Heavy on the political with a dystopian/sci-fi flare, The Fever King is the first book in the Feverwake trilogy by Victoria Lee. It is a super slow burn of a book, which I will admit can become boring in pieces if you are not much for political thrillers and the minutia of such a book. In this way, this book was maybe a little outside of my wheelhouse.

A highly intense plot with good character interaction. It does sometimes become quite detailed and complicated, so this one shouldn't be expected to be a quick read for the majority. The writing can be a little stiff and technical, leaving the characters sometimes lacking in the emotional department. Along these lines, I found that the character of Dara was highly inconsistent in both his personality and his attitude. This irritated me to the point of making him a less believable character.

The last fifty or so pages is where you'll find nearly all of the plot movement. Things suddenly start to move very quickly after building for so long. This is the first book in the trilogy, so there is a lot of set up taking place. The book ends on a note that is a bit of a mixed bag. It creates a lot of tension for the start of the second book, but didn't seem to provide me enough of a sense of reward (read: satisfaction) after such a long, slow burn. I'll be continuing the story with the hope that the writing will open up to something more comfortable now that the groundwork has been laid.