Feversong by Karen Marie Moning

Feversong by Karen Marie Moning
Fever Series #9

This is the conclusion for this urban fantasy / paranormal romance series set in Dublin, Ireland.  Dublin and many other major cities throughout the world are beset by giant black holes created during a major battle with the dark faery powers when the walls fell between worlds.

Mac and her intrepid crew must destroy the evil book created by the dark faery king and recover the Song of Making in order to try and save the Earth.  There is much love and much loss along the way for all the main characters but there is resolution for most.  It is best to read from the beginning since each book throws you right into the middle of the action.

This is a fun dark fantasy series that would appeal to fans of Sherrilyn Kenyon and J. R. Ward. 

Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning

Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning - 496 pages
Fever Series Book Eight

The latest installment finds the gang in search of the Song of the Making to try and repair the fabric of the universe which was torn asunder when the walls dividing the realm of Man and the realm of Faery were destroyed.  Mac and her crew must fight dissension in their own ranks along with outside threats while on this quest.  Fever world is fully realized and I'm interested in what happens to the characters even when the plotting has a few issues.  I also think its interesting that the marketing changed drastically this far into the series with regards to cover imagery. 

Royal by Anthea Sharp

Royal by Anthea Sharp  229 pages

Rich-boy gamer Royal Lassiter lives on easy mode - until everything falls apart. Dark faeries are plotting to invade the mortal world, his controlling mom has turned home into enemy territory, and he can't deny his irresistible attraction to newcomer Brea, despite the danger lurking in her mysterious eyes.
Forced to undertake a perilous mission for the Dark Queen of Faerie, Brea Cairgead finds living among humans and hiding her true nature as one of the fey folk a fearsome challenge - especially when her emotions prove all too vulnerable to a certain human boy. Torn between impossible loyalties, she must serve her queen... though it may cost her heart.

Divine Misdemeanors by Laurell Hamilton

Divine Misdemeanors by Laurell Hamilton  333 pages

Merry has turned her back on court and crown, choosing exile in the human world - and in the arms of her beloved Frost and Darkness.

While she may have rejected the monarchy, she cannot abandon her people. Someone is killing the fey, which has left the LAPD baffled and her guardsmen deeply disturbed. Their kind are not easily captured or killed. At least not by mortals.

But even stranger things are happening. Mortals she once healed with magic are suddenly performing miracles, a shocking phenomenon wreaking havoc on human/faerie relations. Though she is innocent, dark suspicions of banned magical activities swirl around her.

Swallowing Darkness by Laurell K. Hamilton

Swallowing Darkness by Laurell K. Hamilton  365 pages

Merry Gentry is not your average private investigator. Half human, half faerie, she's caught in a struggle that threatens not only her life, but the lives of those she desires and holds dear. Her very existence and her rightful place on the throne of Faerie have long depended on her ability to produce an heir - and now, after many failed attempts, the services of her royal guards have found her pregnant...

It is a triumphant moment, but revelation follows revelation: for Merry carries two babies, and she knows that they have more than one father... And of course, there are those of her own flesh and blood who want Merry dead, but she is a fighter and wields a wild magic. And this is her world, where the magical and the mortal intertwine, where folklore, fantasy and erotically charged adventure collide...

Iced by Karen Marie Moning

Iced: A Dani O'Malley Novel (Fever Series) - 512 pages

The story picks up right where ShadowFever left off.  Humanity is struggling in a world where the walls between our world and faery have crashed and monsters view us as prey.  Dani "Mega" O'Malley is a teen in Dublin trying to do what it takes to survive.  Luckily she has special skills due to her heritage and she has a weapon that can be used to give faery a true death.  Dani's former best friend is out to kill her, a monster from the other side is icing slices of Dublin seemingly at random, and way too many grown men are interested in Dani's welfare. 

The Fever series showcases the best of what urban fantasy can be.  There is strong world building, the characters are fully realized and the plot is action packed.  I look forward to the rest of the Dani trilogy within the overall Fever world.

The Iron King, by Julie Kagawa

The Iron King, by Julie Kagawa, 368 pages

When High School outcast Meghan Chase's little brother is taken by Faerys to their world, she discovers that there is much about her past that she did not know. Her best friend Robbie is actually the famous faery, Puck, and she herself is the daughter to king of the Seelie court, Oberon. Determined to get her brother back, Meghan travels through the dangerous land of the Nevernever with the help of Puck, Grimalkin the sassy talking cat, and the handsome Unseelie court prince, Ash. This book includes a lot of great action and suspense. I particularly enjoyed all of the throwbacks to classic literature like Peter Pan and A Midsummer Night's Dream. I would recommend this for teens who love Fantasy and Faery books.