Fever House by Keith Rosson was a high-octane, roller coaster ride. Told from multiple perspectives with action galore, I absolutely adored the cinematic sequencing of this read. You will fall in love with the character development, varying perspectives, and action-packed adventure that is the project of this book.... and let's not forget the hand, oh boy... buckle up!

I received a review copy of this book from the author/publisher through NetGalley for my honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

This should’ve been so good but it was extremely dull the way it was written. It unfortunately didn’t hold my interest even if there was some violence. It’s hard to explain but even though a lot happened, it felt like nothing did. I think I’m just disconnected from this authors writing sadly.

Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book!

At times I am stunned by a novel; at other times I'm metaphorically head-scratching and mouthing, "Whattttt?" I've read a huge number of Weird books over many decades--but this one? I don't know what to say! These two days as I read, I've commented a couple times on social media as to how off-the-wall is Fever House. Reading this novel induced fever in me [as in its characters], thankfully not the same nor to the massive Apocalyptic extent that occurs in the Novel. I feel like I need to go read some simple, mundane, implacable Creature Feature in order to cleanse my stunned and speechless palate.

So here's what I think:

I am constantly shaking my head, because this book is SO bizarre, it's flat-out Weird, it's hard-core Splattery, and it's just so OUT THERE, because the geographical settings are realistic, the cultural background is in tune, Societal stuff resonates, yet beyond,below, and above all that is all-fired Occult Weird! Not that I necessarily think anything Occult is weird, I've been reading such all my life, but this? I think even Aleister Crowley might pale.

I certainly have. Beware before you even open this book: you, and these characters, will NOT emerge the same as you went in. Not at all, and not where.

Fever House was a wild and strange ride...but I loved it! From the beginning you are thrust into the action and this plot does not let up. The characters were gritty, the hand gave me nightmares, and there some seriously gory scenes that made me a bit queasy. Honestly, this book had it all! I would highly recommend this to any and all horror fans.

Phew this was a wild ride. A very fresh approach to this type of story. The writing was superb and I found myself highlighting so much of this book.

The story felt natural and not forced. The book itself seemed longer than it actually is. I look forward to the sequel.

4 Stars!

I went into Fever House by Keith Rosson with no expectations. I really did not know what to expect but I liked the cover and the synopsis made it sound like a violent and action-packed read. That cover did not lie and I was in for one Hell of a ride.



Hutch Holtz was hired muscle for the mob in Portland, Oregon, and the job seemed like just another day of work for him. He went to the drug dealer’s apartment to collect money owed to his boss. It was just another job, and then it changed his world. The dealer was acting strange and then Hutch found the hand in the freezer. Hutch immediately felt the power of the hand working on his mind, trying to get him to act out his most animalistic urges, and knows he must get rid of it. That is easier said than done as he is tracked down by a government agency searching for the hand as well as those who are becoming deranged by its power. Not knowing what to do, Hutch turns to Nick, a man known for getting things, rare and even dark things, for those who had the money and power to collect anything their dark hearts desired. Nick knew how to get things, so he surely would know what to do with the hand.



With all of the forces working against him, Nick disposes of the hand and hopes that will set him free from its effects. What he does not know, however, is that the hand is tied to his mother, once the lead singer in a band whose biggest hit has forever been tied to the hand’s power. The government soon closes in on her and Nick and his mother find themselves in the middle of a “Fever House” that could destroy the world. Will they be able to find out the secret on the hand in time to save mankind?



Fever House starts with a bang and Rosson never lets off the gas. This is a high-octane story that easily flows from one action scene to another. It is easy to get lost in the flow of the story because it comes so fast and so furious that the reader is given very little chance to catch their breath. There is a feast of action topped with a heavy dose of violence that could turn off some readers, but Fever House is quite simply a supernatural action/thriller of the highest level. While it checks in at a hefty 448 pages, it does not read as a long novel. Rosson weaves music into the story throughout so it almost feels as if the book has its own soundtrack as it roars through the story. If there is a book that can be said to be read like an action movie, this novel fits that mold to perfection. Rosson takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of a violent world and keeps the hits coming from the first page to the last.



If there is one criticism that I could make of this novel, it is that there may be a little too much focus on the action and not enough story development for my taste. While I could understand the basic ideas to some extent, Rosson does not take time to flesh out the story and it felt a little shallow at times. This is easily glossed over by the convergence of the hand (and other body parts) of Satan, zombie, a rock goddess, and more small-time gangsters than you can shake a stick at. I still would have liked to see a little more backstory development to pull everything together more cleanly, but it is easy to forgive this oversight in the midst of everything that is going on. There are times in which Fever House reads like Rosson is playing with some new toys, but it works overall. This novel is recommended for any reader with a taste for the supernatural and a high tolerance for violence. If your stomach is strong enough, Fever House is quite simply one hell of a ride.



I would like to thank Random House and NetGalley for this review copy. Fever House is available now.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House publishing for this opportunity to read rate and review this arc in exchange for my honest opinion. This book is available now!

Ok. When I got this arc it gave me Idle Hands vibes but oh boy was it so so much more! It has mafia, a shadowy agency, an evil hand, devilry and a mafia fixer and his mom at the heart of it. This hand could end the very world because it induces uncontrollable madness to those around it.

I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was a fast paced read that never once let up. I couldn’t put it down. I’m excited for book two. Katherine and Nick are going to have an even wilder ride in book 2 and I cannot wait!

3.5 stars, rounded up. This book has such an interesting premise: remnants, holy relics of devils, enflame the sensibilities of those who come in contact with them. One is unexpectedly come upon and national havoc ensues.

It took me a little bit to get into this book: there are POVs from 6 main characters plus the occasional interlude of someone else and, while their stories intersect at times, they are largely left to their own devices to figure out what the hell is going on. The characters are all unique and incredibly interesting, but I think the author focused a bit too much on their backstories and not enough time invested in the actual plot. There are a significant number of loose ends and key plot points that just aren't resolved - the book has an open ending, leaving the reader to fill in whatever horrific ending they want, but there are other elements that could be resolved but aren't.

Ultimately the characters are really the breakout star of this story, and the plot loosely follows them around. Still interested in checking out more of Rosson's other works.

Thanks to NetGalley, Keith Rosson, and Random House Publishing for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I only had access to the digital copy but I feel like this would be perfect in audio version.

The blurb does a good job in setting up the expectation without being overblown. I highly recommend reading it beforehand.

There are so many moving pieces as well as a multitude of players and as we move through the story connections are being made. Each character comes with its own exposition and a background context but the author refrains from being self indulgent and manages to beautifully create depth without meandering. Inevitably, most readers will find some storylines more interesting than others. It all feels elaborate but the pacing, especially in the first half, moves the story along really well. I did lose some of the interest in the second half especially when it becomes clear that the end is a set up to a part 2.

I did not quite understand this book if I’m being honest. The cover is awesome but I don’t think the horror elements were what I was expecting. I would maybe try this author again.

This is a truly bizarre zombie like horror story- perfect for fans of Nick Cutter. It is chaotic and messy and definitely creepy. I enjoyed the multiple perspectives and time hops. They were easy to follow and gave a lot of important context. I got a little lost around 75% in where things started happening really quickly without a lot of explanation. I was expecting a bit more closure than the ending provided, especially for how long the book is. I think 75 pages probably could have been cut out or used to wrap up the other remnant stories. This is a fun read for horror book clubs because there is a lot to discuss.

FEVER HOUSE is a diabolic delight of deranged devilry. It's creepy and thrilling, with savage stakes and chaos and gore, galore. Keith Rosson has written a terrifying, imaginative story with an occult mythos of mayhem and mischief that takes you on a hellish ride yet leaves you wanting more.

A man finds a hand in a refrigerator and it causes uncontrollable chaos for anyone who touches it. I kinda lose the story after that point sadly…

I completely devoured this book! It had all the components I have been looking for in a paranormal, government conspiracy, demonic, zombie holocaust. I also enjoyed the back stories of the characters, because it made me appreciate them and care about them.
This book has multiple points of view of events that take place regarding potentially demonic remnants, including a hand that makes people angry and have bloodlust. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves horror, demonic cults, and government black-ops programs.

Welcome to a game of non-consensual hot potato with a demonic hand that urges you to choose violence!

I’m sure there are a lot of people who love this book. It’s been all over my Booksta and I’ve seen it on several “must-read” lists, especially with spooky reading season coming up. I just wasn’t that thrilled with it. It had some great parts, but I felt like there was just too much filler material. I also guessed who the demonic hand belonged to very early on in the book, and I absolutely hated the ending. I really can’t tell you how much I hated the ending.

I just really wish it had been shorter and had the ability to keep my attention. It feels like hours I can’t get back.

I was provided a copy of this title by NetGalley and the author. All thoughts, opinions, views, and ideas expressed herein are mine and mine alone. Personal policy dictates that since this title was rated three stars or lower this review will not appear on social media.

If you like horror, conspiracy theories, zombies, demons (maybe angels?), MK Ultra vibes, BLM protests, metal music, body horror, and sci-fi, all at the same time, then you will love this one. I enjoy stories with all of those elements, don't get me wrong, but I don't think I liked all of them glommed together.

Fever House felt like a design challenge on a competition TV show. You know how there's always one contestant who just keeps adding elements onto their design when they really should just step back and call it good? Fever House felt like a piece that was made by a talented designer with a well-constructed design, but those strong elements were just muddied by extras. Had two or three elements been stripped back, this book would've knocked it out of the park. For me, it was just too busy which muddied down the story.

Characters were rich and compelling, but they got swallowed whole by the story. If anything, Fever House felt to me more like a collection of vignettes moving at a breakneck pace with a kind of through line.

This book keeps you sprinting, and you better not get too attached to anyone because they drop like flies without any warning. This definitely added to the unpredictable fun of the story, but sometimes it felt like characters were dying only because their plot lines hit dead ends rather than being fully wrapped with a satisfying character arc.

Just because I didn't love this book doesn't mean that you won't! Just get ready for a lot of a lot all at once.

Thank you to Random House and NetGalley for the ARC I received for this book.

I DNF’ed this baby at 76%…. For now. But hear me out.

This was a well written book. Seriously, it was. The descriptions are super on point, and the characters are well drawn out with super creative and interlocking backstories. It’s a complicated ride, one you may want to take notes for, since it is rich in characters and side stories. There is a lot going on (that’s an understatement,) but if this subject matter interests you there’s so much meat to chew on that you’ll probably never be bored.

This book, however, was not for me. I don’t know what it is, but I get really confused about organizations, secret government powers, things like that. At times, it was difficult to follow, but I don’t attribute this to any fault of the author’s or any problems with the book itself. I simply think I wasn’t the proper audience for it. Saint Michael is one of the aspects of the story that I enjoyed a lot, as well as Nick and his mom Catherine. But the landslide of information here primarily focused on topics that I- quite frankly- don’t understand nor really care about. Those topics just aren’t in my wheelhouse of interests. It’s still a pretty intense book, full of drama and deceit and crime. Fans of action-suspense-thrillers will eat this up, and of course it’s not without its horror elements, either.

The hand, for example. The mysterious hand that makes you feel ways that you just… don’t want to feel. It’s coveted, of course, hence the sequence of wild goose chases that become integral to the plot. EVERYBODY wants this hand for some reason, and if you don’t give it to them there’s going to be hell to pay. How can a severed hand be such a game changer? This will be revealed, but it was a premise I had never heard of before, and I think the fact that this was able to be worked in with the other aspects of this book was brilliant. The blend here of crime and a… weird, amputated appendage speaks volumes as to why so many will find this undyingly interesting.

So, is it a bad book? NO. Not by any means! The only critique I really have when it comes to the writing is some internal character monologues seem to ramble for pages on end, as if there’s a lot more information presented than was required for a particular point in the story. Other than that, it’s not that I didn’t enjoy this one. It’s more so I was not its intended audience. Heavy physical action, along with government-centric plot lines aren’t exactly my bread and butter.

That said, there’s certainly something in here for everyone, and I would like to return to these characters when the next books in this to-be series come out.

Fever House was released to the world yesterday, on August 15th, and is now available!

Brutal and brilliant, Fever House by Keith Rosson is a feast of fantastical horror that fans of the genre will be eager to devour.

I went into this blind, without having read the synopsis, and I can't tell you what a wild and fun ride THAT was. I highly recommend other readers do the same. Fever House is everything you could ever want in a horror novel. I think it will make my top 5 of the year. Thank you to Netgalley and Random House for the chance to review this advance copy. Fever House is available for purchase everywhere you buy books now!

Yall!
This book is an absolute BANGER!
And please let's take a moment to appreciate that cover!🤘🤘🤘

And yes, I realize that term is typically associated with music, but the musical influences within this book are pure metal. I want this to be a movie so badly... and I want to hear the soundtrack for it!!

The level of intensity in this book... is just insane. To be frank, it's nearly impossible for me to sum this up into a coherent review... I'll give it a shot...but seriously just buy it and read it yourself because I simply am incapable of doing it justice.

FEVER HOUSE is packed with grit, grime, and gore. It is incredibly fast-paced, and yet Rosson still delivered great development of the storyline and its many characters... and trust me, there are quite a few. You're gonna love some, and others there will be no love lost when he offs them!

FEVER HOUSE beautifully melds together crime with horror, so this book is versatile. And will appeal to different types of readers.

My one complaint, and it's not even a legitimate complaint... is that now I have to wait for book 2. That's it... that's all I got. I'm not even going to complain about how long it was because it moves so fast that I honestly didn't care.

If you have to pick one book to read this year, let it be this one. I guarantee that in a literary world full of the same old trope after the same old trope, this BOOK will be unlike anything else you read this year.

As always, thank you to the publisher and netgalley for providing me a copy in exchange for an honest review.

This book was intense. Sooo much action, so many characters.

It had leg-breakers, agents from a shadow government agency, a demonic severed hand, an alien/creature with wings, and a former punk rock singer who’s afraid to venture past the neighborhood surrounding her apartment.

Atmospheric writing, set in Portland, Oregon
Alternating POV with a plethora of characters

A lot of characters are thrown at you in the beginning to where it was hard to keep track of who’s who and how they are connected.

One thought kept echoing in my mind while reading this book - this is chaotic metal.
This book was gritty, dark, twisted, and had a decent serving of gore.

Note - this book is the start of a series that’ll have at least one more book. Keep that in mind for the last 5% of the book, so you aren’t wondering about any loose ends like I did at first lol

I loved Hutch & Tim 💕

Thank you @Netgalley and @RandomHouse for providing me with an eARC in exchange for my honest review.

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