Fevered Star

This book definitely had some middle book syndrome.

Black Sun was one of my favorite books last year. However, I found that when I started Fevered Star, I remembered literally nothing from it. I even googled a recap, but nothing could jog my memory. I think that might have hampered my enjoyment because for the first 25% I was just trying to figure out what was going on. But as I filled in the blanks, I found that this book wasn't that exciting. There wasn't much going on at all. I felt like this whole book was a set up for the next. I felt like some of the characters did things that I felt was a little out of character for them. However, I do still really love this setting and this story, and I hope the third book knocks it out of the park. I do like what this book set up for the third. I think learning more about the gods and their magic was interesting, and hopefully will lead to a lot of interesting action in the third book.

TW: misgendering, suicide, self-harm for blood magic, alcohol consumption, blood & gore depiction, body horror, death of a parent recounted, murder, torture, war themes