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Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power

18 reviews

fanboyriot's review

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dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Small Town

Creepy Vibes

Family Secrets

Mommy Issues

Supernatural Elements

Margot grew up with her mom reminding her it was them against the world; they didn’t need anyone else. Growing up in an emotionally unstable and abusive household she looks for other family only to find her grandmother's number. Looking for answers and a link to the comforting family she craved she sneaks away to visit a grandmother she had never met. The small town isn’t what she expected and the answers she gets are far from comforting. Maybe it would have been better if she never went to begin with.

This book still has me questioning what I just read. I have so many questions about the last few chapters. I read this in a buddy read and we both seemed to have the same questions only to get to the end and never learn the answers to them.

I really did enjoy this book though. The writing style of the majority of this book was so good, that it was intriguing and entertaining. The author did such an amazing job with the setting of this book, bringing in the creepy vibes of a small town and unknown family secrets that left me wanting to read the next chapter. However, it kinda lost me with most of the supernatural elements, I think the idea could have been better if it wasn't such an open-ended/rushed ending. I’ve noticed this with this author's work before so maybe it's just her writing style or something.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ (4/5)

Release Date: 07, July 2020

POV: First Person

Spice: n/a

Rep: Lesbian (MC)

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knarlyknees's review

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dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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grrrlbrarian's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I almost hit DNF about halfway through and kind of wish I had. Margot as a narrator is so melodramatic about everything, it made it difficult to care about anything in the story. The audiobook narrator was also giving it 100% on the emotional scale at all times, which again just felt like too much. I enjoyed the premise and the building tension through the story, as well as the lush and sometimes disturbing descriptions. The ending just felt like it belonged to a different story, there were too many loose ends and questions still remaining for me.

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rnowicki1's review

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dark

4.25

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directorpurry's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
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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i_cant_ive_got_rehersal's review

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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e_liz's review

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dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

I loved the idea of this book. The blurb sounded so good and I was so excited to read it but I ended up forcing myself to finish and I honestly wish I hadn’t.

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