Surprisingly there wasn't anything I disliked about it. Usually there's something but this book worked. It is a middle book so I suppose it depends on how the series ends.
The pacing is still slow, but I don't mind. I know people have critisized that.
Externally the plot doesn't advance at all. The main character goes somewhere and comes back. That's the entire book. Externally nothing happens. But internally a lot happens. Rhine grows and gains new perspectives on her grief and the cost of survival.
The series still prioritizes introspective emotions over action. In dystopian books, it's common to have action, overthrowing the government like in The Hunger Games. But here it's very internal and personal.
I liked the dark, atmospheric world. It's clear the whole world isn't dark, since many first-generations are living normal lives. But Rhine has bad lich and just lives a life where she sees the dark parts.
The who book had a sense of tension and dread. It was one bad thing after another. A Little Life did this too, but in that book you could feel the author playing God. Here it feels natural.
The writing style is lyrical as usual. Not noteworthy or amazing, but pleasent.
I liked that Rhine came to the decision that freedom was worth dying for, over captivity. But even escape doesn't mean freedom. She's still caged by trauma, and her past chasing her.
What I liked most was Rhines inner voice. It's constant, and never cringe or irritating. She's sad or sick so often that sometimes her thoughts repeat, but I never minded as it was written in an enjoyable and poetic way.
overall Fever was emotionally intense, and tragic. I'm curious how it'll end.
by justkeepbreathing94