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Burn by Patrick Ness

50 reviews

thecharnelraven's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Racism

Moderate: Violence

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

4.25

This was surprisingly really good and fun to read! I liked the full circleness of the plot and just dragons?? A good time 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Homophobia, Murder, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Racism, Animal death, Death, and Police brutality

wizardingwisteria's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Patrick Ness was my absolute favorite author when I was in jr high.  I was obsessed with the Chaos Walking series and went on to read all of the books he had out at the time.  After devouring everything available I moved on to other books and series.  This was my first Ness novel in quite a few years and now I cannot believe I stopped keeping up with him.

I was enthralled from start to finish.  The setting was perfectly described.  All of the characters were dynamic with their own motivations and their own faults, and loves, and needs.  The character arcs were literally world altering.  The way Ness uses the perspectives is really the highlight of this novel.  At the start the reader is flipping between two totally different perspectives written with two entirely different voices, but as the story progresses they melt into one narrative that feels so natural.  I loved seeing the characters I had followed separately come together in both positive and negative ways.

And some of those characters were beautiful disasters.  At some point each of them experiences a massive shift in their worldview and it is both devastating and gorgeous to witness.

His writing style is so gorgeous and so purposeful that every emotional hit landed hard.  The plot twists kept me excited (and terrified) for what happened next.  None of the major narrative decisions felt out of place or disjointed.

I started and finished this book in a matter of days, which is pretty rare for me.  I simply couldn't put it down.  Even when I had finished it I couldn't stop thinking about it.  I loved the ending, but I wanted so much more.

A truly fantastic fantasy.  This book has made me excited to explore all of the other amazing works by Ness I have missed out on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Mental illness, War, Xenophobia, and Racism

redlikeroses's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, and Homophobia

kassidyreads's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Racism, Violence, Death, and Homophobia

Moderate: Death of parent and Gun violence

Minor: Cancer

eloise__'s review against another edition

adventurous

• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

odd

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Racism, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Hate crime

2shadowsdeep's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Racism, and Homophobia

books_in_a_basket'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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Police brutality, Hate crime, and Racism

maurits's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

3.25

The first half was the best half.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, and Murder

mpbookreviews's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Racism, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Death, Police brutality, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence