Darkfever

I <3 Barrons. Also, the plot is good.

This was the first book I read by the author and I must say I liked it :)

Not in the gushing way some other reviewers go about it, but yeah, it was good.

Worldbuilding was really good. It's an Urban Fantasy, so pretty much current Earth with the supes still in hiding but swallowing whole chunks of property (and well... humans). Every scene and environment was detailed and clear enough for the mind to just follow along with the story without having to fill up blanks in between.

Character development was good. Mac undergoes a drastic transformation, from southern belle to being a seer. And this is a bit where I have some issues (but then again, that's just me)... she knows she's in danger, she knows what's out on the streets... and still she goes out? I mean, I get that she needs answers and she doesn't want to rely on the mysterious (but very hot) Barrons, BUT STILL! He saves her oooooooover and oooooover again and still, she throws herself in the thick of it?! Yeah, that did annoy me a tad. That said, the revelations she had to deal with were drastic, out of the blue and at least at first, unbelievable.

I hope, for the next book, she comes to grip with her new reality and moves on, stronger then she was in this instalment.

Barrons, cloaked in mystery but apparently with a soft spot for our lovely naive heroine. How that must gall him to no end :D

Pacing and flow were good. It started a tad slow, but that was to be expected since it still had to set the stage for the rest of the story, but once it got going the flow was really good with a good balance between action and conversation.

The book itself was well written with only some minor errors here and there, nothing that really bothered me. There is some slight sexual content in this book (if that is important to you).

All in all, while I'm not super hyped about it as I thought I'd be, it was a good and enjoyable read and I will be reading the next part (it's on my ever-growing TBR list lol).

FMC is is insufferable. Only kept reading through the first few books for the world building and to see what happened overall and hoping for character growth, but eventually gave up because the girl just wouldn't grow up. She's not a teenager, yet acts like one constantly. Bitching about needing to change her hair and clothes to disguise herself from would be murderers, and all she can think about is missing her pink clothes and long blonde hair? Bruh. Your sister is already dead. Take this shit seriously. MMC is sexy and mysterious, but also a huge prick who doesn't explain things and just demands deference. The ideas behind it and the world built was pretty cool, just wish the characters weren't infuriating.

Almost DNF'ed it, hated heroine, kept going, and glad I did. Starts really slow with an annoying MFC and then picks up about halfway through. The series only gets better and better after the first book.

Darkfever was absolutely addicting. I couldn't put it down. It was just what I needed. I loved everything about it. The murder mystery, the commentary and comedic one-liners, and the swoon worthy leading men. This book has a well developed world rich in myth and lore. I love the twist and the slow burn romance.