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    Bajo cero

    By Karen Marie Moning

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    Estamos en el año 1 DMC (Después de que el Muro Cayera). Los Fae deambulan libres por nuestro mundo, cazándonos. Todo el planeta es una zona de guerra y los días son distintos los unos de los otros. Soy Dani O'Malley, las caóticas calles de Dublín son mi hogar, mi ciudad preferida.Dani "Mega" O'Malley sigue sus propias reglas, y en un mundo lleno de faes oscuros la regla más importante de todas es hacer lo que sea necesario para sobrevivir. Gracias a sus poderes excepcionales y la Espada de la Luz, Dani está más que preparada para seguir esa regla. De hecho, es una de las pocas humanas que puede defenderse de los unseelie. Pero ahora, en medio de todo aquel pandemónium, sus extraordinarias habilidades se han convertido en un hándicap.Su ex mejor amiga, MacKalya Lane, la quiere muerta, la aterradora princesa unseelie ha puesto precio a su cabeza, y el inspector Jayne, el alto mando de las fuerzas de seguridad, va tras su espada y no se detendrá hasta conseguirla. Y lo que es peor, últimamente están apareciendo cadáveres congelados por toda la ciudad.Cuando el club nocturno más seductor de todo Dublín sufre esa oleada de "congelación", Dani se encuentra a merced de Ryodan, su brutal propietario. Él la necesita a ella y a su súper velocidad para averiguar quién es el encargado de congelar a humanos y a faes hasta la muerte, y no parará hasta que ella acepte. Y si Dani quiere salvar Dublín, no le quedará más remedio que hacer peligrosas y desesperadas alianzas.

    LanguageEspañol
    PublisherRoca Editorial de Libros
    Release dateNov 21, 2013
    ISBN9788415410874
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    Karen Marie Moning

    Karen Marie Moning is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fever series, featuring MacKayla Lane, and the award-winning Highlander series. She has a bachelor’s degree in society and law from Purdue University.

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    • 2/5
      I wanted to like this book more than I did. I adore the Fever books, and like Dani O'Malley as a minor character in them. But here, taking the lead in a book of her own, she just didn't work for me. Being written in the first-person was a definite drawback, because I really don't need to know every single thing *teenaged* Dani is thinking. Though all of her "I'm Mega" stuff obviously covers up for her uncertainties, it also gets old reading it over and over again.
    • 5/5
      I really liked the story but the way the story was told was a little awkward for me. The writing style was a bit choppy. I also didn't like the chapter titles which were song lyrics. They didn't add to the story and so I felt they were unnecessary. All that being said, it was still a great book.
    • 2/5
      It's so strange that when I read this 7 years ago, I gave it 4.5 stars. Now I am DNF'ing this on the second read. One, Dani is just annoying me - there is a reason that I do not read kid's books, I just cannot relate to the protagonist. Two, even if I could leave aside the next-level creepines of the dudes sniffing around Dani's skirts, I just DESPISE love-triangle storylines. I can't believe that I made it past one of my major deal-breakers when I read it the first time: I put this down when Dani caught Ryo and Jo having sex. The whole thing is painful as fuck, twenty time worse than watching Barrons and Fiona. It's just depressing and sad, and I read urban fantasy / paranormal romance to escape. And while I like angst, I don't like it like this. In fact, I hate this. It's too much of an "other woman/cheating" thing for me. I can't forgive Ryo, and I suspect Dani ends up with him later in the series, so I'm done.

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      2011 review: Ok, so, I adored this, as I do everything in this series, even when it twists my heart. Objectively, I find the men sniffing around Dani problematic at best, but given that this series is all about dangerous and unhealthy relationships, I suppose it's par for the course. I find myself both dreading and eagerly anticipating how the plot surrounding her love life progresses. She's going to need to age a bit and I'm antsy to see what happens! What does it mean about me that I find the cruel and devious men in these books so fascinating? (4.5 stars)
    • 5/5
      Every book in this series just gets better! I'm so ready for the next book, I'm not good with patience! ;)
    • 2/5
      It was "OK" is all I can muster about this book. I definitely won't be moving on with the series.
    • 3/5
      Dani is doing her Mega Superhero thing watching over what humans she can in Dublin, hiding from Mac, hanging with her brainy friend Dancer, and killing all the fae she can with her sword. Ryodan, the owner of Chester's night club, has taken in an interest in her. He forces her into his "employ" and sets her on the path of solving the mysterious "iced" places in Dublin. Meanwhile, our old, Druid friend Christian is almost all the way through his transformation into an Unseelie Prince, and he's also got designs on Dani.

      If you haven't read the five books in the "Fever" Series, this is all Greek to you. Read those 5 books before this one.It was just an okay book. Parts of it were kinda "creepy". Like this man's attraction, (even if he is several thousand years old), to a 14 year old girl. I really liked Karen Marie Moning's "Highlander" series that she wrote years ago. I have read all the "Fever" books, but they just aren't as good as her first efforts. This is the first book in her new series but it actually is a continuation of the "Fever" series just a different leading character and a different perspective. Really should get 2.5 stars
    • 2/5
      Updated review: outside of the pedo vibes, I did enjoy this book. Altogether, though, I think I should have just stopped after the first five books. Knowing what I know now, though (see the Phil Gigante/Facebook defense, retraction, rabid fandom victim blaming)... this book grosses me out and it makes sense that I have never had a desire to re-read this, at all.

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      I just finished this -- and enjoyed it. To be honest, I was sort of half dreading this book, as I adored the Mac/Barrons Fever books, and wasn't sure if a continuation was needed or desirable. Also, Dani was never a character I particularly adored. But I was worried needlessly. KMM's writing is just something that speaks to me and that I find highly appealing. Like many others, something about the Mac and Barrons story just totally shredded me-- and she hasn't lost her mojo with Iced, as far as I am concerned.

      Unlike many other reviewers, I wasn't super dooper deeply creeped out by Dani thinking about sex - 14 year olds do that. Just definitely creeped out by older men lusting after HER. I found Dani to be capable and kick-ass, if naive. And, fact is, I have raised teenagers, and while they are woefully wrong in thinking that they are "totally" mature, they aren't even remotely as naive as Dani seems to be (I wasn't even as clueless as she is to innuendo- and I consider myself, in retrospect, to have been highly naive when I was 14). I might get blasted for this- but when I was 15, most of my friends were having sex. Not saying this was ok or that they knew what the hell they were doing. Nor am I saying they truly understood the potential emotional and physical ramifications, but they were, indeed, doing "it." I absolutely get that the men in this story are older (in Ryodan's case- infinitesimally older) and that is the difference, but I felt Dani was capable of taking care of herself. Regardless, a 14 year old is LITERALLY incapable of informed consent with men like Ryodan.

      While I enjoyed the story and was never bored or skimming, I didn't find myself all that invested emotionally. To be fair, though, the same could be said for me at the outset of the Fever series. It took evolution of the story to turn me into the sobbing heap I was by the end of the Mac/Barrons story. The only trepidation I feel about Dani's story is that I don't want another JZB--- I don't want to see KMM faux-replicate him in Ryodan. I want Ryodan to be different- to be his own character, and him and Dani to evolve differently (please as a mentor or father type relationship) in whatever relationship KMM intends for them. I hope a repeat of the Mac/Barrons storyline isn't the direction she is going, because Dancer could potentially be quite interesting. Looking forward to finding out where KMM will take this!
    • 3/5
      Well, I'm sort of fecking sick of the fecking voice of Dani. I just don't fecking see her as a fecking central character, and the verbal mannerisms are quite thick and fecking distracting (even though Karen Marie Moning claims she toned Dani's voice down). The love triangle patterns seem fecking familiar if you've read the first five books in the series (and who would ever read Iced without reading the first five books in the series?!) but with less vivid characters than Mac, Barrons and V'lane. I am going to be fecking generous and give this 3 fecking stars. Hoping that the next book will improve greatly in all fecking areas.
    • 5/5
      So good, so worth the wait. Only problem is now I am left waiting for the next installment!

      Won't give any spoilers away other than to say, I am SOO glad I blew off work today to read through last night and this morning.

      KMM does it again. I loved how she gave us enough of a background on Dani to understand what drives her! We get glimpses of Mac & Barrons but its Dani's story. Lot of build up and innuendos about what is to come about as Dani matures, but its wonderful. I love her and Ryo, although there a couple of times I want to kill him! We see Kat develop as well, and see her inner struggles.

      Its a definitely added to my re-read pile but I couldn't put it down!
    • 5/5
      Loved it. It's a good continuation of the Fever series.
    • 2/5
      Not my usual genre choice. Since I have never read her books before I was at a disadvantage. Maybe I will try another one of her books, since so many others have given her rave reviews.
    • 1/5
      I found myself at an extreme disadvantage not having read any of the Fever series. I was lost from the first page and it didn't get any better. The stream of consciousness writing from the point of view of a manic, obnoxious megalomaniac 14 year old was too much for me. I didn't get past the first 50 page. Just from the little I read I can say this child needs psychiatric help or some serious discipline. The author's almost constant use of slang felt very force. I have had the series recommended to me by friends in the past. I think I will try to read the first book and then go from there.
    • 5/5
      I love KMM! I can't wait for Burned!
    • 2/5
      Ok, I am totally torn about how I feel about this book. I hated it at first. Like really disliked it. I couldn't believe that this novel series had a following. But I hadn't read any of the other books in the series. So, here is the end result: I purchased the first book in the Highlander series and am going to give the whole two series a go. Why? Because there were parts of the book that showed me what kind of author Moning could be, and I decided to give her a chance. Ok, now here is my review of Iced: Has this author ever met a 14 year old girl? I didn't not find Dani's "voice" convincing or compelling. In fact, it was like an adult trying to sound like a teenager trying to sound like an adult. The part of the book that are in someone else's voice and really nice. That is why I am giving her other books a chance.Because I found Dani so annoying and not like a real teenager, I couldn't get invested in the book until I had read more than 200 pages. Normally I would have already chucked this book, but I had agreed to write a review, so I kept on reading. In the end, I felt really interested to see how it all turned out. There are way too many "dudes" in this book. I say dude. I'm from California, and I have never heard it used so much! Especially in Ireland. I like the mystery in the book especially because I know it is a series and that the mystery parts will be addressed at some point. Basically, I hope Dani gets more believable. I found her to be the least believable character in the whole lot of characters (which includes some pretty crazy characters so I think that is saying a lot). Christian is the second hardest character to swallow. He just rubbed me the wrong way, and maybe that is because i hadn't read the other books. As I read the other books I will write reviews and maybe that will give it a better picture.Bottom line: Don't start with this book. Read the other books, and then maybe this book is just a stepping stone to better things in future novels. I really would like the relationships to be fleshed out. Honestly, the only one that even seemed to have any meaning was Ryodan and Jo. Other than that, the characters just seemed to have feelings with no build up to them.I received an advanced review copy of this book. It did not impact my review of the book.
    • 4/5
      Oh boy. I never thought I'd say this but I LOVE DANI. Bless her heart.

      Full review to come!
    • 4/5
      This is the beginning of the Dani part of the fever world. I ADORED the fever series with Mac and Barrons. So, I have been super excited to get to read books that continue in the same world. Getting to hear things from Dani's perspective is neat. I do hope that in the next book there ends up being a couple years time jump though. Dani is currently only 14 years old and trying to incorporate the romance theory with Ryodan, Christian, and Dancer is a little at odds. Her voice and actions all coincide with her age, but the romance aspect seems a bit difficult to accept sometimes. I also hate that Jo and Ryodan have strung up a "romance". It really sucks for the way Ryodan is pitched with his feelings of Dani. If he truly wishes to be a part of her life until she's ready, then he should be with any of the other faceless girls and not someone close to Dani, and most definitely not striking up a "relationship" with someone she's close to. It seems forced and out of concept. I will obviously continue the series, but hope KMM looks to age Dani a bit so we can see her as a woman.
    • 4/5
      While I really did like this book, I had a hard time getting into it. Onced I got used to reading Dani specifically, I was hooked. Sometimes it was nagging at me the was she was talking. I get she is only 14 and oblivious to the obvious, but sometimes she came off as whiney. Hoping she mature somewhat in the next book. But luckily the book overall outweighed that for me. I really enjoyed the last half of the book. And that ending.... I'm itching for april 2104 to get here!! I am ready for Mac and JZB baby!! If you liked the fever series (come on...who wouldn't if you you've read them), then you will like ICED.
    • 4/5
      Although I loved the book and was glad to see some of my favorite characters re-appear, I have to admit that I found myself not liking Dani so much! I've decided, though, that it's not the fault of Ms. Moning, but a product of my age! I'm old enough to be Dani's grandmother, so sometimes had a hard time with her sass & lack of respect. LOL! However, I still loved the Ms. Moning developed her as the new super-hero of the new world in Dublin.Eager for the next book in the series...especially after the cliff-hanger ending
    • 3/5
      This was a tough book. I enjoyed Moning's fever series immensely. I even liked Dani as a secondary character. But, as the main narrator in this first person story, I couldn't stand her. I found her to be a pretentious teen. The plot was good - trying to figure out what is icing different parts of Dublin - but this didn't work for me. I miss Mac and Barrons. The audio narration was quite good .
    • 3/5
      I had serious doubts when I first heard about the author's plans for this novel. As urban fantasy series go, I thought the first five Fever books were okay and liked them well enough to want to keep reading if KMM decided to write any more books based on the characters and setting in this world.What jarred me was when I found out that this sixth book, while continuing the Fever story, was going to star Dani O'Malley as the main protagonist and narrator in kind of her own spin-off. My first thought was, just why the hell would you take the most juvenile, idiotic and annoying character in the Fever series and give her her own novel? Several novels, actually, as it appears Dani will actually be getting her own trilogy.As it turned out, her narrative wasn't as I thought...once you get used to her childish belligerence, naivete, her mangling of the English language and the overuse of the word "feck", that is. I even started to like it after a while. Dani is fourteen years old, and I can certainly believe it. Even though I'm sure she would irritate the hell out of me as a real person, as a character I enjoyed reading about her, and KMM gave her a unique voice which I could immediately tell apart from Kat and Christian (the other two POVs we get in this novel).The main issue I have, however, is I'm not sure what direction the author wants to go with Dani's series. At first glance, you'd probably think, oh, 14-year-old female protagonist, urban fantasy genre, post-apocalyptic setting, this must be a YA book!Um, but it's not. Way not. Like the rest of the Fever series, Iced is meant for adults. And here's where I'm a bit confused as to why she chose a child to be her protagonist for this trilogy.I also wouldn't categorize this as "paranormal romance" in a million years, at least without feeling twenty different kinds of dirty and wrong. If this does turn out to be a PR, of the three men in Dani's life, only the idea of one of them ending up with her is tolerable to me and doesn't trigger a gag reflex. The other two, a creepy stalker-ish 20-something-year-old "death by sex" Unseelie prince and an overbearing, controlling immortal older man (subjective age probably 30s or so) just give me all kinds of creepy pedo-vibes. Do they seriously have to give her candy, too? Ick.Any way you look at it, this book is published in modern western times for a modern western audience and in modern western society, 14 years old is still a child. While there is nothing too explicit in this novel, reading about Dani constantly getting stripped to her underwear around these guys and them all getting hard-ons and possessive instincts while looking at or thinking about one day having sex with her and taking her virginity gives me all kinds of uncomfortable feelings. The iffy vibes practically rolled off the page and into my face, and it's hard to shake.It makes me wonder if KMM will jump a few years ahead in the next book. It'll probably be the wise thing to do if she wants to continue in this vein. If nothing else, it certainly provides a talking point, because aside from a unique main character and her having a different voice, nothing else in this novel really stood out for me. The story was okay, I liked it but it was a bit predictable. Everyone spends the whole book trying to figure out the mystery of why certain places in Dublin are being iced, but not even halfway through I already guessed the reason. The one mystery I can't solve? Why Ryodan, who has experienced so much after living thousands of years, can do everything better than Dani, has all kinds of resources at his fingertips, would need to enlist the help of a 14-year-old girl to handle his problems.
    • 2/5
      Hmmm... wow. Where to start with this? First and foremost, I sincerely enjoy KMM's writing, and I do plan to stick with this series if at all possible. That said...In the "Fever" series, my least favorite side stories were Dani's. She is too... too. Too much. Too teenager-y. Too full of herself. I was hoping that in "Iced" I would find something, some redeeming quality that would elevate her in my eyes. Unfortunately, I've confirmed that I *loathe* Dani. I hate reading in her POV. I hate her "fecking". "Fecking, fecking, fecking" If I never hear or read that word again, it will be too soon.I don't like Ryodan. I don't like the way he treats a 14 year-old girl, physically and mentally. I don't like the way he is being set up to be a love interest, yet he sleeps with multiple women literally in front of said love interest, and still is Alpha-male possessive over the 14 year-old. It squicks me right out. In so many ways.Christian breaks my heart. Yes, I'll buy/read the next books. But damn... I have to hold out hope that KMM does something to tone down the multiple levels of sheer ickiness that permeate the whole scenario.
    • 5/5
      This is a fantastic story! If you've read Moning's previous books, you'll know--in general anyway--what is going on and what has come before, and this adds definite depth to this story.However, if you had never read any of her books before, this is still a wonderful story, it'll just contain a few more mysteries for you!Dani is an unusual teenager. From a very young age, she had special abilities, the most obvious being that can move super-fast; she calls it freeze-framing. She's a "super-hero" and a self-appointed guardian of her home city of Dublin. Its a city that needs protecting. The walls between Faerie & humanity came down less than a year ago, and more than half of humanity has already died--with the other half on the menu of the faerie infesting our world. Dani has a sword--one of the light Hallows--one of only 2 weapons in the city that can kill the Faer. And everyone wants to get it from her...
    • 1/5
      Let me first start by saying, I adored the Fever Series. It was a pure candy read and I gobbled it up.That said, this book made me mad. The only reason I finished it was because I made the mistake of buying this book.Dani, while an interesting character in the original series, is a terrible as first person narrator. She's uninteresting, unsympathetic, and lacks a consistant voice except for her usual swears.Now, I've read plenty of books where there's a great age difference that eventually leads to romance. And the way the authors get you used to the idea is slowly introducing romance over a long period of time. There's a connection that doesn't develope into something sexual until the character is of APPROPRIATE AGE! This book has two grown men lusting after a fourteen year old and it doesn't come off as sweet, it comes off as creepy. The fact that this is a post apocalyptic world is a lousy excuse. Even if society has collapsed, I doubt lusting after children would be tolerated so soon.Setting the pedophilic aspect aside, the relationship between Dani and Ryodan is just plain abusive. With Mac and Barrons, they were pretty much on even ground and even when they weren't, Mac was strong enough to stand up for herself. Ryodan just continuously bullies, enslaves, and belittles Dani to the point where you wonder if this is really a PSA for abusive relationships. You don't root for them to be together because you just want Ryodan to die and leave Dani alone.The motivation of the main monster made me so mad when it was finally reveled, the two stars I was going to originally give this book went out the window.On top of that, the author just got lazy with very basic details that drew me out of the story even more. Irish people don't call potatoe chips "chips", they call them "crisps", they also do not use Farenheit , they use Celsius, and finally, if Ryodan knows and can figure out everything about Dani, why on earth would he need her to solve the mystery?This book was sloppy, inappropriate, and a complete waist of time. And that's coming from a fan. Screw this book.
    • 5/5
      Oh Fever world how I have missed you! The Fever series is one of my favorite UF series to date and I have read and reread it and went back and reread it a few more times just for good measure. When I found out that KMM was writing another book in that same world I did a little happy dance, when I read it was going to be told from Dani's pov I admit I had mixed feelings. In the Fever series she reminded me of a much younger mostly irritating younger sibling, and in a lot of ways she was to Mac. I really should have had more faith, KMM is a brilliant writer and the book was far better than I expected....see I should have known better.Iced takes place right after Shadowfever has left off, the walls are down and the Fae are everywhere and Dani is still using her superspeed to try and kill every last on of them. Dublin is still a mess and at the Abbey the sidhe seers are trying to cope with Cruce being imprisoned under their feet and big changes in leadership. Ryodan recruits Dani to help him figure out why patches of Dublin are completely iced over. Ryo is an uber alpha male used to being in charge and needless to say Dani doesn't respond well to authority.I was skeptical about reading Iced at first because I didn't know how you could have a 14yr old lead character and still have it be an adult book. First thing you realize is that while Dani may only be 14 she is anything but a child, she has had one crappy childhood and has been killing and trying to keep Dublin safe for years. She also has a very high IQ and because of her background lacks any social graces and there is absolutely no brain to mouth filter, Dani's world view is very black and white.There is a love triangle of sorts and before you go...ewwwww, which would be my reaction too before reading the book, you have to realize that both of the guys are not human and are in love with the woman Dani will become. Everybody, including Dani realizes she is still a child but to someone who will live forever waiting 10 years for her to grow up really isn't that big a deal to them. What could have been hugely icky was actually really well done. I hope the next book skips ahead a few years because the chemistry between Dani and Ryo would be HOT! Needless to say I loved this book and can't wait for the next!
    • 5/5
      This reads like a continuation of the fever series. We no longer read from the perspective of Mac, now it's Dani we are following. She is such a smart ass and so enjoyable to follow. The other characters she interacts with are believable and keep you interested. I am looking forward to the next book.
    • 1/5
      A huge disappointment. I like Dani, but the romance just completely ruined it for me. Seeing two much older guys manipulating and competing for the love of a clueless 14 year old was absolutely disgusting. A terrible decision by the author that ruined a book that I otherwise would have enjoyed. I will not pick up the next one, and would have returned this book if I did not have a digital copy.
    • 4/5
      Great reading. Buuuuut... I think I wanted more. Like an adult Dani for a start. I know it's the journey and all that, but it felt like filler.
    • 1/5
      This is not really a review but more of a reaction. Let me be clear, I love how Karen Marie Moning (from here on out referred to as KMM because Karen Marie Moning is simply too long to keep writing) writes. I enjoy the way she crafts characters and the world she builds. KMM is able to write characters that even when I don't like them, I want to keep reading. And that happened with Iced. I wasn't invested in the story, I was mildly bored by the storyline but I still felt compelled to keep going. There is just something about the way she writes her stories.

      There is absolutely no way that it is ever acceptable for a 14 year old girl to turn into a romantic or sexual object. Sexualization of girls is rampant in our culture and the girls themselves feel the pressure to rise up and meet this standard. I have a 13 year old, she plays on a soccer team with 13, 14 and 15 year olds. I have gotten the pleasure of hanging out with the team, watching my husband coach them and listening to their conversations. Let me make this clear, a 14 year old is still a child. As I read this novel, I kept remembering my daughter and her soccer teammates -- their silly conversations, their reactions to situations and my understanding that they are still children.

      There is no question that Dani is still a child. I have read the arguments against the idea that Dani is a child by saying that she survives, she kills to survive and well I strongly disagree. Many children all over the world have had to do horrible things just to survive, this doesn't mean that because they can survive they should then be sexually harassed and the object of sexualization by much older men with enormous power. And as if the situation wasn't bad enough, I believe Dani is emotionally immature for her age. KMM writes Dani as if she is emotionally younger than 14. Dani refers to herself in the third person. She considers herself a superhero. She has immature aspirations for herself. She is unable to handle consequences and face up to her actions (e.g. her running all over Dublin to avoid Mac). And a further example that Dani is absolutely not ready to be the object of two older men's sexual attention is that .... she doesn't want their sexual attention. As the story is written, Dani is repeatedly uncomfortable with either Christian's or Ryo's advances. Dani is uncomfortable with the idea of sex in real life and very uncomfortable with any nuanced sexual comment. I keep wondering, hoping and praying that what is happening here is that we are supposed to be disgusted with Ryo and Christian. That Dani is reacting negatively to them and following her instincts because the storyline is NOT going toward a perverted older man who gets off on children. Please let it be like that.

      And what happened to Christian? :( I have an extreme soft-spot for the MacKeltars. Christian was always my favorite in the Fever series (yes I liked him even more than Barrons, not necessarily for Mac, but just as a male character). I know that KMM has the right as the author to do what she wants with any of her characters, but I just don't buy into what is happening to Christian. I don't accept that the MacKeltars wouldn't be tracking him down. And what is really eating at me about the entire Christian storyline is that it is so similar to what happened to Dageaus in the Dark Highlander except that it was better done in the Dark Highlander.

      One more thing, I don't accept that Ryo is stronger and perhaps more clever than Barrons. So anyway, there is my take on Iced and I doubt if I will read the next one in the series.



    • 5/5
      "If you're trying to force the story to be a straight up romance, it's going to be weird for you." - Karen Marie Moning

      I'd like that quote on a card that I can hand out to readers whenever Fever or Dani comes up.

      Man, Moning does it right. After being on the edge of my seat, checking Amazon on a weekly basis, sniffing around for ARCs, I wolfed ICED down in one sitting. And now I'm back to ants in my pants, anxious for book two, haunting the Internet for snippets... I'm dying over here!

      ICED does go a little over the top laying out Dani's romantic possibilities. I wouldn't have expected anyone to give Ryorden a run for his money, but Christian and Dancer both have potential. Moning has really gone all out to build up the chemistry while simultaneously put on the breaks. Ryorden has a girlfriend. Christian sometimes kills people during sex. And Dancer is not a borderline psychotic alpha male, he's just a genius teen who loves Dani. Everyone has their drawbacks...

      I'm going to have to set aside some time to go back and read my favorite Mac and Barrons moments (from his death to their hook up, it slays me every time). I was a little worried about the whole WeCare subplot in ICED, and Mac's mom really creeped me out... can't wait for the next book!

      2/17 - ICED totally holds up to the reread, I love Dancer and Christian and Ryorden fighting over Dani's hypothermic body. The scene where Dani's vibrating and offers to let Lor touch her shoulder is priceless, too.
    • 5/5
      This book is great. There is an ick factor, definitely. But if you can put that ick aside, the book is fantastic fun.