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Shadowfever: A MacKayla Lane Novel
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“Evil іѕ a completely uncommon creature, Mac. Evil іѕ tеrrіblе thаt believes іt’s ехсеllеnt.”
MacKayla Lane wаѕ јυѕt a outcome whеn ѕhе аnd hеr sister, Alina, wеrе given up fοr adoption аnd banished frοm Ireland forever.
Twenty years later, Alina іѕ dead аnd Mac hаѕ returned tο thе country thаt expelled thеm tο hunt hеr sister’s murderer. Bυt аftеr learning thаt ѕhе descends frοm a bloodline both gifted аnd cursed, Mac іѕ p
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A fitting end to an incredible series,
This book was very hard to review lacking spoiling anything. I can honestly say it was the most engrossing book I have ever read. From the beginning, in anticipation of the very last words I was completely sucked in. In fact, I really cried even as reading the very first chapter, it was that emotional in such a small amount of time. All of the pressing issues are solved and the questions are answered. Only one major inquiry remained at the end of the book, but the answer was something Mac chose she didn’t really need to know. I don’t have a problem with this as a small mystery makes things much more fascinating in the end.
Mac is thoroughly tested over and over in this book, but just as she has in the past, she survives, she endures, and somehow comes out the other side stronger. She has grown so much from the girl that stepped off the plane, yet somehow never once lost who she really was at the core, despite being pulled in so many uncommon information. I know now why everyone believed she only had a slim opportunity of choosing the “excellent” side of the prophecy. The odds against her were nearly insurmountable, and a lesser person would have failed everywhere she persevered. I truly admire her, and her willingness to stand up for what she believes in. I don’t reckon a better person could have been picked for the fate of the world to rest on. Oh, and just as a small side note, she does finally kiss a man that she can’t breathe lacking, and finds that breath is of small consequence. As far as who that man is, well you will just have to read Shadowfever yourself to find out.
I’ll admit, as much as I wanted this book, I also was a small hesitant to read it. I wasn’t sure how just one book could tie up all of the issues and leave me with a sense of happiness and satisfaction. I am very pleased to say that I was incorrect and that I must never have doubted the author. The book was every bit as excellent as the predecessors and left me more than satisfied. Many times after reading a final book in a series I will feel nearly hollow and just generally disappointed. Not because the book was terrible, but because I just didn’t feel any satisfaction in the ending or knowing that I was saying goodbye to the font. With Shadowfever, this just is not the case at all. The ending is everything it must be, leave-taking me pleased and content, an absolutely rare feat in any final book.
I would highly recommend not reading this book if you haven’t read the first four. You need that foundation to give this one the justice it deserves. As the Author promised, it is a tale about set alight, not darkness. But, as they say, the night is always darkest before the dawn and that certainly is the case with Shadowfever. Be prepared for one heck of a roller coaster ride full of countless emotions that will leave you reeling, and desperate to know what happens next. If I could rate this higher than a “five,” entrust me, I would. I hope everyone enjoys Mac’s final trials in life, like, and war as much as I did. My hat goes off to the author for this incredible world she made and the awesome cast of font. Bravo!
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|A Satisfying End to a Stellar Series!,
I expected the book on Saturday, and am currently starting it again for a MUCH SLOWER reread…
Shadowfever does answer a lot of the questions readers have had through out the series. Here is only one inquiry that wasn’t answered, that sticks out in my mind, but because of the circumstances surrounding the inquiry and answer – and Mac’s acceptance of the fact she may never know and no longer NEEDS to – I don’t feel I need an answer either. Vague much? Yes, but the Q&A is too spoilery.
And here is one thing I will strongly caution all the reader’s against: DO NOT SKIM THE BOOK. DO NOT GO LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AHEAD. If you must, go ahead and read the last page (front and back), you’ll get enough of an answer to one inquiry to keep you satisfied not to seek answers to the rest.
The way KMM has written this last book, with each turn of the page – the theories that we’ve all come up with are constantly challenged and evolving and half the fun is trying to figure it all out before it’s finally exposed.
And KMM has written and woven another magical Fever novel. And it does bring up new questions, which will probably be explored in the spin-off series… But the questions that pertain to Mac and Barrons and V’lane? The three main leads in this series? Those are the answers we get.
I thought this book was a bittersweet end to a much loved series. Steamy, erotic, dark, emotional, torturous, gripping, fantastical… A rollercoaster ride. One I’m already looking forwards to revisiting after only finishing it three days ago.
Two thumbs way up, KMM!
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|A satisfying conclusion to an incredible tale,
Before I started this book, here was a huge part of me that believed here was no way I could be satisfied when I was done. Here were simply too many questions to be answered, too many loose ends to ever tie up in a way that both made sense and appeased my need for a happily ever after. I was incorrect.
Here is so much packed into these pages that when I reckon back to the inquiry, “Who is the beast?” it seems like a lifetime ago. It’s no wonder you don’t get much information from the summary, regarding what this book is about (it mostly recaps the series as a whole.) I find that even trying to talk about it in generalities reveals fantastic developments in the plot. So if you haven’t read “Shadowfever” yet, I urge you to stop reading here, with my reassurance that it’s a fantastic book that left me wholly satisfied and warm inside.
****EARLY STORY SPOILERS AHEAD****
The first chapter of this book shredded me. When Mac thought she had killed Barrons, I cried for her. I ached. Then I watched her place herself collectively; to take the hard lessons he taught her and live so that his death was not in vain. This is not the Mac of Darkfever (Fever Series, Book 1). She is commanding, but hollow. She finally gets her showdown with the Lord Master with decidedly anticlimactic results.
Mac seemed to learn so much about herself and her feelings with Barrons’ death. It was disappointing to see so much of it go out of the window when they were finally reunited. She was ready to end the world for him, yet abruptly, overhearing a phone call makes her regress utterly? It was one of the few parts of the book that left me frustrated. It was hard to see the roles reverse between Barrons and Mac… to see him so vulnerable… And when she finally looked inside his mind and learned what he was feeling even as she was Pri-ya… Sigh.
***SPOILERS OVER***
Lacking spoiling any more, I can tell you some of the questions that are finally answered: What is Mac? Who killed Alina and why? Who is the Unseelie King? Who is the King’s consort? Who is the Dreamy-Eyed Guy? Why has Barrons been pursuing the Sinsar Dubh? Who is Cruce? Who was the failing boy in Barrons’ memory? What is under the garage? And perhaps the best inquiry of all… who is the real villain in the tale? The answer to that last one blew me away.
Karen Marie Moning has made a tale of twists and turns that kept me guessing in anticipation of the very end. NO ONE must read this book lacking reading the other books in the series first. And after reading this fifth installment, I’m sure many fans will go back to the previous books and re-read the tales from a new perspective, knowing truths we never dreamed of when it all started. Here are enough threads that I can easily see more books in this Fever world, but I promise here is no cliffhanger here. Just a fantastic ending to a creative and enthralling tale.
I’d give it more than 5 stars if I could.
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