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Karen Marie Moning: Darkfever (Hardcover, 2007, Thorndike Press) 4 stars

MacKayla Lane's life is good. She has great friends, a decent job, and a car …

Review of 'Darkfever' on 'Storygraph'

3 stars

After her sister is brutally murdered, Mac Lane goes to Ireland to track down the killer and in the process discovers she can see faeries. In addition, there seems to be an impending war between the human race and that of the Fae. To survive she must team up with the inscrutable (this has to be romance novelists' favorite word to describe male protagonists) Jericho Barrons. This was entertaining and kept me on my toes, even with all the trite description and over-used characterizations. I disliked some parts of Mac-I'm a blonde and like to wear pink and it's okay that I don't give a crap about anybody else in the world-but really she was opinionated and strong, and not a wilting flower like so many other female characters. Overall a fun read, even though not totally compelling.

On a side note-this is the 2nd book I've read on my Nook and I think that had something to do with me finishing it. I have a habit of flipping ahead in a romance novel if I'm getting fed up with the story, but couldn't really do that this time!