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4.5 "I missed you" Stars
I can't remember this person's name, but one reviewer said it perfectly: reading A Court of Frost and Starlight was like being reunited with friends and family. As strange as it may sound considering we're talking about faeries, these people are my own. Reading this series feels like being home.
A Court of Frost and Starlight was a prologue I didn't know I needed. There are no battles or complicated plot choices, despite giving hints of what will come next in the series. Instead, there are many scenes with my favorite characters and tons of FEELS.
It shows Freyre and Rhys' much-deserved happy life, and there are no words to explain how happy that makes me.
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I'm glad to announce I'm still very much in love with my OTP, and very much in love with Rhysand. I don't care that he's freaking perfect. It doesn't bother me. It doesn't make me roll my eyes. It brings nothing but pure joy.
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So this book gave me exactly what I needed when it came to Rhys and Freyre. It was swoon-worthy and sexy and perfect and food for my shipping soul. That is all.
And when the inner circle got together to drink, exchange gifts, tease each other, I just LIVED. It was everything. EVERYTHING.
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A Court of Frost and Starlight also made me feel things other than happy.
It made me frustrated and angry, but passionate about Cassian and Nesta (as if I wasn't passionate about those two enough)
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It left me sad and heartbroken for both Lucien and Az (when it comes to Mor)! Damn, that hurt.
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And super confused (and hopeful) when it came to Az and Elain!!
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And then, OMG, Tamlin. This should hurt less. Knowing what he did, this should have hurt a lot less, but it didn't. I know, I know. There's no excuse for what he did to Freyre and Rhysand's family. There simply isn't. I wish that could make me feel the way Freyre does, but I hurt for him. The things he had and lost (his own fault, I know) have broken him, and that's tough to watch.
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Well, whatever. All I'm saying is, Sarah J. Maas can make me feel more with a novella in this series than many stories can accomplish after three hundred pages. That is all.
Side note: Why are all the covers in this series so perfect?
Side note 2: The last book I gave full five stars was A Court of Wings and Ruin. I'm shocked.
Side note 3: How am I supposed to wait for the next book now? *cries*...more
The Fever series is my favorite book series ever, and I will never get tired of it. That is all.
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4.5 “High Fever" Stars
The Fever series is my favorite book series ever, and I will never get tired of it. That is all.
No. That's not all, obviously. But I won't write a long review because my thoughts are never coherent when it comes to these characters and this world I love so freaking much. All I want to say is: I miss Mac and Jericho (because, yes, they still are my OTP), I'm completely obsessed with Dani and Ryodan, and I suspect I'm just going into another major book hangover. Honestly, I don't know why I read Fever books right after they're released because it always leaves feeling me depressed at the thought I'll have to wait another year or longer for the next one. I imagine that's how people felt when the Harry Potter books came out (I read them much later on).
So, yeah, this was another winner for me. Sorry for those who don't like Dani and Ryodan. Sorry for those who think KMM should've ended the series after the first 5 brilliant books. Sure they haven't been as spectecular, but when you have a world like the one she created and characters that can make you feel as much as they do after ten books, I say: Keep writing!
One thing, though. High Voltage read a lot more like fantasy romance than urban fantasy, but see the gif bellow if you think I cared:
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This book gave me ALL THE RIGHT FREAKING FEELS, so I'm using gifs for the rest of my review. This was me when:
1. Chapter One ended
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2. Dani thought about Ryodan:
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3. Shazam was Shazam:
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4. Chapter Seventeen happened and almost gave me a heart attack:
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5. Chapter Twenty brought me Dani's dress and that car ride:
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6. Jericho made a brief appearance:
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7. Mac made an even briefer (is that a word?) appearance:
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8. This quote gave me life:
"He ran his thumb over the screen as if he might somehow touch Mac through it. And I thought, Holy hell, Jericho Barrons has a…not a vulnerability but yes, that. A weakness, a need. Mac. I’d seen it in her, too."
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9. The letter revealed more about Ryodan's actions:
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10. Every time Lor talked:
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11. Chapter Thirty-One tried to end my life:
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12. Chapter Thirty-Four finally brought me the words I wanted to hear:
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13. All the other POV chapters got in the way of my ship time:
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14. The villain was dealt with in one page:
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15. Dani "evolved" and learned the truth of what she was/could do:
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16. The Shazam twist came:
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17. Roydan thought it was an illusion:
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18. Everything about the last chapter and epilogue happened and just gave me life back:
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5 “Jericho & Mac” + 3 “The rest” Stars
Yes, I’m giving this book two ratings. Why? Because everything Mac & Jericho was perfection, but the rest was. And yes, I’m calling them Mac & Jericho and not Ms. Lane & Barrons and there’s a reason for it. Read the book or the rest of my spoilery review if you want to know.
I’m keeping this short part of the review spoiler-free, but it won’t last long.
This series is life (it inspired the tag with the same name). This series is home. It’s the first thing that comes to me when I think about books I love. Jericho Barrons is the first name that responds to the words “favorite male character”. MacKayla Lane is my badass book girlfriend. She’s the other half of my OTP. So, no matter how “not as excellent as the first five” the rest of the books in the series are they’ll still be my home. I’ll still want to read them the moment they come out. I’ll still be holding my breath when Karen announces a new book set in this world.
I know Feversong is supposed to be last in the series, but I’m not sure it is. I’ve heard rumors about Karen writing new titles with Mac & Jericho’s adventures after she writes Dani’s new trilogy. I want it. It’s as simples as that. When it comes to the Fever series, there’s no such a thing as “Stop while you’re winning”. Not when there’s a chance I’ll get more of my OTP.
I’m an addict. I know.
It might sound weird considering I’m giving the rest of the book 3 stars, but did you see the 5 stars that came before it? For a chance to get 5-star Mac & Jericho, I’ll take 3-star plotlines anytime. It doesn’t speak highly of me, but I love my OTP too much to care.
Mac & Jericho made this book worth reading for me. Individually and as a couple. As the couple. I missed them and I loved seeing how much they grew and developed. Especially Mac.
I’m so proud of her because she’s finally gotten to the place I’ve been waiting for her to get for the past couple books. She changed after Shadowfever, and it wasn’t in the best of ways, but I still held on to hope because I loved her. It was all worth it in the end. By the end of Feversong, Mac was the strong, independent, powerful woman I loved. She loved fiercely, fought restlessly and sacrificed a lot to keep the world from ending. She made tough calls that could’ve destroyed her and those she loved the most. She was Mac, and I love her for it.
Jericho was perfection, as usual. He’s my book husband and maybe I’m blind to his flaws, but I don’t care. I simply can’t resist him. I LOVED how he waited for Mac to come back to him. How he respected her and didn’t pressure her into becoming who he wanted her to be. How he recognized her true self and how he allowed her to set the rhythm of their relationship. How he respected her when she asked him not to do something or when she told him she was going to do something he didn’t like. How he protected those who mattered to him. How he didn’t let the “book” play games with him. Or anyone else, for that matter. How he was with Jada/Dani. He was Jericho, and I loved him for it.
Now, Mac and Jericho together was beyond perfect. They’re this thing... so strong, so epic, so meant-t0-be I can’t even deal. I don’t have the right words to explain my love and obsession with these two as a couple. I’ll use some of Karen’s words, then:
“No,” Barrons said, dangerously soft. “I’ve lost many things. Mac will never be one of them.”
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“My eyes shimmered, and later Barrons would tell me they’d glowed with iridescent fire. It’s nice to meet you, too, Jericho.”
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“Sun, moon, and stars,” he growled against my ear.I punched him in the shoulder. “Hush. You think I don’t know that?”
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We shed our clothing urgently, kissing so deeply we couldn’t breathe, and I knew a thing about breath – you didn’t need it when you had this kind of love.And you didn’t want it if you lost this kind of love.
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He smiled at me, dark eyes glimmering. “Rainbow Girl.’ He laced his fingers with mine and said nothing for a long time. Then, “We’ll find each other again. Somehow.”
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Yes… *sniffs* I’m not ready to let them go.
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But I have to move on to the SPOILERY part of the review… I don’t want to move away from Mac & Jericho
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But I have to… So, here comes the spoilery part of the review:
(view spoiler)[I’ll try to keep this part short because my love letter to Mac & Jericho was already long enough.
Here are the things I liked about the rest of the book:
1. Every time Barrons and Dani interacted. It was funny, fresh and just what I needed. The texting part was hilarious and warmed my heart.
2. When Dani & Ryodan talked. Really talked. Shared. Broke down. When he let her punch him and cry and punch him some more. When she opened up to him in ways she hadn’t done with anyone else. It was just perfection. And when she kissed him? I almost had a heart attack. Everything after was shit, but at least I got those few pages of perfection.
3. When Dani & Ryodan argued and he punched the wall because she was being stubborn, this reminded me a little bit of old Barrons & Ms. Lane and how frustrating, but intoxicating they were in the beginning. How I missed those times.
4. Everything Christian. The Highlander turned Unseelie Prince was amazing every time he showed up. He brought so much humor to the scenes. I loved him.
5. When Mac says “Me, Barrons, Ryodan, Dani” and I’m like crying because I want those four to go out and conquer the world so bad. So bad. They’re it for me.
6. Mac telling off Lor then killing him. Lor coming back and saying he should stay away from Mac because he’d kill her, then Barrons would kill him, then he’d kill Barrons and they’d do it over and over for centuries. Me laughing because this is hilarious and utterly wrong while being right.
7. Mac becoming the Seelie Queen. Barrons (maybe) becoming the King. The painting. Me crying because, again, my OTP!
Here are the things I DIDN’T liked about the rest of the book:
1. It ended. It was long AF, but I wasn’t ready to let go.
2. Why so many POVs? I mean, I didn’t need the former Seelie Queen’s POV. Or some of the others that came. I could’ve used less POVs from the Sinsar Dubh, although he could be entertaining when he wanted. All I needed was Mac and Dani, in all honesty.
3. Jo’s freaking death. I’m not over it and it happened in the first 15%. I can’t believe Karen went there. Bring Jo back. Lor needs her. I need them together. AND WRITE A BOOK ABOUT THE NINE.
4. What the heck was that with Cruce and forgiveness? Cruce is unnecessary. He should’ve died already. Mac should’ve killed him for what he did to her or let Barrons do it. She should’ve NOT kissed him or tried to justify his behavior. WTF, Karen? Rape isn’t justifiable. It just isn’t.
5. That ending with Cruce being alive when he should’ve died. See topic above. He deserved to die. Jo didn’t. I rest my case.
6. Come on, the whole thing with locking the Sinsar Dubh with the Unseelie Princess body was too predictable. I could see that one coming from miles. Of course he would take over her body and go back to Dublin. Of course. And the worst part? It didn’t even serve any big purpose. Was it just the kind of lazy way to make sure he got there when Mac sang the song that could destroy him? I’m glad it’s gone, but it was kind of “meh”.
7. Why all the fade to black during the sex scenes? Who thought that was a cool thing to do after so many books? It wasn’t. Don’t fade to black with my OTP.
8. Dani, Ryodan & Dancer love triangle. I just. Can’t. Even. I’m unable to even… I just… Why? Why did it go that way? I'm team Ryodan and always have been, so sure I'm a little pissed (a lot) Dani had her first time with Dancer, but it's more than just that. It's how it happened. How it seems like I was supposed to believe Dani developed those feelings for Dancer overnight, because she sure didn't seem to have fallen in love with him before she went to Ryodan, kissed him and got angry because he didn't want to sleep with her when she was a virgin. It was how Dancer's fatal heart condition was just a plot device, and how it seemed like Dani only wanted to be with him because she found out he was dying soon. How I knew he'd end up dead before the book was over. How Karen didn't write the tattoo off and forced Ryodan to experience everything Dani did when she was having sex. It was weird, cruel and too much. Everything about how this love triangle was treated than exterminated felt wrong. I'm so pissed. I just... can't even. (hide spoiler)]
So, yeah, apart from a few good things and Mac & Jericho, there were a lot of things that didn't work for me in this book. Still, it's the Fever series and I end up devouring the titles in the series no matter what. I sincerely hope this isn't the last one, because I'm not ready to let these characters go, no matter how angry they make me....more
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5 “My Heart is Happy” Stars
Yes, this is a love letter!
Well, that was a fabulous reading week! First, I got to experience Renée Ahdieh’s new magical series, then got lost in a great hate-to-love dynamic with a YA Contemporary Romance, then revisited Beauty and the Beast with a refreshing retelling, now this… this perfection that is this book and this series.
I debated rating it 4,5 or 5 stars, but that ending deserves that final full star. It does, because it’s a happy ending. The happy ending I was so afraid I wouldn’t get, but thankfully Sarah J Maas took pity on me and didn’t go all Leigh Bardugo on me.
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What this author gave me, instead, was a story filled with love, friendship and magic. Magic in more than one sense. In fact, magic describes well everything this series is about.
Last year, ACOMAF (ACOTAR #2) was one of the three books I rated five stars. It was perfection in the way it dealt with Feyre’s pain. How it reduced her to ashes to bring her back together. How it portrayed a love story that wasn’t about one being stronger than the other, but about two souls coming together after they were strong individually. How it introduced new characters and made me fall so madly in love with them, I wanted nothing more than to enter their world and be their friend.
This year, ACOWAR (ACOTAR #3) is the second book I rate five stars. It is perfection in the way it continues to portray a strong Feyre who now knows how strong she is. A Feyre who is so different from the insecure girl we met in the beginning of this journey. A Feyre who isn’t afraid to stand up to those she loves and faces her enemies and fights them. A Feyre who doesn’t break when she’s shown the darkness inside of her, but, instead, learns how to love the good and the bad.
“Only you can decide what breaks you, Cursebreaker. Only you.”
“It's a rare person to face who they are and not run from it - not be broken by it.”
ACOWAR is perfection in the way it explores a healthy, beautiful and powerful love story between two people who support each other every step of the way. Rhysand and Feyre’s relationship goes beyond what I expected. It’s about mutual respect, about empowering your partner and being there for them when they make tough choices instead of making the choices for them. It’s about support and love and understanding. It’s everything. It was why I loved Stefan and Elena on The Vampire Diaries. It’s why I’ll always respect a man who respects the woman he loves. It’s OTP.
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I’m so, so happy I got to see them together for so much of this book. I’m so, so happy Sarah J Maas didn’t try to break them apart again. Because in allowing them to fight side by side, she also allowed us to be there with these two characters as their love for each other grew and developed into the kind of relationship that makes me believe in happy ever after. Feyre and Rhysand, thank you for existing.
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ACOWAR is also perfection in the way it explores friendship. We got to see so much of Cassian, Nesta, Azriel, Mor, Lucien, Elain, and Amren. These are all characters I’ve come to appreciate and love since the beginning of the series—or since they were introduced. And what made me love them so fiercely was their love for each other. Not only romantic love, though I ship Cassian and Nesta with a force that I can barely hold inside me. Those two… Those two!!!!!
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But the kind of love that inspired me most was the love they have for each other as friends and family. Family above all. The way Cassian, Rhys and Azriel interact and care for one another as brothers. How they yell because they’re terrified of the other getting hurt. How they refuse to leave the other’s side until they’re fully healed. And then with Mor and Amren, it’s all about the bantering and the laughing—or even the crying when they’re stupid and do things to protect, but end up hurting the other. When they sacrifice. So much sacrifice.
And when they open their arms, their homes and their city to welcome Feyre’s sisters, Nesta and Elain, and her friend, Lucien. When they look at Feyre and say they’ll protect her with their lives.
When Rhysand makes me sob when he delivers the kind of speech that breaks all the walls around your heart. If you’ve been following the series since the beginning, like I have, I dare you not to freaking cry.
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No crying gifs will ever be enough to explain what I felt reading that scene. The perfection of it.
And, mostly, ACOWAR is perfection in how it treats its characters and their arcs. Rhysand is beyond words. HE. IS. PERFECTION. He’s friend, lover, hero, strength and vulnerability, sadness and joy. He is Rhysand, and after everything he did for the people he loved in this book, after how he sacrificed and sacrificed, after he stood beside Feyre and supported her through every tough choice, after he opened his arms and forgave people who had wronged him, after EVERYTHING, he was upgraded to my book husband alongside the other love of my love, Jericho Barrons.
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But Rhysand and Feyre and the inner circle weren’t the only ones who got special treatment. Enemies turned into friends. Villain’s motivations left that muddy territory ACOMAF left them and came into the light, showing us that there was much more inside them than we first thought. Tamlin hurt himself, hurt Feyre and hurt me, but in the end came through. I know I shouldn’t, but I still feel for him. I feel for the angry man trapped inside him, because ACOTAR showed me he was good, and ACOWAR confirmed that we can still find that inside him. I didn’t want him to get Feyre back (nothing can get between my love for Rhysand and Feyre as a couple), but I also want him to find happiness. I want him to heal.
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And finally, SPOILER ALERT HERE: (view spoiler)[ACOWAR was perfection in how it wasn’t afraid of giving us a happy ending. Though there will be other books set in this world, it looks like this was the end of the trilogy that tells the story of Feyre. So I’m assuming she won’t be the narrator for the next books coming. That meant Sarah J Maas had to give us some sort of ending—at least an ending to that storyline, and she didn’t disappoint. Feyre fought a battle that had my heart racing the entire time. She faced her enemies alongside the people she loved. She went into that final battle convinced her family (this includes the inner circle) wouldn’t come out of it alive. Maybe she wouldn’t make it, either. And for the love of the Cauldron, I believed her. I knew she wouldn’t die. Nor would Rhysand. But I feared for everyone else—mostly Cassian and Nesta. Then I feared for Azriel. Then Mor. Then Amren. Then Lucian and Elain, because that ship is also sailing and I’m going with it.
I thought Sarah J Maas would take a page from Leigh Bardugo’s book and rip my heart out, but thankfully, OMG, THANK YOU SO MUCH SARAH, my babies survived. All of them.
I can’t even describe how happy that ending made me. I can’t even. I’m unable to even. I just… THANK YOU. Thank you for writing this series. Thank you for making me so happy. Thank you for once again making me stay up until four a.m. because I couldn’t stop reading. And thank you for the pain of having to temporarily let go of these characters when the chapters ended, because this pain means that I found people to love inside your pages. Sarah J Maas, thank you for writing a series I’ll always remember and love....more
It seems like most people are over Barrons/Mac and want more Jada/Ryodan. I partially agree with them.
Truth be told, I inhaled all of (Dani) Jada/RyodIt seems like most people are over Barrons/Mac and want more Jada/Ryodan. I partially agree with them.
Truth be told, I inhaled all of (Dani) Jada/Ryodan scenes because how could I not? They're special. These characters are made for each other and the longer Jada tries to deny her feelings for him, the more I want them to be together. We've been waiting for so long!! When is this going to happen already?!??
But while I do want more of them, I'm not even remotely tired of Mac/Barrons. They're my babies. My forever. I could never get sick of their interactions. Not when they're still so hot together. Not when Barrons says:
"Because, Ms. Lane, when the world goes to bloody hell, I will always be at your bloody side."
My heart can't take that much perfection. Call me an obsessed woman, but I'm always here for more Jericho Barrons. Always.
I didn't care much about the plot here, because it seemed like there wasn't a strong one. This was a book about relationships -- about forgiving, understanding and accepting. It was a book about Mac and Jada, two strong women finding their way back to each other. I love them, so I was happy with the way things developed.
What I'm not happy about? Having to wait soooo long for the next book after that FREAKING cliffhanger!!!!! Why can't you write a little faster, Karen?!?! Whyyyyy???
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What? January? I can't wait that long! Gimme the damn book NOW!...more
I'm sorry you if didn't like this, but this is the Fever series and I loved it. This is Mac and Jericho Barrons and Ryo and D4.5/5 stars
After reading:
I'm sorry you if didn't like this, but this is the Fever series and I loved it. This is Mac and Jericho Barrons and Ryo and Dani (and WTF was that twist?) and Lor and even Jo. What's not to like about it?
Like usual, I don't have words to describe how obsessed I am with this characters. I want to know more. Gimme more. More of the Nine. More of Mac and the book. More of Jericho Barrons (always more, never enough of him).
I'm going with Barrons here: Actions speak louder than words. And so do gifs.
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So that's how you choose to start this book? With that scene from Barrons' POV? That f** scene? You're a woman after my heart, Karen. You are! Here, I'll give it to you so you can pass it along to Jericho F* Barrons!! My ovaries exploded! That's all I'm saying!
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Before reading:
I honestly don't know if I should. I mean, it took me FOREVER to get over my book hangover after reading the first five books in (what?) a week? It doesn't sound healthy to get back to this series, does it? I'll fall for Jericho all over again and my life won't be the same after I'm done reading it, and and and... I shouldn't, but I probably will....more
Update 2019.: I was feeling sort of depressed so I decided it was time for my yearly reread of my favorite series EVER. That would definitely c[image]
Update 2019.: I was feeling sort of depressed so I decided it was time for my yearly reread of my favorite series EVER. That would definitely cheer me up, right? It did. Again, I devoured all 10 books in one week. Life, what's that? Now I'm feeling sort of depressed because I still have to wait another year for book #11. *cries*
P.S. I still love Jericho Barrons with all my heart. <3 P.S.2: My OTP still makes my heart ache. Mac & Jericho forever.
Update 2018.: I went MIA for two weeks because I fell down the Fever series hole and could only resurface when I read all 10 books (from Darkfever to High Voltage). All I have to say is: the first 5 books (original series) are freaking BRILLIANT. Brilliant! I LOVE the other 5 books because they're about my favorite characters and favorite world, so who cares if the plot isn't as complex?
Barrons and Mac? OTP. FOREVER. Love doesn't begin to explain.
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Until next reread, my loves.
Update: I just reread it for the third (fourth or is it fifth?) time and I'm still very much in love!
Warning: This review will make me sound like a lunatic.
Warning 2.: I kind of am.
500 "Bloody Brilliant + Book Husband" Stars
This is a review of the Fever series. Can I give the series 500-bloody-f*-unbelievable-stars? I don’t care if I can’t, I’ll do it anyway. FIVE HUNDRED STARS!
I don’t remember the last time I read 5 books in less than a week. Maybe I haven’t done that ever. I have barely slept the last few days and only stopped reading when I had to work, cook, take care of my dog and spend time with my husband so he didn’t think I was leaving him for a book character.
I read it. I lived it. I drowned in it. And I loved every second. No regrets.
So, let me talk about Mac first. She’s great. Don’t get me wrong, she’s more than great (I won’t say she’s excellent, because that word can only describe one character in this series. You know who that is). The chance Mac went through from book 1 to book 5 was so well-developed that after you’re done reading all of them, you can look back and say: Oh wow.
Mac went from naïve to “I don’t trust anyone” to “I think I know who to trust now”. She is funny, strong, she loves, she hates, she’s human. She’s so human, no matter what. And she talks a lot. I’ll give you that, I adored the books, but I skipped a few pages because she went on and on and on (you get the point) about so many things that I just couldn’t deal. But who cares when you know the rest of the pages are awesome?? I certainly didn’t.
But Mac isn’t the star of this story – not my star, at least.
How could she when we had JERICHO BARRONS? I mean… Jericho. Bloody. Barrons.
I know I shouldn’t, but I LOVE that man. He’s bad. He’s bad and he likes it. He’s not redeemable. He could care less about being redeemed. But he’s everything I need in every book I read, and he was there, ready to welcome me into his dark heart. And, oh, how I enjoyed that ride. I could never get enough. I will never get enough of that man, and neither will Mac, if she’s smart.
So, yes, I am irrevocably obsessed/attached to Jericho Barrons, and I never ever ever want to let him go. I honestly can’t remember feeling this way about any other male character, but it might be a side-effect of my obsession. You’ll have to ask me in a few weeks, maybe years, because right now all I think about is reading more of that dangerous, sexy man.
Jericho Barrons, I know I shouldn’t, but I’m upgrading you to my book husband/lover. I have no regrets....more
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