Reviews

Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

sienna_canread's review

4.0

I wish it was a bit faster and shorter.

nasty_pancake's review

adventurous dark hopeful tense slow-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

3.5

falling4fandoms's review

dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

3.75

shadeyc's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

These kids are awesome.

evelynyle_88's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Body horror

Moderate: Racism, Medical content, and Death

Minor: Cannibalism and Police brutality

maddieandherbooks's review

4.0

thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc!

i really enjoyed this book! it was really fast-paced and filled with action; it rarely slowed down, and when it did, it was still really interesting (though some of the dialogue slowed the novel down a bit). i loved the setting of the bronx, and seeing how the characters interacted both with each other and with the city.

overall, ‘burn down, rise up’ was very fascinating, and I thought it was a really well-written ya horror novel; I haven’t read a horror story for a while, so I really enjoyed getting back into the genre!

ashliesydel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

bookish_brenna's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

3.5

striped_jellybean's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

3.5

sophia_dawn's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

2.0

The best way that I can describe this book is that there were so many things in it and yet it felt hollow. It felt like the author tried to do too much and didn’t add as much detail as possible into a couple of key concepts. I was disappointed too because the idea for this book was so cool and especially the history behind the book. I was disappointed that we never learned more about the Bronx burning. I found this story to be like when a little kid tells a story with and then and then and then.