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Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

35 reviews

ellacat11's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexism

Moderate: Medical trauma, Death of parent, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Child death, Suicide, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Infidelity

Minor: Child death, Grief, and Car accident

marianic's review

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Stalking, Death of parent, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, and Addiction

macchiatojen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Hate crime, Rape, and Suicide attempt

this book mentions an incident of sexual assault and rape

marchessaultd's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexism, Cursing, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Grief, Rape, Cancer, Drug abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

All these topics are touched on but not in graphic detail. The book truly just focuses on a woman pushing through her grief.

kerryamchugh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

A thoughtful contemporary romance-ish about a female firefighter who is both a total badass and afraid of her own emotions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Cancer, and Drug abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Injury/Injury detail

trippalli's review

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A sweet love story with a few twists, the leading lady is the fire fighter and it's not just romance there's due Fighting politics and mysteries and her relationship with her estranged mother..a good story though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Rape

keandres's review

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Cancer, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Terminal illness, Rape, Gaslighting, and Sexual assault

thebookwormkatie's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Drug abuse

gondorgirl's review

adventurous hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Bullying, Chronic illness, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Stalking

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

When I realized I’d picked up a romance, I groaned. It’s among my least favorite genres. There were so many things I hated about this book, but it was saved by the protagonist having an unimpeachable character, someone with an open heart despite herself, a woman struggling to reconcile with her inner child, and finding that she has a greater capacity to live and live than she ever knew, all starting with the words, “I forgive you.” If she was written any other way, this book would’ve flopped, because it was overly predictable and built on overused tropes. In fact, I would’ve given it a 3, but because of her, I give it a 3.75.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape

Minor: Drug abuse