Moning Maniacs discussion

i havent thought about being afraid, no. i just want to so bad that im trying not to worry about what's gonna happen. but this gets me wondering how she is gonna end the series.

I'm a little scared. I agree, Lady Vale, that there's so much that has to be resolved. I'm afraid it's going to just have to be poured out so quickly. Unless...KMM has been setting us up for answers and we just don't know it yet...

The series could have just about ending and I'll be okay with it, as long as Barrons doesn't die.

Can't wait and don't think KMM will disappoint. I'm rereading Faefever to get my fix right now.

I'm right there with you. I am so in love with this series and I will be completely utterly crushed if it doesn't end how I think it should.

*fingers crossed* Seriously though, I'm afraid he won't come back until halfway through the book or something. I want him in the WHOLE THING!!!

I'm sorry to say that's what I think wil happen Vale, I don't want a book without Barrons, either :(

Lady Vale wrote: "I know that's my worst fear. As Barrons may be the beast I'm afraid he will stay dead half of the book and we wont see him until they get him back from the dead. Please don't let that be true. I wi..."

OMG. i would hate that!

I think I have invested so much in the series that I am scared to be let down! I really hope that Barrons isn't presumed dead for half of the book! I will freak out!!!!!!!!

Yes, I'm worried she will gloss over everything in book 5, because there are so many loose ends. However, I'm hoping that any loose ends she's not able to address by the end of Shadowfever will be because she is using it as a spin off to a new series. I know it will be torture to wait for all the answers, but at least we will have more KMM books to read.

Lady Vale wrote: "I know that's my worst fear. As Barrons may be the beast I'm afraid he will stay dead half of the book and we wont see him until they get him back from the dead. Please don't let that be true. I wi..."

I know what you mean. In Dreamfever, after Mac left her JZB sexcapade, I kept thinking "okay, back to Barrons! who cares about Rowena!" LOL! I hope KMM was just intentionally not mentioning Barrons in the teasers just to torture us, not because he's hardly in the book.

I swear I always skip to the Barrons parts first and then go back to read the others! ha ha. We better find out what happened to Barrons on the first page or I will throw the book across the room! I have this bad feeling that Mac will think he is dead for half the book and we won't know where he is.... especially after reading some of the teasers. It sounds like she is going to be "working" with Darroc and there is no way that would happen if Barrons was alive. I think she is going to be out to avenge Barrons, and her sisters death for a good part of the book until she finds out he is alive..

Theresa wrote: "I hope KMM was just intentionally not mentioning Barrons in the teasers just to torture us, not because he's hardly in the book.

ugh. he better be in shadowfever a lot. i will be so mad if he has a small part. i want me some barrons!

I really hope so girls! Wouldn't it be cool if we got to hear some of Barron's point of view in this one? I like how in her Highlander books we get to hear what is going on in the guys head and the girls! I think what makes Barrons even more mysterious is we don't know what he is thinking and he doesn't say much! Can't we just have 1000 pages of Barrons in this one? ha ha

I know!!!! I did it too. I'd get so frustrated at the parts without him! I would definitely read a Barrons only book.

barrons book!

A book only about Barrons would be awesome! However I don't think the beast is barrons,IT CAN'T BE!!! Yes this freaks me out waaaaayyyy.... too much to think about. But I feel KMM wouldn't be that cruel to her loyal fans. Or her loyal Barrons stalkers uhhh... I mean FANS!(I hope *fingers crossed*)

yeah, i mean took his last name for my own on goodreads!!!!! i am going to be so depressed when shadowfever is over!!!!

I just finished reading all 4 again, now I am listening to them on audio, which I was pleasantly suprised. It's better than most audio i've heard.

I just finished dreamfever again on audio. You pick up on little tidbits here adn there that you forget when you wee reading.

What a great idea ... to listen to the audio before the book comes out ...... work it out that the audio finishes just as the book is released!

Faithmarie wrote: "What a great idea ... to listen to the audio before the book comes out ...... work it out that the audio finishes just as the book is released!"

That's my plan, and I've started with the Highlander series. I'm still waiting for one audiobook from the library. I hope I get it in time to finish listening to all the books before January 18, 2011. It will be nice to have that uninterrupted read/listen to the end.

I just finished the Fever series on audio. The first 3 books there is a girl doing all the talking, Dreamfever had a guy and girls voice and it was AWESOME!!!

Amanda wrote: "I just finished the Fever series on audio. The first 3 books there is a girl doing all the talking, Dreamfever had a guy and girls voice and it was AWESOME!!!"

That's Phil Gigante! He does all the Highlander audiobooks. I love his voice. Have you checked out her site since the update? Listen to the intro, its Phil as Barrons.

Yum! I will check it out.

I loved having him in Dreamfever, but I liked the girl's voice in the first three better. She has a little bit of a southern accent she would use.

i loved dreamever audio just for that reason: Phil Gigante. I need to listen to the highlander audios....I like the girl in 1-3 book audio better also.

I always get scared at the end of a great series.
What if the outcome is not what I spected?
But also, Why does it have to end?
Its a mixture of longing, excitement, fear, anticipation, joy and pure bliss.
It scrambles my brains and leaves me kinda confused lol!

It is definitely bittersweet.

Carina wrote: "I always get scared at the end of a great series.
What if the outcome is not what I spected?
But also, Why does it have to end?
Its a mixture of longing, excitement, fear, anticipation, joy and..."


You described exactly how I feel when a series is coming to an end! :) Just finished Dreamfever earlier today, and I'm definitely feeling that now. I'm terrified, but super excited!

"Bittersweet"...."terrified, but super excited!"....

Now that is ecsactly how I feel! To name an example:

I bought Last Sacrifice(VA #6) as soon as it came out, but still havent read it!
I keep telling my self that its because I have other books that I need to read first cause they are due back at the library. But the truth is, as happy and excited as I am to finally have the book in my hands ready to read it. I am TERRIFIED of reading it and knowing there wont be anymore Vampire Academy.
Yes I know there is a spinn-off series but it wont be the same.
Maybe Im ridiculous but I cant help it. And Im afraid the same thing will happen when Shadowfever comes out! :/

I couldn't wait! LOL I had it at my sons wrestling match that night.

Carina, I know exactly where you're coming from! Although I usually won't be able to stay away for long. Sometimes though, I take a pause reading it, if I get to panicky, haha. I'm terrified all the way through those last books. Gah! ;)

I have an adrenaline rush all day. I can't slow myself down even though I know the feeling will end.

I KNOW RIGHT!! XO

The worst part is when it's truly over though! I always feel so empty. It's like going from adrenaline to nothing. Usually that's when I sit down and re-read the entire series on the spot.

...And then I always talk about it for days, haha.

Haha I do the same thing! Its like Im obsesed and cant let go. So I re-read and talk re-read and talk hahaha!!

Wow, I do the same thing! I re-read it and obess too.
I just fly throw it.

I read like it was a race too! Thats another reason for re-reding sometimes I skipp over little details that I catch the second(or third) time around lol!

Carina wrote: "I read like it was a race too! Thats another reason for re-reding sometimes I skipp over little details that I catch the second(or third) time around lol!"

Oh, how I recognise that!

Me too! I am like wow, I didn't catch that the first time or there is that recurring idea, words or theme again. Or here is a definate forshadowing I didn't pick up before.

Haha well some people might think we're crazyly obsesed but I'd rather think we're reading for all those people out there watching tv.
Its a duty and honor that we must cary with pride........or something, hahaha!

Haha, I totally agree! And I'd much rather read than watch TV. Even if it's re-reading.

True Love Forever wrote: "I loved having him in Dreamfever, but I liked the girl's voice in the first three better. She has a little bit of a southern accent she would use."

It is too bad that they could not use both narrators, I like Phil's narration of men, but his narration of the female voices in HL irriated me. He does men very good though.

I am not afraid of book 5, I am willing to let whatever happens happen -- I don't care if Barrons and Mac don't end up together and I don't care if not all of our questions are answered. It just has been a great ride and I love how KMM writes a great story!

Lady Vale wrote: "I know that's my worst fear. As Barrons may be the beast I'm afraid he will stay dead half of the book and we wont see him until they get him back from the dead. Please don't let that be true. I wi..."

I believe that barron's very little appears in the book, if he comes to stay with Mac in the end I'll be very happy

fingers crossed omggggggg

I'll be very depressed about the end of Fever!!

The first 4 books are mainly about Mac and Barron, I can't imagine him not getting much air time but I will be pretty disppointed if he is MIA.

We don't see much of him in Faefever and although that was still a good book, I found myself constantly looking for him.

I hope this book finally has more of him and Mac together too.

Yes more Barrons please!

I am doing my rereads and I thought the exact same thing as you all, that he is not going to come back for half the book. I will be so sad, because I hate when he has small parts, I am always waiting for him to show up...

Someone else said that Mac wouldn't be working with Darroc if Barrons was around, and I agree. I thought the exact same thing when I read the teaser.

I am sooo scared. Last Sacrifice wasn't what I hoped it would be, but I think Moning is more creative with her plot moves, AHHHH!