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This is the middle book of the five-part Fever series and it's not a stand alone book. You need to have read the first two books in the Fever series or you'll be really confused. Middle books sometimes don't please readers because they aren't world building as the first book nor into tying up loose ends like the last book. I really enjoyed this book. Having said that, I'll also say this book is dark. It has to be that way though. Mac is changing and she has to change. She can't be the fluffy, pink, rainbow-loving, ditzy girl she once was. The ending is a major cliffhanger, but if you read the book carefully, you'll see a lot of foreshadowing by the author. I think the last scene had to happen. It's the way Mac becomes the darker, stronger heroine she has to be. I also think it's the catalyst Barrons needs to be more forthright with his feelings.
In this book, you learn more about the evil Unseelie book - how it was created, by whom, and how it's moving around Dublin (the latter was scary!). You see Mac teaming up with other sidhe-seers to fight the Unseelie. You learn more about the Unseelie, their creation, and the walls that keep them away from the human world. Unfortunately, you don't learn that much more about Barrons. I wish he didn't have to be such an insufferable ass so much of the time, but I'm hanging on to the belief that he has huge personal demons he has to conquer and eventually he will have his HEA with Mac by Book Five. Some of the things he says in this book foreshadows the revelation of some very dark things in his past - either he's done or done to him and I'm inclined to think it's the latter. It was sweet to see how much Mac affected him. He had several good scenes in the book, but he does push Mac around a bit during Druid Voice lessons (given at her request). Don't expect this book to be a romance novel. It's not. It's something far better and more interesting, but you have to read the entire series or you're really missing out on the character development, plot, and the magic that is the Fever series.
In this book, you learn more about the evil Unseelie book - how it was created, by whom, and how it's moving around Dublin (the latter was scary!). You see Mac teaming up with other sidhe-seers to fight the Unseelie. You learn more about the Unseelie, their creation, and the walls that keep them away from the human world. Unfortunately, you don't learn that much more about Barrons. I wish he didn't have to be such an insufferable ass so much of the time, but I'm hanging on to the belief that he has huge personal demons he has to conquer and eventually he will have his HEA with Mac by Book Five. Some of the things he says in this book foreshadows the revelation of some very dark things in his past - either he's done or done to him and I'm inclined to think it's the latter. It was sweet to see how much Mac affected him. He had several good scenes in the book, but he does push Mac around a bit during Druid Voice lessons (given at her request). Don't expect this book to be a romance novel. It's not. It's something far better and more interesting, but you have to read the entire series or you're really missing out on the character development, plot, and the magic that is the Fever series.
