Title: Dreamfever
Author: Karen Marie Moning
Series: MacKalya Lane/Fever #4
Cover Art: N/A
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Mass Market Paperback: 512 pages
Publisher: Dell; Reissue edition
Date Published: October 26, 2010
ISBN-10: 0440244404
ISBN-13: 978-0440244400
Review Copy Source: TLC Book Tours
Reviewed by: Abigail
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
They may have stolen my past, but I’ll never let them take my future.
When the walls between Man and Fae come crashing down, freeing the insatiable, immortal Unseelie from their icy prison, MacKayla Lane is caught in a deadly trap. Captured by the Fae Lord Master, she is left with no memory of who or what she is: the only sidhe-seer alive who can track the Sinsar Dubh, a book of arcane black magic that holds the key to controlling both worlds.
Clawing her way back from oblivion is only the first step Mac must take down a perilous path, from the battle-filled streets of Dublin to the treacherous politics of an ancient, secret sect, through the tangled lies of men who claim to be her allies into the illusory world of the Fae themselves, where nothing is as it seems—and Mac is forced to face a soul-shattering truth.
Who do you trust when you can’t even trust yourself?
Review
*Some spoilers from previous books in this series*
Previously in the MacKayla Lane/Fever series, our heroine was trapped in a church with three Unseelie princes of the death-by-sex variety. FAEFEVER ended with a pitiful scene where Mac calls on both V’lane and Barrons to no avail before succumbing to the lethal sexuality of the fae who fall upon her like starved animals, slowly stripping away her soul as they gorged themselves on her flesh.
When DREAMFEVER opens, Mac is a mindless, near animal, with only one desire: sex. She is Pri-ya. A thought that would horrify her if she was capable of forming thoughts. Incapacitated as she is, Dani takes over the telling of this story initially (which I didn’t love. I’m half afraid the new series KMM is working on will be Dani’s story).
Eventually, Mac is back in charge. Her journey back to sanity is an amazing thing that I won’t spoil if you haven’t read it. She has to face some serious questions about herself, her purpose, her desires. And her feelings about one of the ‘men’ in her life and the questionable methods he uses to help her. When she does recover (if that’s even the right word), everything is different.
I was less interested in the subplot with Mac and the other sidhe-seerers. It was a bit too reminiscent of Buffy season seven. To me, those scenes are a distraction from what I really care about: The Sinsar Dubh, avenging Alina, and choosing between Barrons and V’lane.
Every time I think I’ve decided between Barrons and V’lane, they do something wonderful/horrible that makes me question everything. SHADOWFEVER, the finale to this extraordinary series, promises to answer all those questions and more. I have my suspicions about the ending of DREAMFEVER that I’m half hopeful half fearful will turn out to be true. Either way, SHADOWFEVER (releasing on January 18, 2011) has just become my most anticipated novel of 2011.
Sexual Content: References to rape. Long passages of non graphic sex scenes.
My Rating:
4/5
Excellent - Loved it! Buy it now & pre-order the sequel.
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Great review! Currently reading this one now, so I had to skim some of it! Totally loving this series that I just started last week!
ReplyDeleteJessica - Isn't is an amazing series? I don't know why I avoided it for so long. One of the best UF series I've ever read.
ReplyDeleteI love this series. I agree that it is one of the best I've read. It is so unique and unpredictable.
ReplyDeleteKaza - I'm crazy excited to find out about the new series she's working on in the Fever universe too.
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