Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning
Date: August 2009
Page Count: 388
He has stolen her past, but MacKayla will never allow her sister's murderer to take her future. Yet even the uniquely gifted "sidhe-"seer is no match for the Lord Master, who has unleashed an insatiable sexual craving that consumes Mac's every thought--and thrusts her into the seductive realm of two very dangerous men, both of whom she desires but dares not trust.
As the enigmatic Jericho Barrons and the sensual Fae prince V'lane vie for her body and soul, as cryptic entries from her sister's diary mysteriously appear and the power of the Dark Book weaves its annihilating path through the city, Mac's greatest enemy delivers a final challenge....
It's an invitation Mac cannot refuse, one that sends her racing home to Georgia, where an even darker threat awaits. With her parents missing and the lives of her loved ones under siege, Mac is about to come face-to-face with a soul-shattering truth--about herself and her sister, about Jericho Barrons...and about the world she thought she knew.
MY REVIEW: The fourth title in THE FEVER SERIES started out as a hard read. It wasn't easy seeing Mac become a Pri-ya, abused mentally and physically by the Lord Master and the Four Fae Princes. It was interesting to have Dani, the fourteen-year-old sidhe-seer narrate in the beginning. That was a great ploy by Moning to enact and a treat for us (I wonder if Dani will receive her own series after this ends). Readers of the series know Mac is a fighter and the road back to mental health takes her weeks to maneuver, but with the help of Jericho Barrons she does return. I found the section with Mac and Barrons a bit much and her transformation straddled the line of unbelievable. But this is a contemporary fantasy and one has to drop realism at the cover before diving inside.
What I did like was Mac's ability to bounce back tougher and stronger. We learn a lot about her character in this book and how the heroine's journey is arduous and horrific. Mac sees the bigger picture of how she used to be spoiled and now she has to grow up and accept her role in the breakdown of the walls between the human and fae realms. Dani is a fascinating character and her interaction with Mac was fun to read. I enjoyed the scene between Mac and Rowena when they tell the other sidhe-seers they are joining forces (the machinations of politics is shown here).
Even though Mac still quips, her comments have lost their comical edge and now have a bite to them. We still don't know who or what Barrons is--only there are eight more like him. Mac has a run-in with one, Ryodan, who also appears later in the book. Since this is the fourth book I did expect some answers. I didn't receive them. Only more were raised, especially when Mac learns about her real mom, the comment V'Lane makes to her about what "she's becoming", and her encounter with the Scottish hottie Christian in one of the mirror worlds at the end. Again, this book leaves the reader with a cliffhanger ending, a ploy I'm really starting to dislike (it makes me feel cheated and used, as if I have to read the next book).
Since I have enjoyed the series I look forward to the fifth and final title, SHADOWFEVER.
RATING: ++++
FOR FANS OF: Contemporary fantasy; paranormal; romance; action.
SERIES: Yes, fourth of five in the FEVER series.
REVIEWED BY: Laurie
BOOK SOURCE: Library.
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