Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning – a Review

Feverborn
Fever series – Book #8
by Karen Marie Moning
Release date: January 19, 2016

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Description:
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.

Review:

Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning is the 8^th book in her wonderful Fever series. If you have not read this series, it will be too difficult to explain. You need to go to the beginning and start book 1 to learn all about Dublin, Barrons, Mac, Dani, Ryodan, Fae, Unseelie, Seelie, War, and many many other things.   If you are a fan of Fever, I will give my thoughts about what I liked and didn’t like about this book; though I enjoy most things in this series.

If you have not read Burned or Feverborn, please be aware that this review has some Spoilers

It was great to be back in the Fever world.  I loved spending time with Mac, Barrons, 
Dani/Jada, Ryodan, Christian, and company. I thought that the book kind of split into two. The fun exciting and informative part, and the part that was a bit repetitive and somewhat slow.

At the end of the last book (Burned), Dageus MacKeltar was beyond the grave. In Feverborn, in the very beginning we see through Mac’s eyes the terrible transformation that he will endure, and for the rest of book, we did not learn much more about Dageus’s. Christian, who is now fully becoming a powerful Unseelie Prince found out about Daegas, but that was the extent of what we learned. I always like Christian and would love to see more of him in the future.

Mac’s dead sister, Alina, is back. Is she real? Is it Fae magic to trick Mac?  Or a vision from Sinsar Dubh? Frankly, this leaves me with mixed feelings. Mac to have her sister back is nice for her, but at the same time, it is Alina’s death that drove Mac to be what she is today. I am not sure if I like this part.

This was a good story, with Mac finding herself in danger, with false accusations, not to mention everything falling apart. Soon, Jada finds herself in the same predicament as Mac. But the danger of the black holes, and how to save the world is the main plot, besides Mac & Barrons constantly jumping each others bones often, or Ryodan trying to get Jada to let him help, and tattoo her for him to always find her, should she go missing again.

Whatever Dani went through in the 5 ½ years in the Silvers, she changed or morphed into a polished tough beautiful grown woman in Jada. Shazam is a new character, that seemed to be her companion and Savior while she was trapped in the Silvers, helping her survive. By the end of the book, we will learn much more about Dani’s mental state, how damaged she really is, which will bring tears to Mac’s and our eyes. I love Mac and Dani. I like that it seems like they were finally able to talk and have the chance to get back to where they were if only they can escape their predicament. I know many people don’t like Mac, but I have always liked her, and look forward to how this series will end with her and Dani/Jada.

Another thought…I do not want Dani/Jada with Dancer.  I want to see her with Ryodan
and see her tame him a bit. Ryodan has always shown how much he cares about her, he knows what he wants, but Jada’s coldness forces him to deal with the fact that he may not win her in the end. Ryodan must find a way to merge the tough grown up feared leader that Jada is, with the fun loving emotional reckless Dani.  I look forward that time when this happens.  Cruce also had a small part in this story, and we know that he will be a major part in the next book.  Looking forward to that also.

What I loved the most was the emotional ending between Mac and Dani, bringing us back to the way they were; a chance that Mac and Dani would finally be the sisters they were meant to be.  There was a cliffhanger at the end, and it was a good one.  A bit mindblowing that will have me worried and on the edge for a full year before Karen gives us the next Fever book.  I love this series, and love Karen Marie Moning‘s writing.

Reviewed by Barb