A review by nitzanschwarz
Fever by Maya Banks

3.5

I adore Maya Banks. Her Historical romances are some of the best out there. I will pretty much read anything she writes. However, from all her series I've read, this one is my least favorite, and I usually love possessive, controlling Alpha males. 

Bethany is homeless. Broke. Hardened by the rough streets and yet breakable. She is delicate, fragile, and scarred inside. She knows there are no such things as miracles or fairy tales in real life, and she knows there is no such thing as 'happily-ever-after' for girls like her. The fight for survival is never-ending and constant in her world.

Because of all that, she can't understand why a guy like Jace, who is rich, handsome and can get any woman he wants, probably whenever he wants and where he wants, would want with her. Let alone love her, care for her, or want to keep her safe.

But it seems like that's exactly what Jace wants and that he's going to make sure of it whether she wants him to or not. Sure, he'll go slow at first - or as slow as a dominating guy like him can go - but ultimately, she'll be his, completely.

Jace falls fast and hard for Bethany, and she is attracted to the safety of his arms, the warmth of his love, and the care he gives her, even when she's certain he will eventually either grow tired with her, realize how out of his league she is or figure out just how messed up she is, and then he'll break her heart.

Being inside Bethany's head, her insecurities and doubt, self-hatred and fears, was tough. It made me tear up at times. I felt sad for her life and happy that she found someone to take care of her. For some reason, I liked her a lot more than I did Mia. She was easier to relate to, I guess.

Being in Jace's head was a little bit like being inside a caveman's head, and that's okay. We all love our Alpha males, and Jace was sweet and caring and quick to realize and recognize where he was being an A-class A-hole.

The relationship between the two was pretty instant, but the relationship-y parts of the story, AKA their few dates or their talks, were pretty good. There was also no creepy-assed contract detailing how their relationship would be and that he'd own her (he just thinks about all these things in his head).

Now, where does the problem of the book come from? honestly, it's from having 20% story and 80% sex scenes. If I had to choose a word to describe this book, it'll be "SEX". Like, every two pages, sex, and very soon it becomes too much, and I started skimming pages. 

Like with the first book, I got the same feeling here; there wasn't really a story in this, just a giant sex scene with some dialogues here and there to create the appearance of a story, and it's rather a shame because I really enjoyed the 'story' part of the book, and would've loved more of it.

Now, before you'll hate on me, I did enjoy the book on a level. I just expect so much more of Maya Banks, and I wish for fewer sex scenes and more story parts.