L #5- Darkfever

Well, I joined/started a bookclub.  So far there are only 4 girls in the bookclub.  Three of us had just finished the Hunger Games series and were starving for another, really awesome, series of books.  We debated between Divergent (my pick, and hopefully coming soon!!) and Darkfever.  In the end, the Karen Marie Moning book was chosen because all 5 books are currently out.  Whereas, the Divergent series hasn't been fully released yet.  I typically jump on board with a popular series well after they have become a "thing" (e.g., Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Twilight) and so I am not used to waiting (e.g., the Matched series that I started last year).

Darkfever is WELL outside my comfort zone. But, as Matt reminded me, that is the point of a bookclub.  So with a bit of trepidation, I started the Fever series.  It starts off simply enough, like a murder mystery.  A young girl, Mackayla Lane (Mac, for short) finds out that her sister Alina has been murdered overseas in Ireland.  The police are unable to provide any information or leads about the case.  Scared, heartbroken, and angry, Mac heads to Ireland to see if she can find her sister's killer on her own.  Though her parents greatly discourage the trip, Mac has to know what happened to Alina.  When she arrives, her world is turned upside down.  Mac discovers the world of Fae, dark fairies that are preying on the human race.  And Mac discovers that she is not just an ordinary girl either.  She can sense the presence of Fae, while other humans are oblivious to their existence.  She encounters a man, Jericho Barrons, who begins to partner up with her in the fight against Fae.  Not sure if she can trust him, Mac joins forces with him because she simply has no other options.  The book is a fast, easy, read (I feel like I say that about almost every book!).  But again, well outside my comfort zone.  There is a particular Fae who uses humans for sex and they become addicted to it, until the point of death.   I found that really disturbing and gross.  It was particularly graphic during some parts as well. And honestly, I felt as though the story would have been just as powerful without that particular aspect.  There were plenty of other scary creatures on nearly every page, without including the sexual perverseness of a fairy.  I'm not sure whether I will finish the series.  I am willing to bet my curiosity will win over, as well as the fact that I think the rest of the bookclub will want to read them all.

This one had 342 pages.