Feverborn (Fever, #8) in Audiobook Junkies

Aug 13, 2014 Carmel (Rabid Reads) rated it liked it · review of another edition

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Reviewed by: Rabid Reads.

I loved the first six books, but then BURNED happened, and I started to ask myself whether I should quit while the going was good. Turns out the answer was yes. I had to pause FEVERBORN for about a week, and listen to another title that just so happened to be narrated by the brilliant Luke Daniels as well on account of the controversy surrounding the previous male narrator of this series: Phil Gigante. Or, more specifically how Karen Marie Moning handled it. I found it i Reviewed by: Rabid Reads.

I loved the first six books, but then BURNED happened, and I started to ask myself whether I should quit while the going was good. Turns out the answer was yes. I had to pause FEVERBORN for about a week, and listen to another title that just so happened to be narrated by the brilliant Luke Daniels as well on account of the controversy surrounding the previous male narrator of this series: Phil Gigante. Or, more specifically how Karen Marie Moning handled it. I found it impossible to concentrate on the story, and lost a lot of respect for her as an author.

Anyway, the goal of this review isn’t to bash peoples’ poor decisions; however, I felt that it was worth mentioning given how these events had a huge bearing on my opinion of this audio. The novel wasn’t abysmal which is why I still gave it 3-stars. The chemistry between Mac & Barrons continues to be smokin’, although I do feel that their time has past, and that this volume should have been about Dani. The POVs weren’t as all over the map as the previous installment, so that was a big plus, and I enjoyed the weirdness of the new character, Shazam.

We got some much needed background on how Jada came to be, and despite the fact that I wasn’t wholly sold on Moning’s explanation nor on the revamped identity of this on-again-off-again heroine, it was something at least. I wish that we’d gotten more of Christian and Ryodan, and less of Mac & Barrons because again—been there, done that. I’m not sure how I feel about the Alina development either… I mean, this girl’s been in the ground since DARKFEVER, so why oh why dredge her up after eight books??

There’s been a massive amount of outrage from audiophiles about the switch from Phil Gigante and Natalie Ross to Luke Daniels and Jill Redfield which is hugely disappointing because I’ve listened to other series that the latter have narrated, and they are both incredibly gifted performers. Granted, they had big shoes to fill; however, they were more than up to the task! The range of voices Daniels pulled off for this title’s characters was astounding, and Redfield’s impressive resume certainly helped with all facets of this tale. They deserve mad props!

FEVERBORN will be it for me. I can’t in good conscience support KMM or her writing any longer. Yes, she retracted her initial stance, but as an author with a law degree she should never have taken it in the first place. ...more

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Aug 26, 2011 Darcy rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fae, 2016, uf, 2021, audio-book, listened-to-at-work, re-read-2021

I was excited for this book to come out, had pre-ordered it from audible, got up early to download it on release day. It was as I started to listen to it that I realized that the narrators had changed. While I have listened to both before and liked them I didn't like them for this series. I really missed Phil Gigante and the way that he did the male voices. The woman's voice wasn't quite as bubbly/air-heady, I didn't think I would miss that, but I did. While I did enjoy the book it would have be ...more

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Jan 24, 2015 Kathy rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2016

Feverborn brings the gang back to fight the bad guys and try to save the world. I love Karen Marie Moning but I wish we had less Mac and more Dani/Jada.

I enjoyed Feverborn and I thought the plot was good. Mac’s story has a surprising twist but I did get irritated with her. This book does alternate between POVs but a majority is spent inside of Mac’s head. Having to constantly hear her inner dialogue made the pace slow and boring in some parts. I’m not going to spoil it but with the direction thi ...more

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Jun 07, 2018 Victoria Hamel rated it liked it

Of all the books in the series this was my least favorite. It’s an OK book. There is a potential twist that I’m not a fan of because it changes a cornerstone of the series. I liked the way that KMM approached Dani. I hate to say it but I could do with a few less Mac and Barrons sex scenes. I get it they like some consensual violent sex.
This is a set up book for the next installment so basically I’m saying it could have been a few chapters shorter.

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