Reviews

Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

ashleysnerdyworld's review against another edition

4.0

Very interested and creepy book read it less then 24 hours

jow_ass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

autumnrain's review against another edition

Just couldnt get into the story it felt too YA. 

behindthegossip's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.25

sprout_monster's review

adventurous dark mysterious

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Very good, liked the plot, but also very YA with a cringey crush and "finding who you really are" undertones. Also it didn't really feel real and I didn't get lost in the scenes, like I felt removed from what was happening and sometimes things were just told and not shown very well, but that's really hard to do. And I assume the 70s history parts are true, though there wasn't an author's note about it, so I have no idea other than things I've learned about like redlining and slum lords. I definitely think a couple pages of an author 's note on the true history would've made the book a bit more impactful, but maybe the author didn't actually intend people to learn about history from the book.

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Content Warnings

A lot of physical violence and a police scene that might be triggering. References to cannibalism. Mold-like stuff. Illness. Fire.

brinmarie's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

mistakensmiles's review

dark funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

bookishly_laura9813's review

adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative mysterious sad 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

itskatstef's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

lexruthor's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

4.0