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murasakiana's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
estoycabezabajo's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
shirlee2024's review against another edition
2.0
I loved The Eight, and I was definitely disappointed with this sequel. Maybe it would have helped to re-read The Eight first. At least, that might have helped understand the plot. I don't think it would have done anything for the lack of character development. If you loved The Eight too, you'll probably want to read this book just because it's hard to believe that the negative reviews are right. That was my attitude. Sadly, the other negative reviews were, in my opinion, pretty much spot on.
hldonavant's review against another edition
5.0
GREAT read! Chess, russian history, mystery intrigue....fast paced!
ridgewaygirl's review against another edition
2.0
I read, and adored, "The Eight" when I read it as a teenager, so I was excited to find that Katherine Neville had written a sequel. Unfortunately, "The Fire" did not live up to the standard of its prequel. I think that the author had had too much time to think about the characters and to fall a little in love with them, so that "The Fire" had a strong patina of "aren't my characters truly fascinating?" to it. That said, the plot was certainly fast-paced and eventful and the historical segments seemed very well researched. If you want an entertaining thriller, I would recommend that you pick up either "The Eight" or "A Calculated Risk" and leave this one be.
jfkaess's review against another edition
2.0
Her book "The Eight" is one of my favorites. this followup is horrid, tedious, flat, and not fun and worst of all, the ending is unfulfilling.
pr727's review against another edition
2.0
I was very excited to find a sequel to The Eight. I listened to the audio book - many annoyingly difficult to understand accents. The plot tried very hard to be complicated and intricate but just didn't hold together. Many conclusions arrived at out of thin air, lots of characters who's role was not satisfactorily explained. I am quite disappointed with The Fire.
strawfly14's review against another edition
3.0
Me ha gustado bastante, la verdad, en la tónica del primer libro. Además tiene un final cerrado y decente, y no se me ha hecho una lectura pesada. Si es verdad que no me parece tampoco un libro de diez, pero creo que es una novela bien construida y con un argumento interesante (en continuación de la trama ya iniciada en El Ocho). No sé, me ha dejado buenas sensaciones.