Iced by Karen Marie Moning

Posted December 26, 2014 by Carole in Book Reviews / 2 Comments

Iced by Karen Marie Moning
Series:  Fever #6; Dani O’Malley #1
Random House – Delacorte Press
Publication Date:  October 30, 2012
Date Read: December 25, 2014 (2nd read)

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2.5 Stars

This was the second time that I have read this book and let’s just say it was an eye opening experience for me.  I read this book the first time right after its release and gave it 4 stars.  I did not bother writing reviews at that time so I have no idea what I was thinking when I decided that this was a 4 star book.  I think I was just being an idiot because this book is nowhere near a 4 star book.  I do remember that I could not wait to get my hands on this book when it was first released and I was desperate for a new book set in the Fever world.  It took me a week to read this the first time which was highly unusual so I suspect I found it boring then but did not want to admit it to myself at the time.

I went into this re-read expecting that I would like this book.  I have very recently read the first 5 books in the Fever series and now consider all them to be 5 star reads.  This book is nowhere near as good as those first 5 book.  This book has some very major problems that I could not overlook on this re-read.

Overly Sexual – The main character in this book is a very immature 14 year old girl and the topic of sex is constantly thrown in our face.  People are having sex around her.  People want to have sex with her.  She has plans about how she wants to lose her virginity.  Sex is fine.  Sex with 14 year old girls is not fine.  If you choose to write a book with a 14 year old girl as the main character, please try not to over sex the book.

Dani – I live with a 14 year old girl and must admit that they can very interesting.  I thought Dani was especially annoying at times though.  I got so sick of hearing about how she was a superhero, or the Mega, and if I have to hear her say two peas in the Mega pod again, I may be sick.  I still can’t figure out how this 14 year old girl was able to solve problems that immortal beings couldn’t.

Ryodan – Ryodan is no Barrons.  Not. Even. Close.  Barrons is able to pull off the whole asshole that everyone loves in the first 5 books.  Ryodan just seems like an asshole.  Not only that, what is going on with his obsession with Dani.  She is a child.  The fact that he is waiting for her is just wrong.

Christian – What has happened to Christian?  I loved Christian when we first met him and was sad to see him changing.  He has changed and his change bothers me less than his obsession with Dani.  It is just weird and sick because let’s remember – Dani is 14 years old.  Again, waiting for her is just wrong.

Jo & Kat – Where are the strong women we saw in the previous books?  I missed those women.  I really don’t know who these two are.  They added nothing to the story in my opinion and the parts that were told from Kat’s point of view were pretty bad.  They have both turned into wimpy women focused on sex.  Such a shame.

It’s Boring! – The first half of this book is incredibly boring.  It was sleep inducing for me.  I would be reading and simply fall asleep.  I stayed up half the night on a work night to finish Shadowfever but fell asleep constantly reading this book. 

I didn’t hate everything about the book.  I did think that the story picked up in the second half and I didn’t find it boring once that happened.  The ending was rather exciting but there was never a point in the book where I felt like I couldn’t put it down.

I thought that Dancer and Lor were the best characters in this book.  Dancer is just a few years older than Dani and he was a great friend to her.  Dancer acted like a friend to Dani without references to sex.  It is a shame that others in the book couldn’t have done the same thing.  Lor was Lor.  Lor is an unapologetic asshole.  Lor was often the one who actually gave Dani some decent advice or saved the day.  I guess I like assholes because I really liked Lor in this book.

Right now, I would recommend that fans of the series skip this book.  I really hate it when a series that I love goes off the tracks.  I am afraid that this is the case with this book.  I hope that the next book will be better than this trainwreck. 

2 responses to “Iced by Karen Marie Moning

  1. Oh wow, this book sounds rubbish! I believe it is with different characters but in the same world? I may just stop after reading to number five in the series them. 14 year olds are interesting people, especially as they are maturing and gradually making decisions for themselves, but they can be annoying if done wrong, which seems to be the case in this novel. :/ Shame about this one.

    • I thought it was a shame. There are five unbelievably amazing books – then this. The new book comes out soon and I really hope that things turn around. If not, I am probably done with this series. I'll just keep reading the first 5.