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Shadowfever

By: Karen Marie Moning
Narrated by: Natalie Ross, Phil Gigante
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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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    1 out of 5 stars

Worst audiobook EVER

I've never shut off an audiobook less than a 1/4 of the way through, but this one had me wanting to turn it off five minutes in, I'm actually proud I lasted as long as I did. If I had to hear the full name of her dead lover one more time I was afraid my ears would begin bleeding! This was only paralleled by the ridiculous amount of time spent on the protagonist's laser-like focus on her feelings about EVERYTHING. The over the top dramatic scenes were exactly like listening to the weird girl in high school who haunted the drama department and who was more than a little out of touch with reality. Poorly written and the narrator didn't help, this was beyond bad.

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    1 out of 5 stars

Don't waste your time or credit!

This book was so bad I couldn't finish it. It dragged on and on. I couldn't find a one thing I liked about it. I am not a prude but really do you need to use the "F" word in every sentence? A real waste of a credit.

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    1 out of 5 stars

Not at all what I expected.

I did not like this book for reasons that I am mostly to blame for. (1) I did not know this was part of a series, and this book is not the beginning -- should have researched it better. (2) I bought it based on the reviews -- sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn't. (3) I wanted to try a new genre -- I like sci-fi, but this was crazy SCI-FI. (4) Lastly, I loved Paul Gigante (the male narrator) in 'John Adams' -- well, he's a long way from 1776 in this creation.

I realize now that most people reading (listening to) this book are already fans of the genre and understand the genre. I did not and that was probably the biggest problem for me.

I only made it through 30 minutes of the book. At about the 15 minute mark, I found myself talking outloud, mocking the characters. It was extremely confusing and the woman is absolutely hysterical (and not in a funny way). She whines! The entire time! The book opens with this woman trying to bring some man (? or creature -- it wasn't clear) back to life by doing really ridiculous things like "stuffing his entrails back in." I was ironing pants while listening, and soon, I started offering suggestions on how she could revive this man/creature. (My husband thought it was pretty funny.)

Since the first 30 minutes were spent with this obnoxious woman whining about why she couldn't bring this...thing back to life (a thing she had apparently just killed and a thing she apparently loved -- talk about cognitive dissonance) by the time I finished ironing my slacks, I had to kill "it."

So, if you are new to this genre, you might want to consider something else -- I wish I had.

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    1 out of 5 stars

Not at all what I was expecting

Based on the high reviews I figured this would be a compelling novel. Hardly. It started out and continued with an hysterical woman babbling on about all kinds of nonsense. I had to go back twice and make sure I wasn't in the middle of the story because it was so disjointed that it was impossible to follow. Eventually I grew tired waiting for it to make sense or for the woman to stop with the over the top histrionics so after 40 minutes I just gave up. If I purchased the book I would have asked for a refund.

There must be some people who enjoyed this novel based on the high ratings, but I would not suggest purchasing it blindly without being familiar with the author's work. It's definitely a very different format and targeted to a specific group - not sure who exactly but not your typical reader/listener.

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    2 out of 5 stars

Good premise but . . .

After listening to this book, I was really very surprised by all positive reviews it received. I am no novice to audio books, but I would like my money back for this one. I have never been compelled to write a review, let alone a bad one, before. The author spent way too much time the female leads head. I think the book could have been cut in half it she had only done that. Also, did I miss an early book that defined certain terms or did the auther just assume we knew more than we did? If she had only spent less time in the leads head and a little more with background information it would have been nice. And I am no prude, but there is a matter of balance in a book. If you take out all the sex, you come to realize there is not much left.

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    2 out of 5 stars

Too long and boring

I loved all 4 books before this one and I was so excited to listen to the last book, but it was too long and no action and too much porn. It was mostly the review of the past books. I was expected much more from Miss Moning.

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    1 out of 5 stars

Read the others first....

I bought this audio book because of the 5-star rating..I can't understand what is going on and basically I've started listening to it 3 times and still don't "get it" and maybe why I think this book just stinks. Way too many adjectives, and it goes on and on about I can't figure out what??? I might try the other books in the series first, but only if someone gives them to me free...won't pay for any more of this author's work.

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  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding Narration for this Masterpiece!

I waited for this book anxiously and in order to start the minute it came out I downloaded the audiobook. Not knowing that I would listen to one of the best audiobooks I've ever heard. The narration is perfection, there are no other words for it. Both, Ross and Gigante deliver each emotion wonderfully. I was most impressed with the interaction between those two.
Shadowfever (like the other books from this series) is written from Mac's POV and Natalie Ross gives her the perfect voice, but each male voice is spoken by Phil Gigante which makes dialogues so much more alive!! The whole books lives from those two people that give this epic masterpiece of a book the perfect audiobook experience!

If you love the Fever series and love a good audiobook, then you need to listen to this one!

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  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

First, let me say I found this series a long time ago lost it. When I found it again it was three weeks before this book came out. I breezed through all of the books previous to this book and all of the characters came to life like I was watching a movie. I laughed and cried. I talked insistently about these books with co-workers.

Karen Marie Moning is an excellent writer. Her talent with words and bringing characters to life is a gift to all who read her books. This book was an excellent piece to a puzzle that Karen brought to us. Her characters come to life. MacKayla goes from a vapid one dimensional character into a complex person. She is no longer a character in a book she lives and breathes.

In this book we pick up right where the last novel left off and it's a roller coaster rider all the way to the finish. If you haven't read this book I highly recommend it. However, don't start at the end and read the last book. It would be like dancing salsa as a woman and only dancing the male steps. Take the time to start at the beginning of the series. Learn what drives MacKayla. Trust me when you listen to the last words of this book it will be worth every minute.

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  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars

Disappointed

I don't know what I was expecting, but I am very disappointed with this purchase. It was way too fantastic, too much fantastic audio, like the Lord of the Rings. I couldn't finish listening, so I can't even comment on the story. Maybe another time, when I'm in a different frame of mind, another day. I took a chance on this new author (to me), and now I wish I could get my money back. Sorry, I calls 'em as I see 'em.

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