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The Fervor by Alma Katsu

4 reviews

kt2e56's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This started out great but sort of petered out as it went on. I think once the characters’ stories begin to intersect is where the trouble begins. Things start to become a bit too convenient and eventually lead to a really rushed ending that feels a bit like a deus ex machina. I also feel like as the story goes on, the Japanese folklore (aka the most interesting bits) sort of becomes less and less important and the book goes from being a creepy historical horror novel to a quasi-political thriller which just wasn’t what I was in the mood for. Don’t get me wrong, this was still entertaining but it just wasn’t as spooky as The Hunger so I feel a bit disappointed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Mental illness, Gore, Blood, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Antisemitism, Miscarriage, and War

dirtwitch's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Racism, Xenophobia, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Antisemitism, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Hate crime, and Misogyny

Minor: Miscarriage

ohhthehorrors's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Child death, Sexism, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Violence, War, Antisemitism, Suicide, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, and Xenophobia

nightmare_maven's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• 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

History and horror go hand-in-hand and Alma Katsu always manages to blend them together expertly. The parallel between the historical events in the book and the past two years in the U.S. made this a deeply unsettling read. If you love horror - especially the way the genre holds a mirror up to societal and cultural fears - you'll eat this up!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Antisemitism

Minor: Miscarriage