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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: Death of parent, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Deportation, Alcohol, Racism, Terminal illness, Classism, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Xenophobia, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Abandonment, Antisemitism, Sexual content, Rape, Police brutality, and Physical abuse
Minor: Eating disorder and Domestic abuse
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, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Murder, Child abuse, Deportation, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Pedophilia, and Suicide
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: Hate crime, Racism, Religious bigotry, Torture, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Murder, Police brutality, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Confinement, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Vomit, Violence, Classism, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Genocide, Xenophobia, Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Medical content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Deportation, and Eating disorder
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: Suicide, Sexual violence, Murder, Gun violence, and Pedophilia
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, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Blood
Minor: Deportation, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and War
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: Death, Adult/minor relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Suicide, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Medical content, and Drug use
Minor: Racism, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Child death, Rape, Death of parent, and Vomit
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: Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Addiction, Alcoholism, Violence, and Suicide
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, Alcohol, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia
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, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Suicide, and Xenophobia
Minor: Child death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Vomit, War, and Genocide
iridaceae's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Sexual assault