Angie
Proceed With Caution:
This book contains death, murder, violence, gore, cannibalism, thoughts of suicide, and mentions of rape and toture.
The Basics:
Again, picking up exactly where the previous book left off, Feversong is now narrated by Mac, Jada, Dani, Aoibheal, and the Sinsar Dubh. Yes you need to read the previous eight books before picking this one up.
My Thoughts:
The ending of Feverborn was not, in fact, a fake cliffhanger. The Sinsar Dubh has come out to play. And by play, I mean wreak havoc on Dublin and kill anyone who gets in its way. Even though this evil book is too cocky for its own good and is not invincible like it suspects. That doesn't stop it from causing as much damage as possible when it's in go-mode.
I had conflicting emotions going into Feversong. The blurb says it's the last book, but there's obviously two more, so what in the world is going to happen!? Surely good will concur evil once again! However, there must be some loose ends for the series to continue. Obviously our main players must survive or else what is the point of more books?! Plus, no one ever stays dead anyway. I just didn't know what direction it was all going to take.
Feversong is another 500 page book that feels twice as long. This is likely due to the fact that each section feels like its own contained book. It was almost as if the author had a checklist of plot threads that needed to be tied up and was marking them off as she went along. It was getting the point where I couldn't remember if certain events happened earlier in this book or were part of a previous books. Thank goodness for note taking!
Despite those complaints, I did really enjoy Feversong, especially the final third or so. I loved watching the world come to an end. Yes, that sounds harsh, but everyone finally came together. They put aside all of their petty issues and did what they could to try to save as many humans as possible. It was all very bittersweet. Some sad moments were sprinkled throughout some happy ones. It was like the sunshine after a storm, except the storm has yet to come.
I actually would have been very happy with Feversong as an ending to the series. It wraps up most things very well and I absolutely loved that final, surprise, cliffhanger chapter! It's been a theme of this series that dead things don't stay dead and the Fae rules are not what they seem, so that was a very cool ending. But, it's not the end! There's at least two more books for my consumption, so let's see where they take us!
