Guest Mini-Review: Fever by Dee Shulman

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Title: Fever

Series: Fever #1

Author: Dee Shulman

Publisher: Puffin

Publication Date: 5 April 2012

Source: Review Copy

Rating: 3/5

Synopsis from Goodreads

A fearless Roman gladiator. A reckless 21st century girl. A mysterious virus unites them . . .

152 AD. Sethos Leontis, a skilled and mesmerising fighter, is unexpectedly wounded and lies dangerously close to death.

2012 AD. Eva is brilliant - but troubled. Starting her new life at a school for the gifted, a single moment in the lab has terrifying results.

An extraordinary link brings Sethos and Eva together, but it could force them apart - because the fever that grips them cannot be cured and falling in love could be lethal . . . Can love survive when worlds collide and threaten time itself?

REVIEW BY MADISON

In 152AD a Roman gladiator fights to survive; in 2012 a teenage girl lives in a boarding school called St Magdalene's. A fever infects the gladiator, Seth, enabling him to discover a brand new world. Meanwhile, in 2012, Eva finds out extraordinary lab results that could endanger her too. Somehow, the 2 of them are brought together by a mysterious force. They have to unite in order to understand the mystery that surrounds them.

I really liked how the two different times and places were portrayed, the author does a really great job of showing what life was like both then and now. I also enjoyed how the two main characters had common ground even though they were from such completely different places.

I did find that the end for me felt a bit rushed and cut off, as if there should have been more to it, the story was at a really good point but then it just cut off. Nevertheless I really enjoyed this book, it was captivating.

Tantalizing Trailers: Fever by Dee Shulman Plus Extract

Title: Fever

Series: Fever #1

Author: Dee Shulman

Publisher: Puffin

Publication Date: 5 April 2012

Synopsis from Goodreads

A fearless Roman gladiator. A reckless 21st century girl. A mysterious virus unites them . . . 

152 AD. Sethos Leontis, a skilled and mesmerising fighter, is unexpectedly wounded and lies dangerously close to death.

2012 AD. Eva is brilliant - but troubled. Starting her new life at a school for the gifted, a single moment in the lab has terrifying results.

An extraordinary link brings Sethos and Eva together, but it could force them apart - because the fever that grips them cannot be cured and falling in love could be lethal . . . Can love survive when worlds collide and threaten time itself?

Fever Extract

MG Monday: Guest Mini-Review: On Stage in America by Dee Shulman

Title: On Stage in America

Series: My Totally Secret Diary

Author: Dee Shulman

Publisher: Red Fox

Publication Date: 2 Feb 2012

Synopsis from Goodreads

Polly Price is so embarrassed by her actor mother, who loves to draw attention to herself and hog the limelight. Now Polly's worst nightmare has come true as her mother heads to America to appear in a play and Polly has to go with her! Not only that, but she's forced to hang around with the young stars of the show, who aren't exactly lining up to be her friends. Read Polly's wonderfully funny diary as she records the mishaps and mayhem backstage, before all of a sudden the spotlight is on her!

GUEST REVIEW BY SEREN YEAR 5

This book is really funny, I really liked the diary style of it and all the illustrations they really helped the story. I laughed out loud through most of it much to my little sisters annoyance, lol. There are some real cringe worthy moments, a lot like X Factor.

I really liked Polly, she was so funny and kept going through all her adventures.

I cannot wait to read more of this series and am recommending it to all of my friends.