Dreamfever (Hardcover)

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MacKayla Lane lies naked on the cold stone floor of a church, at the mercy of the erotic Fae master she once swore to kill. Far from home, unable to control her sexual hungers, MacKayla is now fully under the Lord Master’s spell.…In New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning’s stunning new novel, the walls between human and Fae worlds have come crashing down. And as Mac fights for survival on Dublin’s battle-scarred streets, she will embark on the darkest—and most erotically charged—adventure of her life.

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.

About the Author

Karen Marie Moning graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in Society & Law. Her novels have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists and have won numerous awards, including the prestigious RITA Award. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: Delacorte Press; 1 edition (August 18, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385341652
• ISBN-13: 978-0385341653
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (178 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,397 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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• This is item 4 in The Fever Series.

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67 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Page turner as usual BUT..., August 24, 2009

By	S. de Freitas - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Okay, I love, love, love any work by Karen Marie Moning. I think she has a gift for creating enthralling, sexy page turners and I'm completely addicted to the Fever series. I was desperate for each and every novel's release and I devoured DreamFever in a little over 6 hours... BUT, the unanswered questions and cliff hangers are getting - nope, scratch that, ARE - tiresome. I felt the same way after Faefever and it's only been amplified by the unsatisfactory ending of Dreamfever. I realized that, once again, questions that were initiated in Book 1 are still NOT resolved in Book 4 and [naturally] we get some NEW questions. If I were a man, I'd say Karen is pretty adept at giving me an extreme case of literary blue balls. I felt sort of betrayed and tired at the end of DreamFever - I'm dying to know the official status of Jericho and Mac's relationship [and I agree with another poster - I don't care what he did or what kind of monster he is - I want them to wind up together soo badly - with maybe 1 little detour in V'Lane's bed before their HEA, lol]. I'm tired of books where it ends with Mac in a horrid situation and you don't know who's going to rescue her - hopefully herself for once. All that aside, though, the book is a fun, quick read and leaves you parched for more. Mac is developing into an even better kick a$$ character although I wonder if she strays a little too far to the dark side... there were some virtues to pink Mac I think. Much to the publisher's delight, I'll definitely buy the next book, but I wish I'd never laid eyes on this series until all 5 cursed books were on the shelves. I'm also a shade dubious about Karen cramming and resolving everything neatly in this 5th book since she didn't do it in 4. So instead of 5 stars, I'm gonna have to subtract 1 because my immediate reaction after finishing this novel was utter disappointment for all the reasons noted above. I hope to God they don't make us wait another year for ShadowFever. Give me a short story or something in the interim, PLEASE!!

70 of 78 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another enthralling and frustrating instalment in the Fever series, August 18, 2009

By	Sadie (Canada) - See all my reviews

Being slightly obsessed with the Fever series by Karen Marie Moning, I was so excited and anxious to read this book. I'm glad that all my waiting and excitement were, overall, not in vain.

Those who have read this series so far will know that it has quite a tangle of plots and storylines that play out slowly as each book progresses. All the plotlines that have been important since the first book, namely the war between the Seelie and Unseelie fairies, the threat and realization of the walls between Earth and Fairie coming down and the hunt for the Dark Book that could end this war are still happening here. As well, heroine/narrator Mackayla, the only one with the ability to detect the Dark Book, is recovering from an attack to her soul by three Dark Princes which happened at the end of the last book.

I don't want to describe the plot of this book anymore since I think it would spoil the story. I'll only say that all those things and then some are going on in this fourth instalment of the Fever series. Dreamfever is as action packed, riveting and overstuffed as its predecessors.

There are so many good things about this book. It's got an intriguing, dark and genuinely creepy backdrop in the falling city of Dublin with the eerie breeds of fairies, both dark and light, always lurking and becoming deadlier and a lot scarier. Not only is the world vivid, so is the world building. More and more layers of the fairy realms are unveiled and it's utterly fascinating. The suspenseful hunt for the Dark Book sees Mac and her cohorts in constant action and mixed throughout all of this is a humorous narrative with a spunky heroine.

It's all great stuff that kept me flipping the pages, enthralled, compelled, on the edge of my seat. Yippee!

Here comes the BUT portion of my review. BUT...goodness! this has to be one of the most frustrating series I've ever read! Why? Well, I think I can split my frustration into two basic parts.

The first part is the plot. Basically it plods along as Mac jumps from disaster to disaster and interacts with various characters as they become relevant to each scene. There are a lot of characters and disasters and some of them are a lot more interesting than others making for a slightly uneven reading experience. After some of these disasters play out, the book ends shockingly and suddenly. Again. It's incredibly frustrating even if I expected it based on the other three books. It better get resolved nice and neatly in the next book because I'm not sure I can take anymore.

The second part of my frustration is with the characterization of the leads. Mac, even after all she's been through, is still too feisty and occasionally petty and silly. Often, she'll begin to become the kind of serious and considerate heroine I can root for, and then she'll revert back. Annoying! Her main love interest, Jericho Barrons, even after four books, remains a mysterious, cold, controlling, alpha jerk to readers. A few very small details of his past are revealed and they don't cast him in a very heroic light, to my eyes. Though I am intrigued by him and his interactions with Mac make me giggle, I'm still not sure if I feel sympathy for him. I'm not really even sure how I'm supposed to feel about him because I don't feel I know enough about him, there's just vague hints and speculation. And yet, I still want them to end up together. Still! I can't help it, I guess.

Anyhoo, I realize that this `review' comes across as more of a jumbled up collection of my thoughts about this book and series. I really do like both. A lot. However, according to the Author's Note, the next book (which cannot come soon enough!) is Mac's last and that's good for me. Much as I've enjoyed her tale, I feel that it's time for her journey to end. I'm hoping for a great finale!

77 of 94 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic! The Suspense is rising up toward a conclusion that is sure to rattle the pages of the next/final book., August 18, 2009

By	V. Miller (Georgia) - See all my reviews

When I first read Darkfever I was stunned at how much it differed from KMM's Highlander series. It wasn't a single volume romance. It was in first person. WTH happened? My initial shock preceded my appreciation of the story. I reread it. I loved it. By the second book we see a dynamic change in Mac as a character. She goes from being a barbie, too stupid to live almost, to being strong. To being extremely interesting. To being a character that women could look up to.

Dreamfever picks up from where Faefever leaves off. Mac is at the worst place in her life one could be. When she is able to get back into the fight, she really does. Gone is the barbie doll of the past for good, now she is a living weapon seeking revenge.

So what if her story takes 5 books rather than 1. Would you rather have a huge story condensed into one book and lose half the dynamics of the character changes? Or would you rather have the complete and total story?

Questions are being answered, leaving just enough left over (plus a few new ones) to be answered in the final book. No the books are not Harry Potter, nor do they try to be. Karen Marie Moning is a brilliant woman with incredible talent for story telling. Dreamfever is probably the best in the series, with each book getting better than the last. I am not going to give away plot details in this review as I feel it takes away from the reading experience. But let it be said that the story will grip you, and when you reach the final page you will be ready for more!