I bought this on an impulse on my Nook because I was curious about the summary and the mostly positive reviews I'd read. I think that reading about faeries can really be an amazing thing with awesome world-building or something that just kind of falls flat and makes you say 'meh'. I've read both, and this one goes, thankfully, into the former. This version of the fey was very interesting to read about, and I am very curious to know more. 
 I really loved how this book was paced. It never seemed to let go of me; I constantly had to keep going back to it to find out what happened next. The mystery of Mac's sister, Alina, the Sinsar Dubh and pretty much all the characters besides the heroine were more than enough entertainment to keep me happy. There are five books in this series, and Darkfever definitely doesn't give the reader answers to all the questions it poses, but some things are wrapped up nicely and it's a good way to make me feel like I need to get the sequel ASAP. 
 I didn't think I was going to like Mac when she was first described. The blond, clothes-obessesed, pretty, vain, typical type seemed like what I was going to be getting. But she actually had a pretty good sense of humor and was pretty intelligent in going about things for the most part. Her love interest (I assume), Barrons, is also pretty swoon-worthy. Plus, he owns a bookstore I would probably sell my soul to go to. The other potential romantic interest is a Fae prince named V'lane (is the apostrophe really necessary?) I had mixed feelings about, but I'm leaning towards strong dislike since he pretty much almost raped Mac in the museum. 
 All in all, this is a great start to a series, and my first encounter with an adult fae world. I am very eager for Bloodfever and will be starting it very soon.