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The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon

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oonawoodbury's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated

3.75

This book deals with really interesting and complicated topics and is successfully thought provoking. I didn't love being stuck in the narrator's head, though I acknowledge a lot of the point was how he saw the events. Also thought that the characters and setting were a little underdeveloped.

elizabooks's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

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

3.0

scouta's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.25

nneka23's review against another edition

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medium-paced

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

1.25

The premise sounded interesting and I really like the title, but unfortunately the story itself was subpar at best. I wish the chapters were fleshed out more (seriously one of the chapters was literally one sentence). Because of the meandering writing style and the way things were narrated from each main character’s point of view, I was often pretty confused. Not sure what the end goal of the story was, but it seems to have missed the mark…by a lot. I added a .25 to my 1 star rating just to be nice honestly. Really a shame because this story has themes that are worth exploring and it could’ve been a great read. Oh well, on to the next one.

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