The Fever, (Paperback)

from JenniferLynn

The Fever is my favorite Megan Abbott novel so far. I was sucked in from the first page. This book surprised me because I thought some weird mutant algae strain from the forbidden lake was affecting all the teenage girls in Deenie's high school or it was from the HPV vaccine that all the girls we...

from Violetthedwarf

3.5 stars. An interesting book. I can see what Abbott is trying to do with it, but I think the execution is lacking. As always she gets deep into her characters heads, as always she writes beautifully, maintaining tension throughout. But this isn't my favourite book of here.

from RidgewayGirl

Megan Abbott is one of my favorite authors. She's adept at writing about the hearts of teenage girls, and she doesn't shy away from darkness. Her latest book does not disappoint. Deenie is a teenage girl with a close group of friends. She lives with her father, who worries about her fearlessness ...

from Violetthedwarf

3.5 stars.An interesting book. I can see what Abbott is trying to do with it, but I think the execution is lacking. As always she gets deep into her characters heads, as always she writes beautifully, maintaining tension throughout. But this isn't my favourite book of here.

from E.J

Only the girls are getting it. Whatever "it" is. Some kind of plague with seizures and weird twitches and bones jumping and one girl in a coma. Is it from the lake with green phosphorescent algae, reminiscent of the stuff in Toledo corrupting the drinking water in real life right now? Is it from ...