Reviews

The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence

drjoannehill's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Genocide, War, and Kidnapping

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Slavery

baukjenefs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

wordsofgarett's review against another edition

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

3.25

I don't care what age she ended as; you don't get to introduce us to the main character as a literal child, keep her as a literal child through most of the book, and also make her the yearning love interest of a grown adult.

karenina4777's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

jane_anon's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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

3.75

ergilkey's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25

gassyhaggis's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

maddie_can_read's review against another edition

I think this book's rating is artificially inflated compared to other books because it's so long - the people who aren't enjoying it give up reading it instead of "hate finishing" it and then they aren't able to give a star review. 

Like normally i usally only quit a book very early on because I don't like the vibe or the writing style. I usually finish books if I get a good chunk through, even if I start not enjoying them because I'm like fuck it let's finish it I'm already _% of the way through. But this one.. I'm so many hours left lol I can't justify it. 

I agree with the other reviewer who did not finish a few reviews down. Beginning was interesting. I liked the writing. But the second POV was confusing and then it started to drag and it felt like nothing was happening. 

have a feeling the stories will connect and then it will get really good??? Maybe ??

izzybee__'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

olliebell's review against another edition

3.0

3 and a half stars rounded down. I thought the writing was beautiful and I will definitely check out this author's other books, but this one was too vague for me right now. I really enjoyed the first third, found myself slogging through the middle, and lost the plot at the end. It's absolutely not a bad book, but I was expecting a new favorite based on the praise I've heard and that's not what I got.