3.77 AVERAGE


I liked this enough to finish it but I’m still left scratching my head. It felt like it was trying to be more than what it was.

I wish it was a bit faster and shorter.
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
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
dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

These kids are awesome.
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

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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!
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
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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