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So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole

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oonawoodbury's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

This was really good! The writing was probably the weakest part feeling a little YA and debut at times and the character relationships were not explored as deeply as they should have been- especially Elara's relationship with the Langlish. I thought the history the main characters had with each other, and the war they fought 5 years previously was an interesting way to get to know these characters and what they had been through. I also liked the sibling relationship at the center. Although this isn't a completely new-feeling world, the dragons etc definitely feel similar to other YA fantasies, I enjoyed this basically all the way through and am excited to read the second one, especially as Cole matures as an author.

thejuliebookshelf's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

silverseaslug's review against another edition

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Sometimes YA is amazing, but sometimes the angsty teens are just too angsty, and one cannot take it any more

wlreed312's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Strong debut novel in an interesting world with a very cool magic system. I appreciated how Elara and Faron communicated with each other, even if I was occasionally frustrated by the fact that the conversations I was most interested in seemed to be taking place off the page. The writing is descriptive and lovely. The pacing was slightly off for me; the first half was a little slow, but the last 80 pages or so are action packed. I will definitely be picking up the second book, I am really looking forward to seeing how the events of the last few chapters play out.

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