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A review by imaginary_space
Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning
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
This is the longest, most drawn-out book (and series) I have ever read. Even speeding it up more than I usually do did nothing to make it less boring.
It starts with 20 minutes of Barrons being extremely edgy and cringe, then goes into 30 minutes of Mac wallowing in self-pity and realising how the guy who abused her emotionally, physically and sexually, basically kept all important information from her and used her as his personal tool, was right in everything he did and was the good guy all along and she feels so bad for her bad behaviour towards him.
So yeah, that's fun.
It doesn't get any better from there.
Seriously, what about all the 4 and 5 star reviews? What's with all the love for this woman's repetitive, long-winded, boring ass writing? I really don't want to rain on anyone's parade and I want everyone to like what they like, more power to you, but I am genuinely interested in what your frame of reference is. Like ... what do you compare this to? What is a 2 star book to you?
Okay, so in this instalment we get
It starts with 20 minutes of Barrons being extremely edgy and cringe, then goes into 30 minutes of Mac wallowing in self-pity and realising how the guy who abused her emotionally, physically and sexually, basically kept all important information from her and used her as his personal tool, was right in everything he did and was the good guy all along and she feels so bad for her bad behaviour towards him.
So yeah, that's fun.
It doesn't get any better from there.
Seriously, what about all the 4 and 5 star reviews? What's with all the love for this woman's repetitive, long-winded, boring ass writing? I really don't want to rain on anyone's parade and I want everyone to like what they like, more power to you, but I am genuinely interested in what your frame of reference is. Like ... what do you compare this to? What is a 2 star book to you?
Okay, so in this instalment we get
- More infodumps
- Holy exposition Batman
- More controlling & abusive behaviour, but it's okay because he's doing it to help her (idk, maybe try just communicating)
- Barrons is basically an inexcusable asshole, but it's okay because he has The Manpain(TM).
- More repetitive rambling. So much more repetitive rambling.
- More of Mac's inner monologues, which you can skip and miss absolutely nothing.
- More of Mac being the most inconsistent MC ever to MC.
- Characters doing complete 180s in their characterisation, some even several times, because why not.
- Mac changes. And then she changes. And then she changes again. All the while monologuing endlessly about how she has changed.
- Mac could be a sexy lamp for all the story cares, and she would probably get more respect from everyone as a lamp.
- Also, the story might have made some sense without Mac constantly doing the dumbest thing ever just to get something to happen, while going on and on in her inner monologue about how hot Barrons is and how much she's suffering.
- More non-verbal conversations between Mac and Barrons, who can talk with their eyes in super specific, clear sentences. For minutes on end. What in the bad writing hell?
- The ending was lazy. There, I said it.
- An ending that doesn't even wrap up half the story, but the most important thing is that Mac and Barrons, the badass evil superhero, are now having a backyard barbecue like a happy little family.
- Seriously, I didn't even realise this was supposed to be the last episode until I read some of the reviews.
- More of Dani being the most annoying character ever.
I will definitely NOT be reading Dani's book(s). I cannot take any of this badly written, rapey, forced sexualisation of EVERYTHING involving a 13 year old. No.