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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I loved the amount of love and care this had for the Bronx. All the characters were super likable and I enjoyed seeing their relationships with each other.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Racism, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Police brutality, Medical content, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Vomit
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A brilliantly suspenseful and creepy read full of heart, thrills and action from start to finish.
With a gentle sapphic childhood-friends-to-lovers romance, zombies and explorations of gentrification, racism, racial profiling, collective trauma, this was a multilayered, zombie hunting action/horror and I had so much fun with it. I can't wait to see what's next from Vincent Tirado because I'm already hooked on their stories.
Highly recommend the audiobook also!
TW: racism, police violence,
With a gentle sapphic childhood-friends-to-lovers romance, zombies and explorations of gentrification, racism, racial profiling, collective trauma, this was a multilayered, zombie hunting action/horror and I had so much fun with it. I can't wait to see what's next from Vincent Tirado because I'm already hooked on their stories.
Highly recommend the audiobook also!
TW: racism, police violence,
3.5 stars. I wanted more world building of the Echo game, and the writing was a little simplistic in some places. It felt like explanation of characters' actions & plot points were missing in some places, too. I did like that it's creepy without falling into complete horror (which I cannot handle reading), and I loved the historical details & the romance.
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Racism, Classism
Minor: Cannibalism
This is a fast-paced YA debut that can only be described as Stranger Things meets the best of Reddit blackhole conspiracies. A mysterious game and missing teenagers - could the answer really be that there is a underground, "ghost" of lifetimes past? The atmosphere woven into Burn Down, Rise Up is dark and grisly, without being too grippingly horror. There are elements of community history, family disfunction, and the extent one would go for friendship.
The paranormal, magical-realistic elements are incredibly well done. Rooted in history, but fleshed out even further with online investigation and theories, it's a mystery that will keep readers sucked in late into the night. None of the elements are overdone or cheesy. Rather they are thoughtful and beautifully tied together, to create a fantastic story of loss and societal betrayal.
Note: Review copy received from NetGalley. This does not impact opinions within this review.
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The paranormal, magical-realistic elements are incredibly well done. Rooted in history, but fleshed out even further with online investigation and theories, it's a mystery that will keep readers sucked in late into the night. None of the elements are overdone or cheesy. Rather they are thoughtful and beautifully tied together, to create a fantastic story of loss and societal betrayal.
→ trigger warnings:Spoiler
racism, misogyny, blood & gore depiction, hospitalisation, burns & scarring, gun violence, police brutality, fire, death of a cousin, death of a friend, drugs mentioned, physical assault, missing loved one
Note: Review copy received from NetGalley. This does not impact opinions within this review.
becandbooks.com ‧ trigger warning database ‧ more links
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No