1927 A scientist moves to Shikotan with his family to research a jetstream that he dubs Wasaburo's Winds. However, the locals urge him to leave because they believe the island is cursed. 1944 Meiko and her daughter Aiko live in a Japanese internment camp where a mysterious rage-inducing illness is sweeping through the camp, and she tries to get to the bottom of this strange phenomenon before it spreads further. The Fervor by Alma Katsu seamlessly weaves historical and supernatural horror in an unnerving and personal novel that is partly based on her father-in-law’s experiences in a Japanese internment camp. This is an atmospheric read and Katsu does a fantastic job at building up and establishing suspenseful scenes. However, the story unfortunately gets muddled by too many unnecessary POVs. Honestly, I think the story could have done without the journalist and the reverend’s POVs. The novel would have felt a lot tighter and intimate generational story if it had stuck with Meiko, h...