociously sweet, funny, plucky, determined, fierce, one hundred percent brave heroine.

I loved seeing more of Ryodan, getting to know him a bit more (I might like him more than Barrons) and my favorite ‘new’ side character is Lor. He’s hilarious, and very obviously has a heart of gold beneath his scary exterior. But my hands down favorite is Dani, herself. She’s so pure of heart and I don’t mean that in a cheesy way, she reacts in reckless ways sometimes, she’s a kid. But all she really wants to do is live. And help people. Protect them from themselves and the dark fae that have invaded her city. I simply adore her and her zest for life. She made this book tremendous.

a surprisingly great book

I have read the Fever series up to this point and the Dani series is even better!! I wasn't expecting that!

An adventure of Dani O'Malley

Who could not like Dani O'Malley? Definitely a well-written story that's often just fun- all from Dani's point of view. You end up liking all the characters more. It's interesting to see who KMM positions around Dani: Ryodan, Christian & the human Dancer. Absolutely LOVE the combination of Gigante & Ross in this series.

Just. Perfect.

Listened to twice.
Read thrice.

I love Karen Marie Moning. I've been reading her books since 2007. I hated romance novels until I found her. When I'm angry with the world and am looking for just fun epic reading, I turn to Moning. Why would Iced be any different?

Love Dani. Love this world. Love the amount of research that Moning CLEARLY poured into her books. Love this world.

brutal! woah!!!!!

holy crap is that an awesome fecking book! I like Danny better than mac! Serious she is way cooler.

Performance makes this one tolerable

The first time I read this series it was in actual paperback format. While I devoured the first 5 books in less than a week (combined) this one took me over a month to get through. It by far my least favorite in the series. Dani is my least favorite character and her 14 year old POV is obnoxious at best. On top of that, I just have a harder time caring about what's going on in this book. With all of that said, listening to this audio version made it so much easier to get through. It still took me longer than the first 5, but the way that the characters are read made them a little less obnoxious than they sounded as I read them to myself. Huge props to the narrators for making a book I really didn't enjoy the first time around much more interesting.

This story is the best of the series.

This story is written from the point of view of Dani not Mac (the heroine) of the Fever series. I didn't realize how funny and adorable character she was. I like her even more than Mac's character and can't wait to read the sequel of the Dani chronicles