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The Fires: A Novel by Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir

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harrietolivia456's review against another edition

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4.5


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janenx01's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I couldn't put this down - it was absolutely terrifying. I knew going in that there was going to be a volcanic disaster - the blurb makes this clear - and waiting for it to happen was incredibly tense. The end of the book was devastating and kept me up at night. I've always wanted to go to Iceland, but I think it's a little too scary for me now. 

Translated from the Icelandic, which was a little challenging at times, but that's the kind of challenge I like so it was fine once I got used to the punctuation. 

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