Adriana Ryan
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Dont know why I keep adding these dystopian books where such a large emphasis is on childbearing/breeding. I have not liked one of them yet.
Maybe I am hoping this one will be different.
Maybe I am hoping this one will be different.
Read my full review of the book at seriesousbookreviews.com! Spoiler Free!
SK Falls does an amazing job writing from Saylor's POV. So much so that it is actually hard to read it at times because it feels so real. You understand why she thinks the way she does and how ill she truly is. It was especially hard for me to read because I am entering the healthcare field and reading Saylor's story showed me how our current system is failing people with similar mental conditions.
I was expecting a bit more of a romance to be honest BUT, I'm glad the focus was on Saylor's story and her character growth. It made for a much more interesting story and made this book very unique to the other stories in this genre. What romance is there compliments the plot beautifully.
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SK Falls does an amazing job writing from Saylor's POV. So much so that it is actually hard to read it at times because it feels so real. You understand why she thinks the way she does and how ill she truly is. It was especially hard for me to read because I am entering the healthcare field and reading Saylor's story showed me how our current system is failing people with similar mental conditions.
I was expecting a bit more of a romance to be honest BUT, I'm glad the focus was on Saylor's story and her character growth. It made for a much more interesting story and made this book very unique to the other stories in this genre. What romance is there compliments the plot beautifully.
Check out more spoiler-free book and series reviews on my blog SERIESousBookReviews.com as well as read book series recaps!
Full Review: http://wp.me/p3txrs-UB
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Fevered Souls is a fast paced novel. I haven’t read any books that discuss demon society, but this one definitely does. And it’s not always pretty.
I think my favorite characters are James, Victorine, and Oscar. While Dax and Cara are the main characters, they felt a little bland. I’m not a huge fan of insta-love, and that may be one of the things that kept me from loving these characters. They seem to not be able to go on without the other. That’s just not healthy at all. Besides the little love thing, Cara is a strong woman. She wants to get back on her feet, and get her mom some help. She also doesn’t like being the victim. She takes in her own hands to learn how to defend herself. Dax is intense. I think that may be the best word to describe him. He’s incredibly sweet, but also insanely protective. James is a friend of Cara’s. He cares about her, and constantly worries about her relationship with Dax. Oscar is sweet and caring, while Victorine is bitter. But I like her, she doesn’t hide her feelings.
We get thrown into a world full of demons and hell hounds. The hell hounds are pretty creepy in this book. They aren’t like anything I’ve seen them to be in movies, or other books. There are also many types of demons, each one has certain gifts. They have an hierarchy of sorts, and clans. The society system is fascinating. (Spoken like a true sociologist) I want to learn more about each kind. Also, there is something that happened with Cara’s father that’s hinted at, and I hope we find out what it is. And the ending! Super cliffhanger, and I want to know what the crap is going on.
If you like insta-love, and the prospect of a new type of society, definitely pick this up. It’s a fast read, and I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.… (meer)
I think my favorite characters are James, Victorine, and Oscar. While Dax and Cara are the main characters, they felt a little bland. I’m not a huge fan of insta-love, and that may be one of the things that kept me from loving these characters. They seem to not be able to go on without the other. That’s just not healthy at all. Besides the little love thing, Cara is a strong woman. She wants to get back on her feet, and get her mom some help. She also doesn’t like being the victim. She takes in her own hands to learn how to defend herself. Dax is intense. I think that may be the best word to describe him. He’s incredibly sweet, but also insanely protective. James is a friend of Cara’s. He cares about her, and constantly worries about her relationship with Dax. Oscar is sweet and caring, while Victorine is bitter. But I like her, she doesn’t hide her feelings.
We get thrown into a world full of demons and hell hounds. The hell hounds are pretty creepy in this book. They aren’t like anything I’ve seen them to be in movies, or other books. There are also many types of demons, each one has certain gifts. They have an hierarchy of sorts, and clans. The society system is fascinating. (Spoken like a true sociologist) I want to learn more about each kind. Also, there is something that happened with Cara’s father that’s hinted at, and I hope we find out what it is. And the ending! Super cliffhanger, and I want to know what the crap is going on.
If you like insta-love, and the prospect of a new type of society, definitely pick this up. It’s a fast read, and I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.… (meer)
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I went in to this book a little worried just because I haven't loved most of the NA that I've been reading lately. This was finally one that was NORMAL... and good. It wasn't all sex, sex, sex... abs, abs, abs.... lust, lust, lust. It was just about a girl who was college age. A truly messed up girl, but not a nympho.
For real: This book hooked me from page one. I mean it has a 7-year-old swallowing a needle for crying out loud! Tell me that's not going to make you curious. I also just loved the idea for a book about Munchausen Syndrome. It seems like when that topic is brought up in books and on TV, it's usually the by proxy kind which features the parent hurting the child for attention... not the child actually hurting herself. It was really interesting (and kinda disturbing) to read Saylor's thoughts about hurting herself. She was a fucked up, attention deprived little girl.
I really liked how all the lies building up created this tension that had me sweating it out for Saylor. She just kept telling them and telling them, feeling bad, and then feeling really good at the love she was getting back from all these amazing people.
So you have the tension building because you know she's going to be outed somehow and everything is going to crumble. But then you also have this other tension because these people are terminal and you just don't want anything to happen to them. At least that's how I felt.
I do want to give a warning though: if you have someone close to you that has had a serious illness, you might want to think about your feelings before you read this book. Some of the things Saylor did had me cringing like crazy. I don't think she was trying to make the people in the support group feel like she was mocking their disease (as in that wasn't her intention), but that is pretty much exactly what she was doing by pretending to be ill. I just think if you have watched someone go through cancer or something like that, you might be offended by some of Saylor's thoughts and actions and you wouldn't be able to see the book for what it really is.
The one thing I hated was there is a scene where Saylor is texting while driving... and yeah there are worse things she could've done, and I'm not saying I've NEVER done it, but I don't like seeing it in print. It's super dangerous and should be taken seriously because too many people have died.
The ending was not perfect, but overall it could have been way worse... and in a way I sort like it when everything isn't all happy, pretty, sunshine, rainbows, ya know?
Overall: Such a well written book on a refreshing topic. It features a truly mentally ill main character who makes herself sick... and then she lies so much it kind of makes you sick. This is a NA book that is actually worth reading (it's not porn, hurrah!!). It's an emotional, tense, cool book that I would definitely recommend!
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