A review by patrick6367
A Fever of the Blood by Oscar de Muriel

3.0

Loved the first one, struggled more with the second one. Both of the protagonists were a lot more unlikeable this time around and the "villains" were both harder for me to accept with a 2022 mind set and were also a little caricaturish. I felt like there was a bit of a missed opportunity to make both the villains, and the protagonists, more nuanced and sympathetic. I'd say this was a solid 3.5 in that it was good, but not great. However the writing shows promise and I will continue with this series and hope the writer steers the lads in such a way as I can cheer whole-heartedly for them instead of raising my eyebrows at their actions and words. My favorite part of the book was actually the two page Author's Note at the very end were he explained how he came up with the novel. That alone was enough for me to decide I'm sticking with the series as the author seems very likeable. I just hope he makes his characters a little more likeable going forward.