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A review by imaginary_space
Faefever by Karen Marie Moning
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Nothing much happened in book 2, and in book 3, nothing much continues to happen. Even though a lot happens in this book. It's weird. And I was looking forward to shit actually happening, but it happened in the most uninteresting ways possible.
Mac only acts when someone else forces her to, which is pretty lame for someone who's supposed to be super special and find the McGuffin that saves the world. Barrons and the Sex Fae push her around and abuse her, and she lets them, complains about it in her endless inner monologue, then decides not to ally with one of the other factions and stays with the two assholes instead. Because that's what women who constantly (and annoyingly) think about how mature, strong, etc. they've become do. At this point, she's just gaslighting herself to make it easier for the guys. But they're both hot, so it's okay.
Her inner monologue is the most annoying thing. She thinks through every situation from every angle and explains in detail every possible meaning of events, actions and words of the other characters, only to come to the stupidest conclusions and not act on anything. Because she goes through every possible option, she occasionally has a coherent and actually smart thought (for example, that the two powerful, abusive guys are probably not trustworthy), but then decides not to act on it. She tries to keep everything she knows a secret from them (they ignore her efforts, of course), while still expecting them to work with her or help her, and without a plan B for how to save the world.
I have no idea why I continue with this series.
Maybe it's because I've been promised it's going to get better, no, really good, and at this point I've invested so much time that I want that payoff, or at least the right to complain about how I've been misled.
Maybe it's because I've got a lot of work to do around the flat at the moment and I need something in the background that I can ignore for 30 minutes while I concentrate on something else without missing anything important.
What I'm trying to say is that I wouldn't actively sit down and read this book. Or listen to it while running/cycling.
Mac only acts when someone else forces her to, which is pretty lame for someone who's supposed to be super special and find the McGuffin that saves the world. Barrons and the Sex Fae push her around and abuse her, and she lets them, complains about it in her endless inner monologue, then decides not to ally with one of the other factions and stays with the two assholes instead. Because that's what women who constantly (and annoyingly) think about how mature, strong, etc. they've become do. At this point, she's just gaslighting herself to make it easier for the guys. But they're both hot, so it's okay.
Her inner monologue is the most annoying thing. She thinks through every situation from every angle and explains in detail every possible meaning of events, actions and words of the other characters, only to come to the stupidest conclusions and not act on anything. Because she goes through every possible option, she occasionally has a coherent and actually smart thought (for example, that the two powerful, abusive guys are probably not trustworthy), but then decides not to act on it. She tries to keep everything she knows a secret from them (they ignore her efforts, of course), while still expecting them to work with her or help her, and without a plan B for how to save the world.
I have no idea why I continue with this series.
Maybe it's because I've been promised it's going to get better, no, really good, and at this point I've invested so much time that I want that payoff, or at least the right to complain about how I've been misled.
Maybe it's because I've got a lot of work to do around the flat at the moment and I need something in the background that I can ignore for 30 minutes while I concentrate on something else without missing anything important.
What I'm trying to say is that I wouldn't actively sit down and read this book. Or listen to it while running/cycling.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape