466 reviews for:

Like a House on Fire

Lauren McBrayer

3.86 AVERAGE

kelbs42's review against another edition

4.0

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Got boring when the affair stared.

tyannasauruslex's review

2.0

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I did like how the author portrayed the challenging emotions of an unhappy mother married to a mediocre man, and at times I identified a lot with Merit, but mostly I was so frustrated with her. I just couldn't feel the chemistry between the two main characters which was so annoying because I really wanted to.  My biggest issue with this book however is the ending. The most important part of the story and character development was just skipped over and you randomly in the last line of the book find out what happens and I felt so cheated. It had so much potential and just hit all the wrong places and really missed the mark for me. 

eselchen82's review

4.75

emotional inspiring 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: N/A

rosasouki's review

4.5

reflective slow-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

madysen's review

4.75

emotional hopeful 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: Complicated

steph_uhhnee's review

4.0

emotional funny hopeful 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

alicewonders's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5
I think "Poignant" is the best descriptor for this emotional, very character-driven story.

elysetierney's review

5.0

emotional hopeful 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: No

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Such a rich beautiful story. Any book that makes be sob with the last line will always be 5 stars. 

amandaarnoldlong's review

3.0

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nicolebarelyreads's review

5.0

fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes