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A review by sarah984
Fever House by Keith Rosson
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I thought this was a super fun horror novel overall. It was kind of a mixture of a noir crime thriller and a more traditional horror story, and it was really at its best when it was more focused on the crime and human drama with the horror in the background. The characters and their points of view were really well done, where you could see what one character knew that others didn't and how that influenced their actions. When it really hits the fan, unfortunately, it became more unfocused and felt a little boring.
I found the writing style could get a little precious and overly stylistic at times and it was sort of weird how few characters of colour there were considering how heavily racial justice protests play into the plot, but overall I liked it and I'm looking forward to the next one.
I found the writing style could get a little precious and overly stylistic at times and it was sort of weird how few characters of colour there were considering how heavily racial justice protests play into the plot, but overall I liked it and I'm looking forward to the next one.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, and Death of parent
Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Racism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol