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A review by shhchar
Fever by Lauren DeStefano
3.0
Fever wasn't as exciting as the first book, but it still managed to finish strong and leave me hanging.
Mild spoilers if you have not read Wither.
Fever picks up basically right after the first book ends, give or take a few days. My initial thought was that I wish there had been a longer time lapse. The whole circus situation that the book started out with was interesting, but in retrospect, a little random. I suppose it served a purpose later on in the book, and it was an intriguing place to imagine, but I'm not so bought by it. By the end of the book, I'd forgot that they'd even been there.
Gabriel and Rhine's relationship was very stiff and formal in this book, which I understand given the circumstances, but wasn't keen on. I feel like their arrangement was more professional than anything else, and I just wanted them to make out or something to liven it up. They were a lot sweeter in the first book.
Vaughn's creepiness was intense in this book, and very clever. Little plot twists having to do with him were welcome additions. I appreciated that there was a common goal in this book: to find Rowan. That whole journey was suspenseful and just when I was beginning to feel a tiny bit of skepticism BOOM plot twist.
The entire ending was amazing. I was turning the pages so fast that I had to go back and reread. The last 50-100 or so pages made up for the initial slowness of the book, and I was left in awe. As I write this review, I'm already about 92 pages into Sever.
If you liked the first book and are wondering if you should go on, I recommend it! Sever has already started out strong and will make up for any slowness from this book. If you loved Wither then you already know that you should read on!
Mild spoilers if you have not read Wither.
Fever picks up basically right after the first book ends, give or take a few days. My initial thought was that I wish there had been a longer time lapse. The whole circus situation that the book started out with was interesting, but in retrospect, a little random. I suppose it served a purpose later on in the book, and it was an intriguing place to imagine, but I'm not so bought by it. By the end of the book, I'd forgot that they'd even been there.
Gabriel and Rhine's relationship was very stiff and formal in this book, which I understand given the circumstances, but wasn't keen on. I feel like their arrangement was more professional than anything else, and I just wanted them to make out or something to liven it up. They were a lot sweeter in the first book.
Vaughn's creepiness was intense in this book, and very clever. Little plot twists having to do with him were welcome additions. I appreciated that there was a common goal in this book: to find Rowan. That whole journey was suspenseful and just when I was beginning to feel a tiny bit of skepticism BOOM plot twist.
The entire ending was amazing. I was turning the pages so fast that I had to go back and reread. The last 50-100 or so pages made up for the initial slowness of the book, and I was left in awe. As I write this review, I'm already about 92 pages into Sever.
If you liked the first book and are wondering if you should go on, I recommend it! Sever has already started out strong and will make up for any slowness from this book. If you loved Wither then you already know that you should read on!