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  • You'll Love this Urban Fantasy5

    Kristianne Bucknall

    Darkfever is a sexy, enthralling read that grabs you by the throat from page 1. I keep trying to analyse what it was about this book that just worked and I think the answer is everything! It's like the fiction novels version of a great piece of music - occasionally you notice and appreciate the piano solo but for the most part you just recognise that you're listening to a damned good song.



    I am not the kind of reader who is easily impressed by a heroine - normally I just settle into their skin and they fail to make a lasting impression on me. However there are always exceptions and MacKayla Lane, heroine of Darkfever, is definitely one of them. At 22 ydeeply affected by grief in the aftermath of her sister's brutal murder. Most of us can pinpoint significant events in our life that caused a transformation in the way we view the world and Karen Marie Moning uses Mac to articulate those feelings with surprising poignancy. Mac experiences an extreme paradigm shift that is amplified by her discovery of her ability to see the Fae and she never fails to handle herself in a completely human, often-flawed way. Many readers, myself included, will relate to Mac's resistance to accept her life now has a 'before' and 'after' point. Thankfully she has a whole cast of fascinating characters to guide her through her new awareness.



    But let's start with the sexiest - Jerricho Barrons.




    If MacKayla Lane is the piano solo then Barrons is the electric guitar. He is an intelligent, gorgeous, mysterious European jerk. And I just love to love him. He is such an enigma! I still don't feel like I've unlocked anything more about his motivations then I had from the first few chapters. I know he must have some sort of dark past because otherwise why would he be so afraid of emotion? Only a man who has been seriously broken could try to make a soldier of a naive young woman to try and save her life. I seriously want to know what makes him tick! He sometimes shows moments of such tenderness that make me wonder if his cool detachment is really just a mask for his emotions. Or is he so afraid of losing Mac that it he has constructed an impenetrable facade of uncaring? He keeps telling Mac to judge him by his actions - considering the number of times he's saved her life I very much doubt he has no affection for her. I just so wish those two would get it on and he would spill all his secrets to her!




    But Barrons is also competing with V'lane, Prince of the Fae for MacKayla's loyalty. V'lane literally drives a woman insane with lust to the point that she is writhing on the floor at his feet, begging for release, begging him to have sex with her until she dies. And they often do die from it. It may sound a bit far-fetched if you're reading it in a review but it doesn't seem unbelievable in Moning's world. A fan video of Moning's Fever series had V'lane cast as the guy who plays Smith in Sex and the City. I think that is probably a pretty accurate translation of Moning's description. Although she occasionally finds herself unwittingly removing her clothing in front of him, MacKayla seems to have the fortitude to clear the fog of lust before things go too far. All that sex appeal makes it hard to work out which side the Fae Prince really is on. I'm still unsure whether he's a good guy or a bad guy but I'm glad Mac doesn't trust him!




    I could go on for another paragraph or two here describing for you the concept behind the Fever series but I don't think it's the concept itself that keeps you rapidly reading through this story. It's the characters, the fast-paced plot, the tight writing, the rich Irish setting and the sexual tension. Just trust me when I say that lovers of urban fantasy will get a real kick out of this read. Plus, it makes a good change from the vampire and werewolf overload!




    Readers of Moning's highlander novels should be warned that this series is very different. There are some great references to the Tuatha de Dunaan that make it feel as though these novels belong to an obscure branch of the same family tree however the style is very removed from her earlier work. In short, expect it to be much gutsier and don't expect a romantic resolution at the end of book one. Moning will keep you guessing for much longer than that!


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