Fever Crumb

A stunning, new novel by master storyteller Philip Reeve.Fever Crumb is a girl who has been adopted and raised by Dr. Crumb, a member of the order of Engineers, where she serves as apprentice. In a time and place where women are not seen as reasonable creatures, Fever is an anomaly, the only female to serve in the order. Soon though, she must say goodbye to Dr. Crumb-nearly the only person she's ever known-to assist archeologist Kit Solent on a top-secret project. As her work begins, Fever is plagued by memories that are not her own and Kit seems to have a particular interest in finding out what they are. Fever has also been (cont'd)
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I was excited to read this after I won it in a book give-away. I enjoyed it more in the beginning but found myself looking forward to unraveling some of the mysteries of Fever Crumb. Then, once the mysteries started rapidly unraveling, I found the story...I don't know how to describe it--"uncomfortable" is the word that comes to mind. I can't quite put my finger on why. The futuristic, post-technology world reminded me a little of City of Embers. All in all, I liked it but didn't love it. It was well-written; I think it just wasn't my cup of tea.
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