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Karanlik Ateş by Karen Marie Moning

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pagesofash's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Things I liked:
The Dublin setting, the sister bond, the mystery, the take on the fae and history, the journalling.
Things I didn't like/struggled with:
The characters and the sexual elements. That being said the sexual elements is probably a personal reaction and the characters may grow on me as the series continues given their growth rate, it's not non-existent it's just slow which fits the story thus far.

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ninja5phinx's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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schnoebs13's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is hard for me because a few people I know really enjoy this series and knowing it’s like a classic paranormal romance, I had a little bit of high expectations for it. Usually for my preferred romances, even in series that are slow burn, I enjoy at least knowing who the love interest is and having some type of flirtatious moment or even banter that gives me a hint of what’s to come. This was pretty much nonexistent and when it was, you’re questioning if it’s actually real or a side effect from other things. Additionally, this was a lot darker than I thought it would be. I can definitely get behind a good non consent consent situation but this definitely wasn’t that and almost put me off continuing on the book. I’m happy though that I did, because the ending is honestly what really pushed this up to even a 3.5 because I quickly became intrigued with the world building, overarching plot, and the future of this story.

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blombern's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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meganpbennett's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I read the first four books in the Fever series years ago, and I decided to reread Darkfever to see how it held up to what I remember. I remember really liking it, but I found it was okay this time. Mac isn't a particularly great narrator, and story is far darker than I remember.

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