A review by plbmso
The Fever King, by Victoria Lee

2.0

I knew nothing about the book but the blurb on Amazon. I liked the premise, I liked the characters and attraction between them, it made sense; two boys thrown together, both "lucky" survivors. The intrigue and drama between the characters and the fever king is interesting but I expected it to develop, more subtlety, a little more thinking and a little less angst and artificial drama. Really, how many times do you need to get drunk and throw up in the horror of the moment? The middle and the end of the book let me down. A fourteen year old would have more sense than Noam and Dara! Perhaps the author should let the characters develop; what would a person do in their position? If someone betrays you, how would you respond to that person in the future, infatuation or not?