Pre-Review: Ugh, I can't wait until January for more Jericho Barrons! Uh, I mean for the rest of the story. Yeah. ... 
 Review: 
 WARNING: major spoilers for Burned are present in the review. 
 I have been in love with the Fever series since I finished the first book a couple years ago. I sped through the first five novels and enjoyed them all. I waited for a while before I started Iced because of the change in narrator, but eventually I picked it up and was just as entertained. I was super excited for Burned, but I actually put off reading it at first because there seemed to be a surprising amount of negative reviews for it. It's a Fever book; there's no way it could be bad. Honestly I did lower my expectations before I started it but even after finishing it, I'm a bit mystified. I don't get the hate. Is it the best and baddest addition to the series? No, not at all. But I thought it was a satisfying enough addition, especially considering there's going to be a couple more coming out in later years. 
 That's not to say there was nothing to dislike about Burned - there were a few things, actually. I would pretty much have nothing to say about this novel without spoilers so . . . I'm not sure why exactly, but I felt like the plot was all over the place. The main objective seemed to be rescuing Christian, but it did drag here and there. I was very put off at first by the many different POVs - it opens with Barrons (which I actually did not mind), then switches to Dani, Mac, Lor, The Unseelie King, Jada, Kat and Christian. Quite a list, no? It's not that I had issues with keeping up on who was who (because KMM's characters are so awesome they all stand out in some way), but I prefer a smaller cast of narrators. By the way, I was a little blindsided by the sudden appearance of the Unseelie princesses. Where have they been all this time? 
 The main thing most people seem angry about with this book is that Mac is narrating instead of Dani for the most part. Thing is, I think I'm in the minority here. I like Dani a lot more than I used to - when her character was first introduced I actually though she was super annoying - but I still don't necessarily want her to be the main character. I like following Mac around - I'm used to her - even though she acts differently in Burned. She's got this demented copy of a psychotic book inside her and it prevents her from taking action, so she basically feels somewhat useless and talks about it a lot. I'm really hoping this issue is somehow resolved in Feverborn - not that it looks like it will what with the crazy Unseelie King being so uncooperative - because Mac sure did a lot of (justified) complaining. 
 Although I loved some of the stuff being invisible allowed her to do! She got to witness uncensored conversions between people, specifically Barrons and Ryoden. I was actually pretty surprised to discover the two of them are brothers - real, blood-related siblings. It explains a lot, though. I disliked the conflict between Mac and Barrons in Burned - she gets pissed at him for a couple things, one major thing in particular, and I understood her anger. But I remember reading in the synopsis about how their "fiery bond would be put to the test" and sighing. I just can't see these two breaking up unless there's a major, cataclysmic betrayal of some kind, so I never felt any true worry for their relationship. I still love their interactions with each other, and I prize every moment he acts protective of her. There still seems to be a lot of trust issues between them though . . . they definitely don't tell each other everything, and honestly they can be frustrating. And what was with Mac constantly complaining about not having sex with Barrons but never actually doing it? I mean, it's not like he's going to say no. Hmph. 
 I was really confused when Jada started narrating. The Fever series has a gigantic cast of characters, so I wondered if maybe she was someone from previous novels I just wasn't remembering? I even went as far as skimming some of them, but there was no Jada to be found, so I figured she was new. Her motives were not immediately apparent, but it was clear she liked to kill things. A lot. I was really surprised to find out it was Dani - but I probably shouldn't have been. Had I stopped to really think about it, it was very suspicious for Dani to disappear into the Hall of Days, narrate for one chapter and then just completely vanish. Now about this Jada - I don't like her. Yes, Dani was irritating at first, but she kind of grew on me over time and she didn't deserve to fade into the background only to be overtaken by this new cold, calculating imposter. I'm not going to lie, I always wished Dani was a lot older so I could ship her and Ryoden without feeling like a creepo, but this is not what I wanted. I'm hoping that the more time she spends with her friends, the more her old personality will emerge and the more Jada will recede. The split personality Dani apparently developed was not at all surprising considering her horrible childhood. 
 Overall I'm just extremely interested in knowing how this is all going to work out, so come to think of it I would not be bothered by some Jada/Dani narration in Feverborn. The more we learn about Ryoden, the more intriguing he becomes (though Mac's shift from hating him to abruptly seeing him as a sexy older brother was kind of weird). I loved his kiss with Jada despite my dislike of her. Barrons will always be my favorite, but Ryoden is still in a class of his own. 
 I have a new ship! It's Jo and Lor, who seem pretty cute together. Also their ship name can be JoLo, which is fun to say. Speaking of Lor, his chapters were entertaining. I was beyond scared for him about Ryoden finding about his thing with Jo - but his thoughts were exactly what I would expect them to be. I do wonder if we're ever going to be introduced to the rest of the Nine, because so far I think we're only aware of about five. The rumor in the glossary about one of them being a woman was interesting. I loved the climax of Burned - the Crimson Hag really needed to go down, and I cheered when she died. The Fever world is just as vivid as usual, the writing just as addicting and the characters are all so alive. The ending confused me a little - so I guess thing means the Scottish guy is the Tenth? That's the only explanation I can come up with for him being alive - no one could survive getting lanced by the Hag and literally falling off a cliff. Also Mac wondering for a minute if Barrons was at the Nine's sex club at the end kind of left a bad taste in my mouth, but eh. I have high expectations for Feverborn, and I really wish it came out at the end of this year, but January it - unfortunately - is. 
 4.5 stars