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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
What a brilliant book. The modern-day story is sadly all too believable, and intertwining it with a story from the past was a stroke of genius. All teenagers should read it!
Trigger Warnings: Rape, Bullying
I have a soft spot for Scotland and I will always enjoy a book set there! This one was interesting because we get to learn a little bit about the witch burnings that occurred in their history.
There are two different POVs in The Burning. In modern day we have Anna who is running from nasty rumors and a stained past in England. In the 17th century we have Maggie, who is put on trial as a witch when her rapist dies on a sea voyage. I found both POVs heartbreaking.
The only thing this book is lacking a bit is a little bit more of Maggie. I really enjoyed her parts, but they definitely felt second to Anna’s.
I definitely recommend this one!
I have a soft spot for Scotland and I will always enjoy a book set there! This one was interesting because we get to learn a little bit about the witch burnings that occurred in their history.
There are two different POVs in The Burning. In modern day we have Anna who is running from nasty rumors and a stained past in England. In the 17th century we have Maggie, who is put on trial as a witch when her rapist dies on a sea voyage. I found both POVs heartbreaking.
The only thing this book is lacking a bit is a little bit more of Maggie. I really enjoyed her parts, but they definitely felt second to Anna’s.
I definitely recommend this one!
When I fell victim to the themes involved in this book, I got stuck in a dark tunnel. I was merely 13 and I lost all hope for the future. So when I found this book, Anna's story helped me heal slightly. I began to feel less alone in my situation.
This book helped me find some inner peace that I doubt any therapist could've done. No reassuring could've done what reading another person's story could.
Having books like these can help people, like me, find some sort of aid.
This book helped me find some inner peace that I doubt any therapist could've done. No reassuring could've done what reading another person's story could.
Having books like these can help people, like me, find some sort of aid.
adventurous
sad
medium-paced
Actual rating: 4.5 stars
"...in my opinion it would have made a lot more sense if he had said that fire was like a rumour. Because fire is sneaky. You might think you've extinguished it, but one creeping red tendril, one single wisp of smoke is enough to let it leap back to life again."
Told from the perspective of Anna Clark, The Burning discussed some important issues of sexism, sexual harassment and online abuse. Anna and her mum had moved all the way to Scotland from Birmingham due to a tragedy of sexual online harassment that had struck her. She changed her last name, got rid of her social media and moved to another country, trying to erase her past, thinking it'd never find its way back to her, but she was proven wrong when her past haunted her, yet again, in a worse possible way.
"I guess things don't always turn out the way you think they will."
The pace of the story was moderate. I find the story of Maggie included in between was quite draggy at first, but although I still find it quite irrelevant to the whole plot, it was an interesting tale and it brought another kind of emotional ride to the story.
Anna was drawn to Robin, a boy in one of her class, but I love how the story didn't center around their love interest or relationship. I'm especially glad that the author didn't turn the story around and make the main character a helpless young lady who needed to be saved by a boy or by love, but instead showed strong female character traits in both Anna and her mum towards the end when handling the situation.
I highly recommend this book to everyone, yes, boys included. God bless Laura Bates for writing Anna's and Maggie's stories.
"Actions have consequences, young lady. You'd do well to remember that."
Disclaimer: I would like to thank Pansing for this ARC in exchange for honest review! This book will be published in February 2019 and will be available at all good bookstores. Pick it up once it's out!
"...in my opinion it would have made a lot more sense if he had said that fire was like a rumour. Because fire is sneaky. You might think you've extinguished it, but one creeping red tendril, one single wisp of smoke is enough to let it leap back to life again."
Told from the perspective of Anna Clark, The Burning discussed some important issues of sexism, sexual harassment and online abuse. Anna and her mum had moved all the way to Scotland from Birmingham due to a tragedy of sexual online harassment that had struck her. She changed her last name, got rid of her social media and moved to another country, trying to erase her past, thinking it'd never find its way back to her, but she was proven wrong when her past haunted her, yet again, in a worse possible way.
"I guess things don't always turn out the way you think they will."
The pace of the story was moderate. I find the story of Maggie included in between was quite draggy at first, but although I still find it quite irrelevant to the whole plot, it was an interesting tale and it brought another kind of emotional ride to the story.
Anna was drawn to Robin, a boy in one of her class, but I love how the story didn't center around their love interest or relationship. I'm especially glad that the author didn't turn the story around and make the main character a helpless young lady who needed to be saved by a boy or by love, but instead showed strong female character traits in both Anna and her mum towards the end when handling the situation.
I highly recommend this book to everyone, yes, boys included. God bless Laura Bates for writing Anna's and Maggie's stories.
"Actions have consequences, young lady. You'd do well to remember that."
Disclaimer: I would like to thank Pansing for this ARC in exchange for honest review! This book will be published in February 2019 and will be available at all good bookstores. Pick it up once it's out!
The Burning is all about what is wrong with the internet and kids today. It's about slut shaming, body issues and cyber bullying. It kinda hits home too, with the bullying and wanting to dissapear at high school. I know what this book was trying to do, but the execution was not what I expected it to be. This could have been better, more focussed on one topic instead of exploring like all the issues out there with young girls. I do think this book is needed in today's society. It got me thinking, and I hope it will get other people thinking. I hope people who are going through the same kind of sht can relate. And I hope, that no one has to relate to this. Because this is terrible to have to go through, terrible to feel the need to live like this. This book will open a lot of eyes for readers all in the world. I did like the storyline woven through this one about the witches, that is something in history that always fascinated me.
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
[Disclaimer: e-ARC received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.]
This is a really enjoyable YA read with a feminist twist.
The story is a little slow to get going but, once it did, I really enjoyed the comparison between historical witch trials and the modern day 'witch hunts' and the way young girls are vilified for their sexuality.
Laura Bates did a really good job of invoking emotion from me as a reader and I also really enjoyed the strong female friendships depicted.
Highly recommend.
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This is a really enjoyable YA read with a feminist twist.
The story is a little slow to get going but, once it did, I really enjoyed the comparison between historical witch trials and the modern day 'witch hunts' and the way young girls are vilified for their sexuality.
Laura Bates did a really good job of invoking emotion from me as a reader and I also really enjoyed the strong female friendships depicted.
Highly recommend.
Check out my BookTube Channel for more bookish content.
Depicts impact of social media and a young girl's struggle to break away from a teen mistake.
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. US edition out April.
“Girls are like marshmallows”
This is a great book about slut-shaming and women coming together in solidarity. It’s a social commentary piece on how boys should be held responsible and how it takes two to tango. It dives into the heartache and the social injustice that women face everyday just by being women.
The book opens with Anna moving to a new country and finding new friends. It’s pretty intriguing since you don’t know why she moved but it gets better as the pieces come together. What I will say is that most of her later problems in the book could have been avoided if her and her mum had a better relationship and they felt they could talk to each other.
It is nice to see Anna find friends and see the value in them, but I genuinely enjoyed Anna’s parallel to her subject for the history project-Maggie the maybe witch. They faced similar prejudice and to have Anna gain strength through Maggie’s story was interesting to see.
In the end, what killed this book for me was the way it was so easy for Anna to develop feelings for Robin. It wasn’t realistic and it took away from the story.
“We are the granddaughters of the witches you burned. And we’ve had enough”
“Girls are like marshmallows”
This is a great book about slut-shaming and women coming together in solidarity. It’s a social commentary piece on how boys should be held responsible and how it takes two to tango. It dives into the heartache and the social injustice that women face everyday just by being women.
The book opens with Anna moving to a new country and finding new friends. It’s pretty intriguing since you don’t know why she moved but it gets better as the pieces come together. What I will say is that most of her later problems in the book could have been avoided if her and her mum had a better relationship and they felt they could talk to each other.
It is nice to see Anna find friends and see the value in them, but I genuinely enjoyed Anna’s parallel to her subject for the history project-Maggie the maybe witch. They faced similar prejudice and to have Anna gain strength through Maggie’s story was interesting to see.
In the end, what killed this book for me was the way it was so easy for Anna to develop feelings for Robin. It wasn’t realistic and it took away from the story.
“We are the granddaughters of the witches you burned. And we’ve had enough”