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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
So. Fun! This book was like a guilty pleasure read. No one is a "good" character, and even though the things they do for revenge are pretty damn terrible, you can't help but wave a tiny flag and quietly yell, "yay!" There was a small paranormal factor to this book that I wasn't expecting and didn't think was necessary to the plot, but perhaps it's going to play a bigger part later on in the series. I'll begin the next one tomorrow!
3.5/5*
On initially picking up Burn for Burn, I was slightly hesitant. The premise was different from anything I'd previously read and I'd also not read anything by the two authors previously. In the end though, I'm so glad I gave Burn for Burn a chance as it turned out to be a riveting read.
Burn for Burn follows three main characters; Lillia, Kat and Mary. Mary is the shy one, and she's very ambiguous throughout most of the book. In many ways, she reminded me of myself. Kat is the kick-ass one, who won't take bull from no one. Lastly, there's Lillia. Miss Popularity, who seems to have it all. Each character is intent on getting revenge and, really, they don't care how they get it.
I really liked all the three main characters. They each have their own distinct personality, which makes them easy to separate, so you can tell which protagonist you're following, as the chapters alternate between the three girls. The supporting cast of characters are just as well rounded and fleshed out as the three main roles are, so you don't feel as if you're reading yet another generic character with no back story or back bone.
Throughout the book, I loved reading how the three girls plotted their revenge. At first, the way the three protagonists went about their revenge was pretty petty; switching face creams so a guy gets acne etc, but as the plot developed, the girls become more and more daring. By the end of the book, the days of face cream are long gone, replaced by things much more sinister.
Overall, Burn for Burn was an enjoyable, fun read, which was very light and just what I needed. I'll definitely be picking up the sequels and reading them, but maybe just not yet.
On initially picking up Burn for Burn, I was slightly hesitant. The premise was different from anything I'd previously read and I'd also not read anything by the two authors previously. In the end though, I'm so glad I gave Burn for Burn a chance as it turned out to be a riveting read.
Burn for Burn follows three main characters; Lillia, Kat and Mary. Mary is the shy one, and she's very ambiguous throughout most of the book. In many ways, she reminded me of myself. Kat is the kick-ass one, who won't take bull from no one. Lastly, there's Lillia. Miss Popularity, who seems to have it all. Each character is intent on getting revenge and, really, they don't care how they get it.
I really liked all the three main characters. They each have their own distinct personality, which makes them easy to separate, so you can tell which protagonist you're following, as the chapters alternate between the three girls. The supporting cast of characters are just as well rounded and fleshed out as the three main roles are, so you don't feel as if you're reading yet another generic character with no back story or back bone.
Throughout the book, I loved reading how the three girls plotted their revenge. At first, the way the three protagonists went about their revenge was pretty petty; switching face creams so a guy gets acne etc, but as the plot developed, the girls become more and more daring. By the end of the book, the days of face cream are long gone, replaced by things much more sinister.
Overall, Burn for Burn was an enjoyable, fun read, which was very light and just what I needed. I'll definitely be picking up the sequels and reading them, but maybe just not yet.
dark
mysterious
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
this book was great! it started out kind of slow and boring at first but then started to become a lot more interesting. I love how each chapter tells each side of the story from all three girls point of view. you become close with the three of them as you are reading. I love the development of the girls and the plots as well. it does have a "mean girls" meets "jawbreaker" meets "pretty little liars" feel to it though. its fast paced mean girl like cute and fun I will read fire for fire and ashes to ashes.
Mary- She is new to Jar Island and is the shy girl out of the group. You really feel a connection with Mary because she just wants to get through high school without any issues from anyone. She is also dealing with being bullies in the past, until she comes back to Jar Island and relives her fear of seeing the guy who bullied her.
Kat- Is the badass out of the group, she doesnt take shit from no one not even a stuck up girl who she used to be friends with years ago and made up all these lies about Kat. Kat wants to end it and make this girl feel how shes been feeling for a while.
Lillia - She is the typical high school teenager, she is pretty, popular, and a cheerleader. But she has a issue, she strongly believes that her younger sister has been sneaking out with a boy she knows and likes. She thinks her sister has been drinking and having sex with this boy. All Lillia wants to do is break this guys neck for messing with her sister.
With all three stories all the girls come together to set out a plot on each of the people that did them wrong so they can set out the perfect revenge. In the end all three girls end up close to one another, despite them never being friends to begin with.
Mary- She is new to Jar Island and is the shy girl out of the group. You really feel a connection with Mary because she just wants to get through high school without any issues from anyone. She is also dealing with being bullies in the past, until she comes back to Jar Island and relives her fear of seeing the guy who bullied her.
Kat- Is the badass out of the group, she doesnt take shit from no one not even a stuck up girl who she used to be friends with years ago and made up all these lies about Kat. Kat wants to end it and make this girl feel how shes been feeling for a while.
Lillia - She is the typical high school teenager, she is pretty, popular, and a cheerleader. But she has a issue, she strongly believes that her younger sister has been sneaking out with a boy she knows and likes. She thinks her sister has been drinking and having sex with this boy. All Lillia wants to do is break this guys neck for messing with her sister.
With all three stories all the girls come together to set out a plot on each of the people that did them wrong so they can set out the perfect revenge. In the end all three girls end up close to one another, despite them never being friends to begin with.
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MY THOUGHTS:
Burn for Burn by Jenny Han and Silobhan Vivian is a different kind of YA book especially genre wise. It wasn't a cute, fluff read but it wasn't necessarily a "dark" kind of read either. Maybe a mischievous read? It does have some main contemporary aspects like family, friendship, and cliques/"mean girl" but certainly hints at a paranormal twist that I hope to see explained in Fire with Fire (Burn for Burn #2). I was especially exited to read this book since I haven't read a revenge plot in a while and I did have expectations for it and it reached it but at the same time it didn't. I know that doesn't make much sense, but there were some scenes that were plain genius and awesome and at the same time I felt like the writing needed something more that could have been added to the story.
I really enjoyed this story! It's a book that I'm sure many teens felt connected with and enjoyed! I'm not a big fan of dual or more POVs but Jenny and Siobhan did a marvelous job constructing the story so that the story worked better with it than just one. Plus when reading it you felt like it was one author/one mind writing this whole book.
What I really liked about Burn for Burn was how different all the characters were, which also made each of their POVs interesting and helped to story development. All 3 had a vendetta against someone for a particular reason; Mary against reeve, Lillia against Alex, and Kat against Rennie. Mary is your quite, shy, and super nice girl who has her own sad story and I feel for her. Her unexpected bursts of electrical power was the only mysterious part of the book that seriously has me questioning if this contemporary like story is going to turn to paranormal. Reeve is the big guy in town, with the looks, charm, and amazing football skills, he's basically idolized among everyone and sought after by the one and only Rennie, Queen B, of the school. What he did do Rennie was such a jerk move and this is probably the worst thing I could say but I didn't feel much hatred for him which is weird because I usually feel like punching guys like him.
I thought that Lillia was a cool character albeit she was annoying at some scenes. Being the rich one in the book and asian, Jenny and Siobhan did a great job added racial variety within the story and faced downw some racial stereotypes that a lot of teens think of. Alex also was a cool character and I didn't have anything against him for most of the book. Kat was kick-butt! With her wit and sarcasm plus history with her ex-BFF who is now Queen B and treating her like trash, her revenge against Rennie seemed the most reasonable and totally worth it!! Rennie is the most annoying, insecure character ever. >.> She's the kind of girl who's hair you want to tear out and unleash your inner claws at.
There wasn't a huge build on romance. But form what I understand: Rennie likes Reeve who may like either Lillia or Mary. Mary who likes Reeve even through what he did to her. Alex who I think likes Lillia but may have had a thing for Kat. And Kat who liked Alex. All different and I'm not really shipping anyone just yet.
Burn for Burn is for all you readers up for some mischief and lovers of Revenge (the t.v show) just with more teen drama. I would recommend this more to contemporary readers. However, some mystery lovers may or may not like it. Burn for Burn is a hard book to recommend to considering the fact that it borders on a thin line between readers if they would like the book or not. So really, if you think the synopsis seems interesting then go for and read it!
MY THOUGHTS:
Burn for Burn by Jenny Han and Silobhan Vivian is a different kind of YA book especially genre wise. It wasn't a cute, fluff read but it wasn't necessarily a "dark" kind of read either. Maybe a mischievous read? It does have some main contemporary aspects like family, friendship, and cliques/"mean girl" but certainly hints at a paranormal twist that I hope to see explained in Fire with Fire (Burn for Burn #2). I was especially exited to read this book since I haven't read a revenge plot in a while and I did have expectations for it and it reached it but at the same time it didn't. I know that doesn't make much sense, but there were some scenes that were plain genius and awesome and at the same time I felt like the writing needed something more that could have been added to the story.
I really enjoyed this story! It's a book that I'm sure many teens felt connected with and enjoyed! I'm not a big fan of dual or more POVs but Jenny and Siobhan did a marvelous job constructing the story so that the story worked better with it than just one. Plus when reading it you felt like it was one author/one mind writing this whole book.
What I really liked about Burn for Burn was how different all the characters were, which also made each of their POVs interesting and helped to story development. All 3 had a vendetta against someone for a particular reason; Mary against reeve, Lillia against Alex, and Kat against Rennie. Mary is your quite, shy, and super nice girl who has her own sad story and I feel for her. Her unexpected bursts of electrical power was the only mysterious part of the book that seriously has me questioning if this contemporary like story is going to turn to paranormal. Reeve is the big guy in town, with the looks, charm, and amazing football skills, he's basically idolized among everyone and sought after by the one and only Rennie, Queen B, of the school. What he did do Rennie was such a jerk move and this is probably the worst thing I could say but I didn't feel much hatred for him which is weird because I usually feel like punching guys like him.
I thought that Lillia was a cool character albeit she was annoying at some scenes. Being the rich one in the book and asian, Jenny and Siobhan did a great job added racial variety within the story and faced downw some racial stereotypes that a lot of teens think of. Alex also was a cool character and I didn't have anything against him for most of the book. Kat was kick-butt! With her wit and sarcasm plus history with her ex-BFF who is now Queen B and treating her like trash, her revenge against Rennie seemed the most reasonable and totally worth it!! Rennie is the most annoying, insecure character ever. >.> She's the kind of girl who's hair you want to tear out and unleash your inner claws at.
There wasn't a huge build on romance. But form what I understand: Rennie likes Reeve who may like either Lillia or Mary. Mary who likes Reeve even through what he did to her. Alex who I think likes Lillia but may have had a thing for Kat. And Kat who liked Alex. All different and I'm not really shipping anyone just yet.
Burn for Burn is for all you readers up for some mischief and lovers of Revenge (the t.v show) just with more teen drama. I would recommend this more to contemporary readers. However, some mystery lovers may or may not like it. Burn for Burn is a hard book to recommend to considering the fact that it borders on a thin line between readers if they would like the book or not. So really, if you think the synopsis seems interesting then go for and read it!
3.5 It was entertaining but not that interesting. The plot lacked pezzah and the characters weren't developed or interesting to me. The revenge was lame and predictable. Even the ending isn't enough to make me want to read the series.
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Though this wasn't the best book I had to give it a 5 stars! It had me sitting at the edge of my seat. All the betrayal and anger! I honestly don't know which one of the girls I like the best. They're all amazing in their own ways. I'd really love to see them interacting more in public, maybe that's too much to ask for.
I read this in a single day! I almost NEVER do that. By the time I was at the last page I didn't even realize the book was finished until I hit the acknowledgements page.
I really want Rennie to stop being so cruel! I generally never reach for contemporary but I heard about this being a story of revenge and I had to pick it up. I didn't have high expectations going into it and it definitely met them.
Overall, I didn't think it was the best book but it was VERY entertaining and GREAT read.
I can't wait to get my hands on the next 2 books and I will definitely check out Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian's other works!
I read this in a single day! I almost NEVER do that. By the time I was at the last page I didn't even realize the book was finished until I hit the acknowledgements page.
I really want Rennie to stop being so cruel! I generally never reach for contemporary but I heard about this being a story of revenge and I had to pick it up. I didn't have high expectations going into it and it definitely met them.
Overall, I didn't think it was the best book but it was VERY entertaining and GREAT read.
I can't wait to get my hands on the next 2 books and I will definitely check out Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian's other works!
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes