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A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins

18 reviews

claireswale's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

A very good summer holiday read. Could hardly put it down at times! Good ending although it still leaves you with some questions, but maybe in a good way where it’s up to you to interpret what really happened. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Animal death, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

sleeson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

My first Paula Hawkins book. I liked it. The narrator was great! Swearing. Not for teens. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Cursing, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Car accident, Alcohol, Violence, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

laurena's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I’m not sure why everyone thought this was twisty turny. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

laralou's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Death, and Stalking

youcancallmefi's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I really struggled to make sense of what was going in and didn't relate to any of the characters. the story became so confused as at some point I wasn't sure if the initial death was the main point of the story anymore. Just kept reading to make sure my suspicions of the murder were correct.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Murder

kerrygetsliterary's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexual assault

emily842752's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Car accident, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Animal death, Vomit, and Grief

Minor: Infertility and Self harm

amressing's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I was really excited when I saw this book came out because I had loved Girl on a Train.  I found the book to be a little too dark and and some of the twists felt unnecessary.  While it did grab my attention, it’s ultimately my least favorite of her books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Ableism, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Grief, Kidnapping, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Sexual violence and Vomit