{"id":342,"date":"2011-03-24T09:26:52","date_gmt":"2011-03-24T15:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/?p=342"},"modified":"2011-03-30T19:08:57","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T01:08:57","slug":"book-review-shadowfever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/?p=342","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Shadowfever"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"As Shadowfever<\/em> is the final installment in a five-part urban fantasy series, this is really more of a series review. It’s hard to say too much about the last book, in particular, without throwing spoilers at those who have not yet had a chance to pick up the first book. And you really should pick up the first book. <\/p>\n

This series sets a new standard for urban fantasy. Mack is a terrific character whose life is truly changed by the events of the story. In each book, she is a slightly different person than she was in the previous volume, so that by the end we have Mack v 5.0, tormented and on a mission. Yet there is a core part of her that remains true to her original self. <\/p>\n

With each book, the stakes get higher. The world is in danger, no holds barred, and only Mack can save it. By her side is Jericho, a man whose origins and nature remain a closed secret until the final volume. He’s a dark hero in the truest sense of the word, a dangerous man of mixed morals and private purposes. He’s an easy man to hate, both as a character and as a person, but I found him to be refreshingly daring, and perhaps the best dark hero I have ever run across. <\/p>\n

As for the final book in this series, all I can say is: I didn’t see it coming. Where “it” is most of what happens. Oh, there was a thing or two I guessed correctly, but there were twists and turns enough to exhaust me by the end. <\/p>\n

I cannot recommend this series enough to those who enjoy adult urban fantasy. This isn’t for kids, and in this case, I like it that way. <\/p>\n

5\/5 stars<\/p>\n

Shadowfever<\/a>\"\"
\nAuthor: Karen Marie Moning
\nISBN: 0385341679
\nhttp:\/\/shadowfever.com\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As Shadowfever is the final installment in a five-part urban fantasy series, this is really more of a series review. It’s hard to say too much about the last book, in particular, without throwing spoilers at those who have not yet had a chance to pick up the first book. And you really should pick […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-what-im-reading","category-fantasy-what-im-reading"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=342"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":459,"href":"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342\/revisions\/459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}