Review and Giveaway: Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning

Title: Shadowfever
Book 5 of the Fever Series

Author: Karen Marie Moning

Pages: 604

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Genre: Urban Fantasy

ISBN: 978-0385341677

Released on: January 18, 2011

Book was purchased with my own money.

“Evil is a completely different creature, Mac. Evil is bad that believes it’s good.”

MacKayla Lane was just a child when she and her sister, Alina, were given up for adoption and banished from Ireland forever.

Twenty years later, Alina is dead and Mac has returned to the country that expelled them to hunt her sister’s murderer. But after discovering that she descends from a bloodline both gifted and cursed, Mac is plunged into a secret history: an ancient conflict between humans and immortals who have lived concealed among us for thousands of years.

What follows is a shocking chain of events with devastating consequences, and now Mac struggles to cope with grief while continuing her mission to acquire and control the Sinsar Dubh—a book of dark, forbidden magic scribed by the mythical Unseelie King, containing the power to create and destroy worlds.

In an epic battle between humans and Fae, the hunter becomes the hunted when the Sinsar Dubh turns on Mac and begins mowing a deadly path through those she loves.
Who can she turn to? Who can she trust? Who is the woman haunting her dreams? More important, who is Mac herself and what is the destiny she glimpses in the black and crimson designs of an ancient tarot card?

From the luxury of the Lord Master’s penthouse to the sordid depths of an Unseelie nightclub, from the erotic bed of her lover to the terrifying bed of the Unseelie King, Mac’s journey will force her to face the truth of her exile, and to make a choice that will either save the world . . . or destroy it.
(synopsis taken from author's website)

Shadowfever is book 5 in the Fever series and picks up right where Dreamfever (book 4) left off. I wanted to do nothing more than gush over this book, but realized that I would end up giving too much away. I feel that Shadowfever needs to be experienced only by the reader, so this review is spoiler free.

I have to admit, I read the first 2 chapters that were posted to KMM’s site before the book was released. I just couldn’t resist the call to read it. I was already obsessed with the urge to read Shadowfever and those 2 chapters took me right to edge of insanity. I couldn’t wait to dive into reading the book and dive I did and let me tell you...that it absolutely took my breath away. Karen Marie Moning has the gift of making her readers feel as if they are right there in the book.

It is absolutely Epic! Shadowfever is packed with 608 pages of absolute goodness. All of the questions that were in the past 4 books are finally answered in it and Karen Marie Moning did an excellent job at giving her readers exactly what they wanted. There were so many twists and turns that I was absolutely exhausted physically and emotionally after reading this book. That can be a good or a bad thing. Good because I like to be taken to the edge. Bad because even though the book was long, I still craved more.

As much as I loved the book, I felt as if it did have some faults. There were times when it was too wordy and I wish that the storyline would have moved along faster. There were a couple of questions that were not fully answered and the start of some new ones. I only hope the purpose for this is that Karen Marie Moning plans on answering them in the future. In the very near future I hope. LOL!

I am giving Shadowfever *5* Bells!

I loved this book and I don't think I can say it enough. There will never be another book like Shadowfever for me. I was obsessed for it's release and was satisfied with the result. I still want more, but that's the book addict in me. It was exciting and thrilling. There were some parts that were so intense for me, that I had to put my Kindle down and walk away from it. I felt complete joy while reading as well as anguish, frustration, and confusion. For me, that is a sign of a great book. I like to experience different emotions while reading and I experienced the whole emotion spectrum with this book. Even though the book had it's issues, it didn't bother me in the slightest because it didn't take away from the storyline which I thought was the ultimate reason for rating it a 5.

The Fever series is my favorite series because there are so many unpredictable things that happen in it. The characters are one of a kind and the storyline will have you wanting more. If you haven't read it yet, you are missing out on a good thing!

Thanks to the wonderful folks at Random House and
TLC Book Tours I am giving away a copy of Shadowfever
to giveaway to 1 lucky follower!

• MUST be a follower of my blog, Hanging With Bells.

• Open to only US/Canada followers only.
  

• Please include your email in the comment so that I can contact you when you win!

The giveaway will end on 2/3/11 at 12 pm. I will use random.org to select a winner. Winner's name will be posted on the blog the same day.

Good luck!

Visit TLC Book Tours to see the Shadowfever Blog Tour Schedule and to see who else is giving away this awesome book. Click on pic below to be taken to their site:

Other Blog Tour Stops:

Friday, January 21st: Smexy Books

Monday, January 24th: Loves to Read for Fun

Tuesday, January 25th: A Buckeye Girl Reads

Wednesday, January 26th: Hanging with Bells

Monday, January 31st: All Things Urban Fantasy

Tuesday, February 1st: Mindful Musings

Wednesday, February 2nd: Rundpinne

Thursday, February 3rd: Dark Faerie Tales

Monday, February 7th: Supernatural Snark

Tuesday, February 8th: The Book Pushers

Wednesday, February 9th: Luxury Reading

Friday, February 11th: Bewitched Bookworms

Monday, February 14th: Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and Books

Tuesday, February 15th: A Novel Menagerie

Monday, February 21st: Drey’s Library

Tuesday, February 22nd: Stacy’s Place on Earth

Thursday, February 24th: Jenn’s Bookshelves

Friday, February 25th: The Lost Entwife