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    Iced: Fever Series Book 6

    By Karen Marie Moning

    3.5/5

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    #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning picks up where Shadowfever leaves off with Iced, the sixth book in her blockbuster Fever series.

    The year is 1 AWC—After the Wall Crash. The Fae are free and hunting us. It’s a war zone out there, and no two days are alike. I’m Dani O’Malley, the chaos-filled streets of Dublin are my home, and there’s no place I’d rather be.

    Dani “Mega” O’Malley plays by her own set of rules—and in a world overrun by Dark Fae, her biggest rule is: Do what it takes to survive. Possessing rare talents and the all-powerful Sword of Light, Dani is more than equipped for the task. In fact, she’s one of the rare humans who can defend themselves against the Unseelie. But now, amid the pandemonium, her greatest gifts have turned into serious liabilities.

    Dani’s ex–best friend, MacKayla Lane, wants her dead, the terrifying Unseelie princes have put a price on her head, and Inspector Jayne, the head of the police force, is after her sword and will stop at nothing to get it. What’s more, people are being mysteriously frozen to death all over the city, encased on the spot in sub-zero, icy tableaux.

    When Dublin’s most seductive nightclub gets blanketed in hoarfrost, Dani finds herself at the mercy of Ryodan, the club’s ruthless, immortal owner. He needs her quick wit and exceptional skill to figure out what’s freezing Fae and humans dead in their tracks—and Ryodan will do anything to ensure her compliance.

    Dodging bullets, fangs, and fists, Dani must strike treacherous bargains and make desperate alliances to save her beloved Dublin—before everything and everyone in it gets iced.

    BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Karen Marie Moning's Burned.

    Look for all of Karen Marie Moning’s sensational Fever novels:
    DARKFEVER | BLOODFEVER | FAEFEVER | DREAMFEVER | SHADOWFEVER | ICED | BURNED | FEVERBORN | FEVERSONG

    Praise for Iced

    “Moning returns to the heady world of her Fever series, and the results are addictive and consistently surprising. . . . The best elements of Moning’s sensual, shadowy epic are still here, from the sensual and enigmatic Fae to the super-alpha heroes and the breathless pace of their escalating conflicts. At its heart is a heroine whose development is likely to become the stuff of legends as this unforgettable, haunting series continues to evolve.”—RT Book Reviews

    “This is one of my favorite 2012 reads . . . It’s engaging, hilarious, amazing and Dani is going to be one heck of a woman.”—USA Today

    “A gripping story that combines excellent storytelling with believable characters that are rendered both superhuman and superbly human, with emotional fragility and psychological vulnerability in an unstable world fraught with danger . . . Fast-paced, with nonstop action set in a fascinating urban fantasy world of Dublin under siege, this is a smart, bold and textured success.”─Kirkus Reviews

    “Moning is a master storyteller. I don’t know how she does it, but she begs me to get on my knees and pay worship to the woman who has brought me the best, most labyrinthine stories and characters I’ve ever had the privilege to get to know. She weaves brilliantly, unapologetically, and without exception, and she has threaded the needle into me and I’ve been pulled, over and over, into her tapestry, and I don’t think I’m ever getting out. Iced is no exception.”—The Bawdy Book Blog (five-starred review)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
    Release dateOct 30, 2012
    ISBN9780440339809
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    Iced: Fever Series Book 6
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    Karen Marie Moning

    Karen Marie Moning is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fever series, featuring MacKayla Lane, and the award-winning Highlander series. She has a bachelor’s degree in society and law from Purdue University.

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    Reviews for Iced

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    • 2/5
      I wanted to like this book more than I did. I adore the Fever books, and like Dani O'Malley as a minor character in them. But here, taking the lead in a book of her own, she just didn't work for me. Being written in the first-person was a definite drawback, because I really don't need to know every single thing *teenaged* Dani is thinking. Though all of her "I'm Mega" stuff obviously covers up for her uncertainties, it also gets old reading it over and over again.
    • 5/5
      I really liked the story but the way the story was told was a little awkward for me. The writing style was a bit choppy. I also didn't like the chapter titles which were song lyrics. They didn't add to the story and so I felt they were unnecessary. All that being said, it was still a great book.
    • 2/5
      It's so strange that when I read this 7 years ago, I gave it 4.5 stars. Now I am DNF'ing this on the second read. One, Dani is just annoying me - there is a reason that I do not read kid's books, I just cannot relate to the protagonist. Two, even if I could leave aside the next-level creepines of the dudes sniffing around Dani's skirts, I just DESPISE love-triangle storylines. I can't believe that I made it past one of my major deal-breakers when I read it the first time: I put this down when Dani caught Ryo and Jo having sex. The whole thing is painful as fuck, twenty time worse than watching Barrons and Fiona. It's just depressing and sad, and I read urban fantasy / paranormal romance to escape. And while I like angst, I don't like it like this. In fact, I hate this. It's too much of an "other woman/cheating" thing for me. I can't forgive Ryo, and I suspect Dani ends up with him later in the series, so I'm done.

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      2011 review: Ok, so, I adored this, as I do everything in this series, even when it twists my heart. Objectively, I find the men sniffing around Dani problematic at best, but given that this series is all about dangerous and unhealthy relationships, I suppose it's par for the course. I find myself both dreading and eagerly anticipating how the plot surrounding her love life progresses. She's going to need to age a bit and I'm antsy to see what happens! What does it mean about me that I find the cruel and devious men in these books so fascinating? (4.5 stars)
    • 5/5
      Every book in this series just gets better! I'm so ready for the next book, I'm not good with patience! ;)
    • 2/5
      It was "OK" is all I can muster about this book. I definitely won't be moving on with the series.
    • 3/5
      Dani is doing her Mega Superhero thing watching over what humans she can in Dublin, hiding from Mac, hanging with her brainy friend Dancer, and killing all the fae she can with her sword. Ryodan, the owner of Chester's night club, has taken in an interest in her. He forces her into his "employ" and sets her on the path of solving the mysterious "iced" places in Dublin. Meanwhile, our old, Druid friend Christian is almost all the way through his transformation into an Unseelie Prince, and he's also got designs on Dani.

      If you haven't read the five books in the "Fever" Series, this is all Greek to you. Read those 5 books before this one.It was just an okay book. Parts of it were kinda "creepy". Like this man's attraction, (even if he is several thousand years old), to a 14 year old girl. I really liked Karen Marie Moning's "Highlander" series that she wrote years ago. I have read all the "Fever" books, but they just aren't as good as her first efforts. This is the first book in her new series but it actually is a continuation of the "Fever" series just a different leading character and a different perspective. Really should get 2.5 stars
    • 2/5
      Updated review: outside of the pedo vibes, I did enjoy this book. Altogether, though, I think I should have just stopped after the first five books. Knowing what I know now, though (see the Phil Gigante/Facebook defense, retraction, rabid fandom victim blaming)... this book grosses me out and it makes sense that I have never had a desire to re-read this, at all.

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      I just finished this -- and enjoyed it. To be honest, I was sort of half dreading this book, as I adored the Mac/Barrons Fever books, and wasn't sure if a continuation was needed or desirable. Also, Dani was never a character I particularly adored. But I was worried needlessly. KMM's writing is just something that speaks to me and that I find highly appealing. Like many others, something about the Mac and Barrons story just totally shredded me-- and she hasn't lost her mojo with Iced, as far as I am concerned.

      Unlike many other reviewers, I wasn't super dooper deeply creeped out by Dani thinking about sex - 14 year olds do that. Just definitely creeped out by older men lusting after HER. I found Dani to be capable and kick-ass, if naive. And, fact is, I have raised teenagers, and while they are woefully wrong in thinking that they are "totally" mature, they aren't even remotely as naive as Dani seems to be (I wasn't even as clueless as she is to innuendo- and I consider myself, in retrospect, to have been highly naive when I was 14). I might get blasted for this- but when I was 15, most of my friends were having sex. Not saying this was ok or that they knew what the hell they were doing. Nor am I saying they truly understood the potential emotional and physical ramifications, but they were, indeed, doing "it." I absolutely get that the men in this story are older (in Ryodan's case- infinitesimally older) and that is the difference, but I felt Dani was capable of taking care of herself. Regardless, a 14 year old is LITERALLY incapable of informed consent with men like Ryodan.

      While I enjoyed the story and was never bored or skimming, I didn't find myself all that invested emotionally. To be fair, though, the same could be said for me at the outset of the Fever series. It took evolution of the story to turn me into the sobbing heap I was by the end of the Mac/Barrons story. The only trepidation I feel about Dani's story is that I don't want another JZB--- I don't want to see KMM faux-replicate him in Ryodan. I want Ryodan to be different- to be his own character, and him and Dani to evolve differently (please as a mentor or father type relationship) in whatever relationship KMM intends for them. I hope a repeat of the Mac/Barrons storyline isn't the direction she is going, because Dancer could potentially be quite interesting. Looking forward to finding out where KMM will take this!
    • 3/5
      This is a continuation of the author’s “Fever” series, but told from the point of view of 14-year old Dani. This is a Dublin filled with Fae. Dani thinks of herself as a superhero with superspeed, superhearing, and super other things. She and a friend(?) are kind of “kidnapped” by a supernatural being (what kind… not sure, but must have been some kind of fae), Ryodan, and forced to sign a contract to work for him as he and Dani tried to figure out what was randomly icing over various locations and all the people in those locations, ultimately killing the humans. It’s been too many years since I read the Fever series, and I didn’t find that the author did much in the way of recap, or what she did do wasn’t enough to really help me remember much of what was going on or who was who. The new storyline in this one – the mystery of what was causing locations and people to be “iced” – I found interesting. I thought I liked Dani as a secondary character (from what I recall) in the other books, but I didn’t like her much in this one. And all those horny men after a 14-year old!? Ugh! I am still rating it ok for trying to figure out what was causing the ice and the monsters they fought in the story.
    • 5/5
      Another book that held me captive in the Fever world. I loved hearing things from Dani's perspective. I also found it intriguing to read things from Christian and Kat's point of view. I wish we could have seen the whole confrontation between Dani and Mac and I absolutely can not WAIT for the next book. The 9 are as mysterious and lovable as ever, even when you hate these guys you love them! This book was fantastic and I hope Moning keeps writing in this world!
    • 4/5
      Iced by Karen Marie Moning (Audiobook)
      Narrators: Phil Gigante and Natalie Ross
      Series: Fever Book 6

      4 Stars - After reading the first five books in the fever series the first time, I was really looking forward to Iced, as I loved Dani. However, when I realized she was still only 14 years old in the book, I didn't know what to think… cause well... this is an adult romance book. I also waited till all the books were out, as I hate waiting for the next in a series with cliffhangers. So the pressure was on!
      I think Dani was written well, no totally creepy parts (some maybe could think so.. but nothing was taken too far, in my opinion.) I loved the pace, lots of action, and a bit of a mystery to solve…. sorta. There was a wee bit of a cliffhanger, and I am looking forward to reading the next book. I think the two narrators did a wonderful job. I quite enjoy Ryodan and I love Christian. Hoping I see more of them.
    • 4/5
      This is the beginning of the Dani part of the fever world. I ADORED the fever series with Mac and Barrons. So, I have been super excited to get to read books that continue in the same world. Getting to hear things from Dani's perspective is neat. I do hope that in the next book there ends up being a couple years time jump though. Dani is currently only 14 years old and trying to incorporate the romance theory with Ryodan, Christian, and Dancer is a little at odds. Her voice and actions all coincide with her age, but the romance aspect seems a bit difficult to accept sometimes. I also hate that Jo and Ryodan have strung up a "romance". It really sucks for the way Ryodan is pitched with his feelings of Dani. If he truly wishes to be a part of her life until she's ready, then he should be with any of the other faceless girls and not someone close to Dani, and most definitely not striking up a "relationship" with someone she's close to. It seems forced and out of concept. I will obviously continue the series, but hope KMM looks to age Dani a bit so we can see her as a woman.
    • 4/5
      Oh boy. I never thought I'd say this but I LOVE DANI. Bless her heart.

      Full review to come!
    • 5/5
      I didn’t realize I missed Dublin and Dani as much as I did. Seriously, I was so happy to be taken back to this world. The thoughts in my head were even in an Irish accent. Seriously y’all, I may have problems. :P
      I always forget how young Dani really is. She has to deal with major ish, but she’s still just a baby. I do love that she stands up for herself, no matter how big and bad the person bullying her is. That brings me to Ryodan. I never realized how much he reminds me of Barrons, when we first met him. I mean seriously, dude is a D bag sometimes. I was so excited we get to see Christian again, but he’s totally not the same. He’d have ok moments, and then I’d want to knock the hell out of him. I love Dancer (not sure if his name is spelled right since I listened to this book.) He’s charismatic, and I think wold be a good match for Dani. He’s also incredibly intelligent.
      Iced is fast paced, and fun to listen to. Even in the darker moments, Dani has a way of bringing humor to the forefront. It’s also fun seeing Dani and Ryodan interact. I don’t think he’s met anyone that isn’t scared to push his buttons. We get a small peak at Mac & Barrons. I’m hoping we see a little more of them as the series progresses.
    • 4/5
      This is the beginning of the Dani part of the fever world. I ADORED the fever series with Mac and Barrons. So, I have been super excited to get to read books that continue in the same world. Getting to hear things from Dani's perspective is neat. I do hope that in the next book there ends up being a couple years time jump though. Dani is currently only 14 years old and trying to incorporate the romance theory with Ryodan, Christian, and Dancer is a little at odds. Her voice and actions all coincide with her age, but the romance aspect seems a bit difficult to accept sometimes. I also hate that Jo and Ryodan have strung up a "romance". It really sucks for the way Ryodan is pitched with his feelings of Dani. If he truly wishes to be a part of her life until she's ready, then he should be with any of the other faceless girls and not someone close to Dani, and most definitely not striking up a "relationship" with someone she's close to. It seems forced and out of concept. I will obviously continue the series, but hope KMM looks to age Dani a bit so we can see her as a woman.
    • 4/5
      While I really did like this book, I had a hard time getting into it. Onced I got used to reading Dani specifically, I was hooked. Sometimes it was nagging at me the was she was talking. I get she is only 14 and oblivious to the obvious, but sometimes she came off as whiney. Hoping she mature somewhat in the next book. But luckily the book overall outweighed that for me. I really enjoyed the last half of the book. And that ending.... I'm itching for april 2104 to get here!! I am ready for Mac and JZB baby!! If you liked the fever series (come on...who wouldn't if you you've read them), then you will like ICED.
    • 3/5
      Well, I'm sort of fecking sick of the fecking voice of Dani. I just don't fecking see her as a fecking central character, and the verbal mannerisms are quite thick and fecking distracting (even though Karen Marie Moning claims she toned Dani's voice down). The love triangle patterns seem fecking familiar if you've read the first five books in the series (and who would ever read Iced without reading the first five books in the series?!) but with less vivid characters than Mac, Barrons and V'lane. I am going to be fecking generous and give this 3 fecking stars. Hoping that the next book will improve greatly in all fecking areas.
    • 2/5
      Ok, I am totally torn about how I feel about this book. I hated it at first. Like really disliked it. I couldn't believe that this novel series had a following. But I hadn't read any of the other books in the series. So, here is the end result: I purchased the first book in the Highlander series and am going to give the whole two series a go. Why? Because there were parts of the book that showed me what kind of author Moning could be, and I decided to give her a chance. Ok, now here is my review of Iced: Has this author ever met a 14 year old girl? I didn't not find Dani's "voice" convincing or compelling. In fact, it was like an adult trying to sound like a teenager trying to sound like an adult. The part of the book that are in someone else's voice and really nice. That is why I am giving her other books a chance.Because I found Dani so annoying and not like a real teenager, I couldn't get invested in the book until I had read more than 200 pages. Normally I would have already chucked this book, but I had agreed to write a review, so I kept on reading. In the end, I felt really interested to see how it all turned out. There are way too many "dudes" in this book. I say dude. I'm from California, and I have never heard it used so much! Especially in Ireland. I like the mystery in the book especially because I know it is a series and that the mystery parts will be addressed at some point. Basically, I hope Dani gets more believable. I found her to be the least believable character in the whole lot of characters (which includes some pretty crazy characters so I think that is saying a lot). Christian is the second hardest character to swallow. He just rubbed me the wrong way, and maybe that is because i hadn't read the other books. As I read the other books I will write reviews and maybe that will give it a better picture.Bottom line: Don't start with this book. Read the other books, and then maybe this book is just a stepping stone to better things in future novels. I really would like the relationships to be fleshed out. Honestly, the only one that even seemed to have any meaning was Ryodan and Jo. Other than that, the characters just seemed to have feelings with no build up to them.I received an advanced review copy of this book. It did not impact my review of the book.
    • 4/5
      The only reason I picked up Iced is to “suffer through it”, so I can finally get on reading Mac’s story, because, honestly, who cares about Dani? It turned out that a 14-year-old superhero’s mind is actually a very entertaining and interesting place, full of witty remarks, existential crises and surprisingly quotable thoughts.Dani is an astonishingly interesting, amusing, thought-provoking character whose voice is written beautifully, in my opinion. She is a kid that had to grow up fast, so she is street-smart, intelligent and wise beyond her years, and childish and naive all at the same time. Reading her point of view is very refreshing – she is a teen that is all businesslike, direct and demanding, and it may be funny at times, yet this is exactly how people her age behave – larger than life. She is also very observant.I cannot stress enough how enjoyable being in her head is. And how captivating the situations she gets herself into are. She says herself, that she has "the luck of a broken mirror nailed beneath an upside-down horseshoe with a ladder nearby that a black cat just walked under".I think Karen Marie Moning did a wonderful job distinguishing between points of view. There was never any doubt about who’s point of view you are reading, because they are all genuinely discernible. Dani, Christian, Kat sound completely different from each other, which is the point a lot of authors cannot qualitatively accomplish introducing different points of view.Plot-wise the story is very compelling. Other than the obvious “Who’s the bad guy icing Dubling”, there are also “What does Ryodan actually want with Dani?”, “Is Christian going to turn full-on evil?”; “Is Mac actually after Dani for killing her sister?”; “Why is everyone so enthralled with the girl?” etc.All in all, something I was going to “suffer through” turned out to be very “fecking” awesome, and I cannot wait to read Burned (Mac and Barrons are finally back! Yay!).
    • 2/5
      Not my usual genre choice. Since I have never read her books before I was at a disadvantage. Maybe I will try another one of her books, since so many others have given her rave reviews.
    • 1/5
      I found myself at an extreme disadvantage not having read any of the Fever series. I was lost from the first page and it didn't get any better. The stream of consciousness writing from the point of view of a manic, obnoxious megalomaniac 14 year old was too much for me. I didn't get past the first 50 page. Just from the little I read I can say this child needs psychiatric help or some serious discipline. The author's almost constant use of slang felt very force. I have had the series recommended to me by friends in the past. I think I will try to read the first book and then go from there.
    • 5/5
      So good, so worth the wait. Only problem is now I am left waiting for the next installment!

      Won't give any spoilers away other than to say, I am SOO glad I blew off work today to read through last night and this morning.

      KMM does it again. I loved how she gave us enough of a background on Dani to understand what drives her! We get glimpses of Mac & Barrons but its Dani's story. Lot of build up and innuendos about what is to come about as Dani matures, but its wonderful. I love her and Ryo, although there a couple of times I want to kill him! We see Kat develop as well, and see her inner struggles.

      Its a definitely added to my re-read pile but I couldn't put it down!
    • 5/5
      Loved it. It's a good continuation of the Fever series.
    • 5/5
      I love KMM! I can't wait for Burned!
    • 4/5
      Great reading. Buuuuut... I think I wanted more. Like an adult Dani for a start. I know it's the journey and all that, but it felt like filler.
    • 1/5
      A huge disappointment. I like Dani, but the romance just completely ruined it for me. Seeing two much older guys manipulating and competing for the love of a clueless 14 year old was absolutely disgusting. A terrible decision by the author that ruined a book that I otherwise would have enjoyed. I will not pick up the next one, and would have returned this book if I did not have a digital copy.
    • 1/5
      This is not really a review but more of a reaction. Let me be clear, I love how Karen Marie Moning (from here on out referred to as KMM because Karen Marie Moning is simply too long to keep writing) writes. I enjoy the way she crafts characters and the world she builds. KMM is able to write characters that even when I don't like them, I want to keep reading. And that happened with Iced. I wasn't invested in the story, I was mildly bored by the storyline but I still felt compelled to keep going. There is just something about the way she writes her stories.

      There is absolutely no way that it is ever acceptable for a 14 year old girl to turn into a romantic or sexual object. Sexualization of girls is rampant in our culture and the girls themselves feel the pressure to rise up and meet this standard. I have a 13 year old, she plays on a soccer team with 13, 14 and 15 year olds. I have gotten the pleasure of hanging out with the team, watching my husband coach them and listening to their conversations. Let me make this clear, a 14 year old is still a child. As I read this novel, I kept remembering my daughter and her soccer teammates -- their silly conversations, their reactions to situations and my understanding that they are still children.

      There is no question that Dani is still a child. I have read the arguments against the idea that Dani is a child by saying that she survives, she kills to survive and well I strongly disagree. Many children all over the world have had to do horrible things just to survive, this doesn't mean that because they can survive they should then be sexually harassed and the object of sexualization by much older men with enormous power. And as if the situation wasn't bad enough, I believe Dani is emotionally immature for her age. KMM writes Dani as if she is emotionally younger than 14. Dani refers to herself in the third person. She considers herself a superhero. She has immature aspirations for herself. She is unable to handle consequences and face up to her actions (e.g. her running all over Dublin to avoid Mac). And a further example that Dani is absolutely not ready to be the object of two older men's sexual attention is that .... she doesn't want their sexual attention. As the story is written, Dani is repeatedly uncomfortable with either Christian's or Ryo's advances. Dani is uncomfortable with the idea of sex in real life and very uncomfortable with any nuanced sexual comment. I keep wondering, hoping and praying that what is happening here is that we are supposed to be disgusted with Ryo and Christian. That Dani is reacting negatively to them and following her instincts because the storyline is NOT going toward a perverted older man who gets off on children. Please let it be like that.

      And what happened to Christian? :( I have an extreme soft-spot for the MacKeltars. Christian was always my favorite in the Fever series (yes I liked him even more than Barrons, not necessarily for Mac, but just as a male character). I know that KMM has the right as the author to do what she wants with any of her characters, but I just don't buy into what is happening to Christian. I don't accept that the MacKeltars wouldn't be tracking him down. And what is really eating at me about the entire Christian storyline is that it is so similar to what happened to Dageaus in the Dark Highlander except that it was better done in the Dark Highlander.

      One more thing, I don't accept that Ryo is stronger and perhaps more clever than Barrons. So anyway, there is my take on Iced and I doubt if I will read the next one in the series.



    • 5/5
      This book is great. There is an ick factor, definitely. But if you can put that ick aside, the book is fantastic fun.
    • 5/5
      "If you're trying to force the story to be a straight up romance, it's going to be weird for you." - Karen Marie Moning

      I'd like that quote on a card that I can hand out to readers whenever Fever or Dani comes up.

      Man, Moning does it right. After being on the edge of my seat, checking Amazon on a weekly basis, sniffing around for ARCs, I wolfed ICED down in one sitting. And now I'm back to ants in my pants, anxious for book two, haunting the Internet for snippets... I'm dying over here!

      ICED does go a little over the top laying out Dani's romantic possibilities. I wouldn't have expected anyone to give Ryorden a run for his money, but Christian and Dancer both have potential. Moning has really gone all out to build up the chemistry while simultaneously put on the breaks. Ryorden has a girlfriend. Christian sometimes kills people during sex. And Dancer is not a borderline psychotic alpha male, he's just a genius teen who loves Dani. Everyone has their drawbacks...

      I'm going to have to set aside some time to go back and read my favorite Mac and Barrons moments (from his death to their hook up, it slays me every time). I was a little worried about the whole WeCare subplot in ICED, and Mac's mom really creeped me out... can't wait for the next book!

      2/17 - ICED totally holds up to the reread, I love Dancer and Christian and Ryorden fighting over Dani's hypothermic body. The scene where Dani's vibrating and offers to let Lor touch her shoulder is priceless, too.
    • 4/5
      I am not a huge fan of teen, Dani O'Mallery but find the storyline intreguing. The walls have crashed between the fae and our world (Ireland) releasing all manners of death. Self appointed and armed with super speed and a fae sword, Dani has set forth to elimited the dangers to humanity and restore her beloved Dublin.
    • 3/5
      Tl;dr summary: disappointing and gross. Now, on to the bulletpoints!

      1. This is PNR, not UF.

      Yes, the Fever books got pretty hot and heavy by the end, but in the Fever books Mac started with a single mission (find her sister's killer) that carried through the entire series. Barrons started with a single mission (obtain the Sinsar Dubh) that carried through the entire series. These missions, the worldbuilding, drove much of the books.

      ICED is more a monster-of-the-week type book. People are dying in Dublin in a mysterious way. Our protagonists must identify and destroy the big bad before the book is over. More "epic" stuff happens in ICED than happened in the first two or three Fever books combined, but Mac and Barrons' quests felt so much more epic. Why? Because the plot of ICED is just a thin excuse for relationship drama.

      2. Dani is charming. I loved her.

      I didn't expect to, but she was great. She's an unrepentant rascal, cheery and hard-bitten, tough and wide-eyed. I loved her POV.

      3. Ryoden is awful.

      He is the anti-Barrons. Let's examine some differences, shall we?

      Barrons waits for Mac to come to him. She's desperate and he takes advantage, but she's free to leave anytime. Ryoden makes demands of Dani that she wants to refuse but cannot, because Ryoden cages, tortures, and threatens her (and NO, none of those words are exaggerations - the first example occurs very early on in the book, when Ryoden keeps Dani manacled in a dungeon for several days without food or water). She is not free to walk away.

      This is particularly bad because, as we also learn early on, Dani has a profound fear of cages and restraint. Ryoden knows this and does it anyhow.

      Barrons shows his increasing admiration for Mac by making her stronger, fiercer, and more independent. By the end of DARKFEVER, Barrons has given Mac the Spear of Light - an immensely powerful weapon. Ryoden shows his interest in Dani by trying to take things away from her, trying to make her feel helpless and powerless. Prime example? When Dani loses her sword, Ryoden refuses to help her retrieve it. In fact, he makes a hands-off deal with the thief and tells Dani he'd just as soon she never gets it back.

      The way Barrons treated other women never made me want to vomit. Not a huge accomplishment, I know. No gold stars for "well, I didn't want to vomit". But I thought he was upfront and fair with Fio. Ryoden, on the other hand, is vile to the women he has sex with - sleeping with his employees, discarding them like - KMM's words here! - "used condoms". The worst part, maybe the grossest thing in a book full of gross stuff, was when Ryoden starts sleeping with Dani's friend Jo. Why? To separate Dani from a friend? To hurt Dani and make her feel betrayed? Because it's the closest he can get to having sex with 14-year-old Dani?This whole scenario just made me want to shut the book and say, "Enough of you people."

      4. Forget the slow build

      To my mind, the thing that made Mac and Barrons' romance so epic is how long it took to develop. For the first few books, I was actively rooting for Mac and Barrons NOT to get together. It wasn't until late in the Fever series that we started getting major revelations, like the fact that Barrons can't die. These revelations cement the intimacy Mac and Barrons have developed and, because the trust between them is so hard-won, every one felt like a victory.

      There's one thing that hasn't changed: I was definitely rooting for Dani and Ryoden NOT to get together in ICED. In fact, I was rooting for them NEVER to get together and for Dani to pick a different guy because, as I mentioned in #3, Ryoden is awful.

      And I might have faith. I'll read the next book just because KMM has proved she can accomplish some amazing reversals. But there's no slow build here. From the beginning, Ryodan has decided that Dani is his girl. He'll wait until she's older to have sex with her, but in the meanwhile he plans to groom her into his ideal woman by subjecting her to a constant barrage of abuse and degradation.

      We get some major revelations in ICED - many of them familiar from SHADOWFEVER - but there's no victory this time, no sense of a milestone having been reached. For example: Dani sees Ryoden die. At this stage, there's no trust or affection between them. When Ryodan comes back, he makes it clear that only Dani can know about his resurrection - if any other woman finds out, she'll be killed. So this huge, wonderful plot point of SHADOWFEVER is slapped down in ICED much, much too early and becomes just another example of how gross and creepy Ryodan is.

      5. Dani is 14.

      For some reason, I didn't expect this to bother me. Maybe because I assumed the Dani books would give us another slow build, plenty of time for relationships to grow and evolve naturally, in the least-creepy way possible.

      Boy was I wrong.

      Here are some gross, inappropriate things that happen in ICED: Ryoden gets in Dani's bed, Dani ends up in Christian's bed, Dani strips at various points for both men, both of whom are attracted by her body, Christian uses his new death-by-sex aura on Dani, Ryoden is so overwhelmed by attraction to Dani that he has to go have sex with another woman immediately.

      It's gross.

      6. So why 3 stars?

      Because there are new books ahead, and KMM has surprised me before. There's still some possibility that all the gross stuff in ICED is meant to be gross. If it turns out we were supposed to be revolted and offended, if we're supposed to hate Ryodan and he's going to evolve away from the person he is now, I could get back on board.

      3 stars is my way of saying: I loved the Fever series enough that I still have hope.