Book Review: Iced

Iced by Karen Marie Moning
The Dani O'Malley series book #1

I love Karen Marie Moning's books. Her Fever series is probably my favorite. I haven't been able to get my hands on her Highlander series, yet, but I've heard they're amazing as well. So when Ms. Moning decided to expand the Fever series by adding the Dani O'Malley books I was so excited. (A couple more books that follow my beloved Mac and Barron's are in the works, too - Score!)

Dani O'Malley, or "the Mega", as she likes to call herself, is a girl with extra special gifts. Not only is she a sidhe-seer who can see the revolting and beautiful Fae, but she has super hearing and super speed as well. Normally she's a one man show armed with her most prized possession - the Sword of Light (one of two Fae relics that can actually kill the immortal Fae.) But when the walls between Faery and Earth come crashing down, at just 14 years old, Dani finds herself Ina post-apocalyptic world trying to save the human race. With the demands of Ryodan, a man like Barron's, but oh so very different, breathing down her neck she tries to solve the mystery of why certain areas in her cherished city of Dublin, Ireland are becoming iced.

Dani is a spit fire. She's badass, immature at times, go-with-the-Mega-flow, and a true free spirit. But she's also emotional and hormonal despite her best efforts to stuff that crap in a mental padlocked box. The only life Dani's ever known has suddenly infiltrated human kind, and she cares. She doesn't want the Fae to control any human being - after all she was born to kill them. Dani's mind and heart jump all over the place. In those ways you can tell she's a 14 year old girl, but she's also very practical in her tipsy turvy world. She had a hard childhood complete with an uncaring mother. Dani "Mega" O'Malley is a survivor to the core.

Even though this series centers around an adolescent girl it is NOT a young adult read. There's adult language, sexual innuendos, and a lot of sci-fi. Keep an open mind when reading any of Karen Marie Moning's books and you'll be sure to enjoy them.

I'd suggest starting with the Highlander series.
Beyond the Highland Mist
To Tame a Highland Warrior
The Highlander's Touch
Kiss of the Highlander
The Dark Highlander
The Immortal Highlander
Spell of the Highlander
Into the Dreaming

However, you could pick up the Fever series without ever having read the Highlander series, and be just fine. You'll just find out about the Faery world as MacKayla Lane, the main character, finds it all out.
Darkfever
Bloodfever
Faefever
Dreamfever
Shadowfever

There's also a graphic novel called Fever Moon. It contains some adult scenes, and I'd suggest reading the whole Fever series before reading this. There's too many spoilers!

Enjoy!