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alaris's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.75
Very slow paced plot plodding along until about 80% and then it's like the author realized "oh I'd better wrap this up, there's no time to have characters make decisions that make sense."
Yes there's some stale yet alcohol soaked crumbs of bi rep offered, but there are better books for that - ones that are interesting and have believable relationship development and characters that are developed at all.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Genocide, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Classism, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic
literallygriffin's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
the characters are incredible and unique and so so fucked up. the plot is very compact, especially considering its like, what, 500 pages? or at least my ebook copy was lol, but anyways thats a pro for me because it shows that the author had a point and knew how to get there!
the main flaw isnt so much of a flaw as it is a personal preference. i hated the ya dystopia novel prose so much. which, obviously yes its ya dystopia the prose is gonna be befitting of the genre. that ones on me ! but you could see various glimpses of the authors ability to write genuinely good, sensorially & thematically resonant, creative prose shine through at moments before being swiftly crushed by genre and publishing expectations
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Classism, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Minor: Domestic abuse and Eating disorder
sunniva174's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Death of parent, Murder, and Deportation
Minor: Torture and Antisemitism
yedikedi2k03's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation
feijoamuffin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Drug use and Alcohol
Moderate: Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Murder
icy_queen's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Blood
Minor: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, War, and Deportation
melodyseestrees's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Xenophobia, Medical content, and Alcohol
Minor: Child death, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Vomit, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Early on in the book there is a somewhat graphic depiction of dying and decaying bodies. There is casual drug abuse, specifically alcohol and cocaine. Several people are dying in a hospital-like setting and the process is described in detail at least once.angie_pangie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Suicide, Violence, and Alcohol
owenblacker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
In the former United States, 16-year-old Noam Álvaro wakes up in a hospital bed, the sole survivor of the viral magic that killed his family and made him a technopath. His ability to control technology attracts the attention of the minister of defense [and founding revolutionary leader of the state] and thrusts him into the magical elite of the nation of Carolinia.
The son of undocumented immigrants, Noam has spent his life fighting for the rights of refugees fleeing magical outbreaks — refugees Carolinia routinely deports with vicious efficiency. Sensing a way to make change, Noam accepts the minister’s offer to teach him the science behind his magic, secretly planning to use it against the government. But then he meets the minister’s son — cruel, dangerous, and achingly beautiful — and the way forward becomes less clear.
Caught between his purpose and his heart, Noam must decide who he can trust and how far he’s willing to go in pursuit of the greater good.
I quite enjoyed the book — the storyline was interesting enough and the characters are engaging and faceted without being too irritating, which I can sometimes find a problem with YA if I’m not in quite the right mood. But it definitely suffered from me reading it immediately after Mira Grant and I had forgotten quite how much I love her work.
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
CN list from the author: violence, intergenerational trauma and genocide, immigration, abuse, parental death, death of a child, mental health and suicide, slut-shaming, ableist language, drug and alcohol abuse, emetophobia. More details on her website: https://victorialeewrites.com/the-fever-king-content-warnings/tkhenry99's review
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Child death, Drug use, Genocide, Pedophilia, Rape, Vomit, and War