Brittany at Book Addict’s Guide actually mentioned Fever in her Second in a Series Slump post. Honestly, I was mostly disappointed in Fever. They just ignored their issues, and it just annoyed me. They often seemed to get angry or irritated with each other, but they never addressed it. Also, I found Gabriel and Rhine to be incredibly frustrating as well. I think she conveniently forgot that part when she wanted to escape.
Being out in the real world was torturous for her and Gabriel, and dangerous as well. While I understand that Rhine really wanted her freedom, I was left wondering through most of Fever if she was regretting that decision. Again, there was some suspense, but I felt like nothing much happened. Their escape had some suspense, but from there, the pace was slow again, as they were just on the run. I was glad that the carnival section was much shorter than I thought it would be. It wasn’t completely boring, but I just wasn’t very interested in it.
While the carnival was supposed to be disturbing and dangerous, I actually found that whole portion of the book underwhelming. From there, they are back in captivity this time in a “carnival” that actually serves as a “red-light district” or brothel. They see lights in the distance and head for them. They are in an unknown place, and they need to find somewhere to go. It picked up very soon after the ending of Wither, and they’re running from the boat they stole as people are trying to tow it to shore. I especially loved the little girl Maggie.This review is also posted on Mommy's Reading BreakĪfter the ending of Wither, I was very anxious to see what would happen to Rhine and Gabriel. But thankfully there are a couple of new characters who stay awake and who are fairly interesting. Just in time for readers to resolve to seek out the third volume after all!Įvaluation: For most of the book, one or both of the main characters is asleep. In the last eighth of the book, everybody is awake, and we finally get some action. The non-affected character would spend many pages mopping the brow of the sleeping one. One of the main characters was always asleep from being drugged, and as soon as that got resolved, the other main character was always asleep from being sick. In my opinion, this book was a big snooze. The middle book of a trilogy is a huge challenge, and not all authors meet it successfully. (See my review of book one, Wither, here.) There are no spoilers for either Wither or Fever in this review. Note: This is book two of the The Chemical Garden Trilogy.
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