Berls's Review of Shadowfever (Fever, #5)

by Karen Marie Moning

“Evil is a completely different creature, Mac. Evil is bad that believes it’s good.”

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 herself 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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What an incredible end to a captivating series (though the world continues with Iced this book wraps up the current story line). I think the last three books in the series (so Faefever, Dreamfever, and Shadowfever) are some of the most intense books I've read, and this one takes the cake! So much happens. I don't think I can even exaggerate the number of twists and turns, conflicts and resolutions, questions and answers that present themselves in this book.

My most nagging question at the start of the book was who was it on that cliff? I had my guesses, as I'm sure you had yours... and I was still stunned. As is Mac. The shock in the first few chapters is amazingly written and the subsequent transformation that Mac goes through is the most intense one yet. Dani is also going through some amazing transformations - I love the person she's turning into and I LOVE that her and Mac have grown close.

In this book you will have all your questions answered, finally! (at least I did - maybe you're a deeper thinker than I am?) While I think you may have figured out some of them already - the most pressing ones remained obscure for me at the start of the book. In no particular order: What is Barron's BIG secret? Who exactly is Mac? Who is the Dark King? Who was Alina's killer? For me all those questions, once answered, shocked the pants off me - so enjoy!

The surprises and twists keep you guessing all the way to the unexpected finale. See Barrons, Mac, Dani, V'Lane, and well, everyone in new, exciting scenarios and revealing details. A fantastic read!

Shadowfever (Fever, #5)

by Karen Marie Moning

Reviewed by Berls on Mar 7, 2013

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