Reviews - The Incendiaries

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The Incendiaries

R.O. Kwon

3.23 AVERAGE

sonora_jean's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

mama_vees_reads's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

s_shronda's review against another edition

3.75

dark tense fast-paced

evelina7's review against another edition

2.5

I liked the premise and the writing but the cult part came very late into the story and it should have been more fleshed out imo

mcarr290's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

jwolflink3's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

readingwithsab's review against another edition

2.0

this book was very hyped up, and after reading the blurb, i was very excited to read this! a coming of age story, and it includes a cult with ties to north korea??!!! i'll be frank – save your time and don't read this book (i lowkey wish i had). so much time was spent in developing the relationship between the two main characters, will and phoebe, but i found that to be a waste of words and found myself unattached to their relationship. the subplot to do with the cult was messy in my opinion, and i really wish that there was more on that part of the story. i was also really disappointed by the cult's "tie" with north korea, and saw that as false advertising on the blurb's part. all in all, the book was okay at best, which is a shame as i was so happy when i picked this book up due to the great reviews i got from others

josephhack's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

zookie_b's review against another edition

2.5

dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Some gorgeous prose and super clear characters but not my type of book- very introspective and with minimal plot.

manonbo93's review against another edition

2.0

Although this book has an interesting premise, I found it filled with vague religious speeches that made no sense (maybe that was the point but they annoyed me), a very problematic and unlikable male protagonist (again, maybe the point but I really do not want to waste my time on these characters) and an unsatisfactory ending. I liked only Phoebe, but she was characterized almost as in a John green novel - not a real person but an idea.

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