Reviews

A Day of Fire: a novel of Pompeii by Ben Kane, Sophie Perinot, Stephanie Dray

mcdsweetea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

abanas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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? No

3.0

s_marrie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.25

readinglexi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

4.5

melanied01's review against another edition

adventurous informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

navithefairy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

staceyjl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

spaulk57's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense medium-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

ashleypford's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

cturn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

Characters - 7
Atmosphere - 7
Writing - 6
Plot - 7
Intrigue - 6
Logic - 8
Enjoyment - 7
CAWPILE score - 6.9

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Blood, Slavery, and Death of parent

Moderate: Excrement, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Animal death, Grief, Miscarriage, and Sexual violence

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt