This (sort of) review first posted on http://www.rubysreads.com. 
 I don't know why, but I didn't realize that so many people were doing Fever related events this week, just like I am. I think I've been living under a rock without realizing it. Gah! I didn't mean to be repetitive and boring and sheep-like! I just wanted to be able to read the rest of the series without having to wait forever for the last book. So, in deference to the fact that everyone, their mother, their uncle, their dog and the people who live in the house that passes out pretzels on Halloween is suffering from Fever fever, I'm going to make three lists that have to do with Faefever. It's sort of like the poor man's book review. Sort of. 
 Six Questions About Faefever: 
 1. If Barrons' Books & Baubles is on the cusp of a Dark Zone (which aren't on any modern maps), why does Mac get so many customers? 
 2. At the end of the book: Why, why, why doesn't Mac try the IFYCGM or the IYD numbers on the phone that Barrons gave her? She was able to talk to Dani. I'd be hitting those speed dial buttons like mad. 
 3. Why is Barrons such a jerk, but he's still really hot? 
 4. Why does Mac have to come to grievous harm at the end of every book? 
 5. Since Mac is so very much into comfort and comfort zones, why does she never get angry about the things that are different in Dublin? When I'm feeling out of my comfort zone while I'm traveling, I tend to have "whyyyyy!?" thoughts. You know. Why do they have peanut butter in a can, for heaven's sake? It should be in a jar! Even though can or jar, it makes no difference: it's still peanut butter. But those little things are the reminders that you're out of your comfort zone. Mac seems like the kind of person who would obsess about those things in times of stress. 
 6. Why is Barrons such an unfeeling jackwagon? No, really, I want to know. What made him that way? What has he suffered that's made him so cold and bitter? I realize that's the question on everyone's lips--and the real mystery of the books. 
 Six Reflective Thoughts About Faefever: 
 1. If we get to the end of the novel and find out that even half the things that happened (either to Mac or to others) could have been prevented by someone (anyone) answering even one of her questions, I will be royally pissed. 
 2. I think these books are more Urban Fantasy than Paranormal Romance, and I become more convinced of this the further I get into the series. 
 3. If Mac doesn't get a happy ending, I will throw my copy of Shadowfever across the room. And then stomp on it with high, pointy heels. 
 4. I'm not sure I'm rooting for Barrons or V'lane. I think they both kind of suck, in their own ways. 
 5. It kind of irritates me that every time Mac makes herself feel/look pretty, she gets slapped down for it. I'm not crazy about her obsession with her looks, and though I think it's cute she's so into pink, and I get that part of Mac's journey is her discovery that the world is not her pearly oyster (my God, I get it), enough already. 
 6. I have a tentative guess about what Barrons is, but it's so tentative I refuse to voice it. I haven't thought it entirely through yet, either, so I wouldn't be able to make a substantive argument anyway. 
 Six Things I Love/Hated About Faefever: 
 1. I hated that the humorous element that appealed to me in books one and two was not as present in this book. Also, that it clearly sets the tone for the rest of the series. It's a bummer. I found the humor charming. 
 2. I loved that Mac was so determined to take care of herself. 
 3. I hated that every time she tried to, she failed. 
 4. I hated that EVERY-FLIPPING-ONE knows more than they're telling Mac. See Reflective Thought No. 1. 
 5. I loved that Barrons showed up after his phone call with Mac on his birthday. 
 6. I hate how he ruined the moment. Gr.