In this novel, unwilling bride Rhine and house servant
Gabriel have escaped the luxurious prison of her husband’s mansion, only to
find that the world outside the gilded cage is even darker and more dangerous
than it had been inside. With their freedom the only thing they truly have,
their struggle to remain free is all the more poignant. After being captured in
a surreal and vividly painted brothel/circus, Rhine must use all of her
strength to save herself, Gabriel, and a young straggler they pick up along the
way. Without giving spoilers, it’s hard to describe more of the plot, but once
again, DeStefano’s writing reimagines the familiar ground of YA
post-apocalyptic dystopian near-future America, and creates a fully imagined
world fraught with danger, but touched by hope. Different in tone from the
nearly claustrophobic Wither, Fever is a fantastic sequel that doesn’t feel
like “the middle book” at all- while leaving me panting for the next in the
series!
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