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Review after Re-reading. I am keeping my 4* rating.

The Fever series was my first urban fantasy and when I read it for the first time it completely took over my life until I finished the first 5 volumes. I don’t remember the last time a book engrossed me so much and made me binge read volume after volume until 3-4 am. Now, after going through a few more UF/Paranormal Romance series (not that many) I was curious to see what it was that made me get the fever for the Fever series. Was it the novelty of the genre, the characters, the setting, the writing? Was it all because of my mood of that time? Will I enjoy it the 2nd time? Well, I decided to test my questions.

I still loved the first volume and I am trying to analyse why below. Also, I will let you know what bothered me the 2nd time (and probably the first one as well).

The Good:

The main story arc extends over the 5 volumes: In most urban fantasy/PR series each volume has a mini arc story which usually gets resolved in one book. There isn’t a larger plot of if it does exis,t it is not that important. Here the future of human kind is in danger. The Feelies and Unseelies, the “good� and the very bad Faes, have invaded the world and there are only a few women that can see their real faces hidden under an ilussion. Mac, our small-town American hero, travels to Dublin to investigate the murder of her sistes and discovers she has the above mentioned power. Unaware of her talents she exposes herself and ends up in different unpleasant situations. By accident, while running away from some shadows, she ends up in a library where she meets Jericho Barrons and they start a weird sort of partnership.

The setting: The series takes place in Dublin, a city I love and where I would love to return. Also, it a bit of fresh air since most UF are set either in US or London.
World building: Ms. Moning has a wonderful imagination and she managed to create a scary, dangerous, exciting and sexy fantasy world.
Addictive writing. I already knew the plot of the novel, I remembered the important scenes quite well but I still finished the novel in two days. There is something about the writing that is very addictive, like Belgian chocolates.
Jericho Barrons. Yes, he is the kind of man I would run away from in real life. But on the page� he is the hottest badass alpha male. Mysterios, brutal and then a perfect gentleman, carnal, attractive, powerful, magical etc, etc. I confess I re-read this mostly because I missed him. I do not approve with his fashion sense but who cares what the guy is wearing, I am more interested what is underneath.

He studied me with his predator’s gaze, assessing me from head to toe. I studied him back. He didn’t just occupy space; he saturated it. The room had been full of books before, now it was full of him. About thirty, six foot two or three, he had dark hair, golden skin, and dark eyes. His features were strong, chiseled. I couldn’t pinpoint his nationality any more than I could his accent; some kind of European crossed with Old World Mediterranean or maybe an ancestor with dark Gypsy blood. He wore an elegant, dark gray Italian suit, a crisp white shirt, and a muted patterned tie. He wasn’t handsome. That was too calm a word. He was intensely masculine. He was sexual. He attracted. There was an omnipresent carnality about him, in his dark eyes, in his full mouth, in the way he stood. He was the kind of man I wouldn’t flirt with in a million years.

The not so good

³Õ’l²¹²Ô±ð . The Death by Sex idea and ³Õ’l²¹²Ô±ð who abuses his power of attraction and makes Mac lose her underwear in a public place is so not sexy. It even felt more disturbing the 2nd time around.
Mac . I liked her more the 2nd time around but she still annoyed me with her Barbie outfits and her naïve mindset. I know she will grow as a character but she shouldn’t have started so low.

I will reread the following instalments but I am in no hurry. I am going to enjoy them slowly this time.


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Original review: Did not plan to read this. I only wanted to glance at the sample but I ended up finishing it in a day. It was so addictive (and sexy) although the MC is a bit annoying. I want some more of Barrons so I will start the next one very soon.

My first Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance. Had no idea I was going to enjoy this.