Rebecca Roanhorse's worldbuilding is on par with Ursula K LeGuin and other genre-defining writers. I binged Black Sun and Fevered Star together and was sad to see them end. I cannot wait to read more of her fantasy titles. I like her other writing as well, but she really shines in this duology.

I received a digital ARC from the publisher via Netgalley though all thoughts are my own.
This book packed quite the punch. There were twists right from the beginning of the book one of which I was glad that a certain character survived after all.

It was interesting learning more about the history of the different clans, how magic became so contained and where much of the resentments between most clans originated.

Looking forward to the next book and what may be in store for a couple of my favorite characters and if a truce can be brought about before more war arrives.

Highly recommend this book and series in general!

Trigger warnings: death, murder, sacrifice, war, attempted rape, violence

What a sequel!! I love this series so much and it was so great to read the next book!! So glad I got this eARC!

I was excited to read the sequel of Black Sun, to experience more of the world Roanhorse created. I enjoyed getting to know more of the characters in new contexts, because so many of their lives were changed by the conclusion of the first book. For example, I like Iktan now. I was…not quite disappointed, but maybe let down…by the lack of action in this book after the culminating events of book one. This book did well to explain some of the history and set us up for the goings-on that will likely be occurring in book 3, which I definitely plan to read. There is action, just not one big finale, like last time.

Rebecca Roanhorse is one of my favorite new voices in fantasy. Her characters, her use of folklore and her imaginative world building is topnotch. From the beginning she has readers on the edge of their seats with reveals in the first chapters to events that happened in Black Sun. This duology is a must read.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book.

I was a huge fan of Black Sun, and was so eager to see where this sequel took us. Unfortunately, I didn’t love this as much as I wanted to. It felt like the plot jumped around a lot, and the POV switches just weren’t as enjoyable the second time around. In addition, it felt like our characters didn’t grow or get that much farther in their story in this installment. That said, I still want to see where this story goes and will definitely return for book three.

I have been spoiled with reading backlist fantasy and having the full series available to binge. Reading in real time as each book is released sucks. I am impatient! LOL
I feel that Fevered Star is a solid middle book to this trilogy (or more?). It picks right up where Black Sun ends. I highly recommend reading a good summary on Black Sun and then reading the last chapters of the book from each character’s POV. This really helped to get back into this world and each character’s motivations. About 30-40% in and things really took off and I couldn’t put it down. I’m surprised by what was happening at the end and I’m excited to see where it goes! I can’t wait for the next book!

Rebecca Roanhorse consistently proves why she is such a household name. Each book she releases is masterpiece after masterpiece and Fevered Star is no exception.

Rebecca did it again! In my opinion, Fevered Star was the perfect follow-up to Black Sun. The world building was second to none and it's such a relief to experience such an amazing fantasy story NOT centered around the western world. Rebecca managed to incorporate Indigenous myths and Pre-Columbian culture beautifully into this story and it left me wanting more. ALSO, I have to say that I really enjoyed Naranpa's POV the most out of everyone else's.

2.5/5 stars - I loved the first book and the world building and the growth of the characters and their stories. But the second one felt like just another kingdom-intrigue book series to me. All the power struggling and chess-piece-like grabs for a rung on the ladder just didn't interest me like the first book. I wish there had been more of a full exploration of the Teek people in this one, I think it would have interested me more.

I was worried starting this book because I loved the first one’s intricate world building but I remembered only the broadest strokes.

Roanhorse had me back up to speed before I even noticed!

The book itself was nice, but I think it had one too many POV characters. I also really enjoyed the resolution… or the lack of one.

Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse is the second book in the Between Earth and Sky series. The Crow God has risen, he is vengeful and only some have survived. We go along in the aftermath as many lives have been changed. Some are stumbling along, some are struggling and some have been lost.

Well this is a lot. There are a lot of characters and they are grey. None are "good" or "bad". They are all on survival mode and do have face that they are somebody's bad guy. I feel like Xiala was a little weak but for some reason I see her getting a great story line for book three and I am here for it. Our two avatars had an interesting struggle and I look forward to their future decisions.

Overall I do not think this had a strong of a pull as Black Sun but was still a good book. I give it 4 stars for interesting world, characters and not a set up book for book but still setting you up.

Thank you to NetGalley, Gallery Books and Rebecca Roanhorse for the free copy. This was an honest review.

Fevered star is the 2nd book in the Earth and Sky trilogy, following up immediately after the first book Black Sun. Roanhorse continues the story, expanding the cast of characters and conflicts as both old and new characters seek to understand the events, their causes and their own place in the conflict. Forbidden gods seek to regain their lost place in the world as different factions regain lost magic and seek to recover power as they all work to control the conflict and its events. The story line seemed slow to develop as the plot jumped between characters and reflected their confusion. However, without providing any spoilers Roanhorse slowly draws the threads together, building suspense and revealing the varying purposes behind the conflict as the characters increasingly understand their own power and purpose, ending this novel with a crescendo while building the groundwork for the last book of the trilogy. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and look forward to the next. It's well worth a read (but read Black Sun first!).

This book is full of more world expansion, a building of the magic system, and above ALL ELSE a ton of political intrigue. If you prefer House of the Dragon to Game of Thrones, this is the book for you. It was a bit too much on the political side and a bit too little on the relationship building for my taste, but this is the kind of book your high fantasy nerd will love, if they're open to the (awesome) original Meso-American cultural and magical aspects.

After the ending of Black Sun, I couldn’t wait to pick up Fevered Star and return to some of my favorite characters. I needed to know what happened next for all of them (okay, mostly Serapio and Xiala…). And Fevered Star did deliver on that! But it also was a bit of a let-down because this book felt like a second book, where most of the plot was mostly there as a bridge between the first and third book.

There were still some excellent parts - the political machinations were great, as was the world-building. I loved how the events of the first book upended so many of the existing relationships, and this book delved into how each character dealt with the changes. And I can’t wait to find out how everything wraps up in the third book!

The first installment in this series was a gripping read that blew me out of the water, but I will admit that Fevered Star did seem to suffer a bit from second book syndrome. The story is still interesting, the world is just a gorgeously described as before, and the characters are richly created, but the plot doesn't move very much. Be prepared for a bit of a deep-diving expedition into the inner workings of the characters. Roanhorse is great at creating a world and there is so much that is unique about this series. The world-building is incredibly complex and the political tension is deftly woven. I'm hoping for a bit more of a moving and shaking conclusion to the trilogy, but Fevered Star did draw me back into this fabulous world and reminded me how much I want from this series.

I adored Black Sun, but I was very nervous to read the sequel, Fevered Star. I didn't love it as much as the first, with much of the book feeling like set up for the third book. The world Roanhorse has built is still one of my favorites in all of fantasy, I just wish there was a bit more going on here. I'm still excited to continue this series, and the added time between books 2 and 3 is hopefully a good thing.

I tried my hardest to love Black Sun. It was a beautiful work of speculative world-building with engaging characters, intrigue and peril. But, I didn’t love it… don’t get me wrong, it was a good read nonetheless. However, I really did love Fevered Star. Maybe it’s just me, maybe I was in a place for the story to click this time, and I wasn’t with Black Sun. Regardless, Fevered Star hooked me and I was enthralled, once again, by the stories of Xiala, Serapio and Naranpa and the mysterious world they inhabit. I eagerly await the next volume in this series.

I read both Black Sun and Fevered Star this year and while Black Sun blew me away, Fevered Star kinda ended up being just fine. I feel this book has the same symptom of so many middle books in a trilogy, it is mostly just backstory and buildup to the next climax. I am still invested in these characters and will definitely be reading the third book but I found myself losing interest in this one at parts.

I did enjoy the complex world-building, am surprisingly loving the Serapio and Xiala romance, and am looking forward to reading the next one!