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alicebme's review
4.0
Solid, satisfying ending with boatloads of humanity and shimmering redemption. Thanks for this trilogy, Ms. Baggott.
sccrethistory's review
4.0
ARE YOU FUCKING SERIUS? HOW CAN END LIKE THAT? NO NO NO. I'M SO ANGRY RIGHT NOW... ARGGG
Okay, let's talk about these *** book. I like it, I liked the story but... I can't process what happened at the end.
First of all, I was waiting this book for 2 years and I'm a little bit disappointment. I was hoping a cool end of the saga but... that don´t happened here. I'm not saying that I don't like the book but I think I've had too much expectations and that what happened
I want to talk about the characters
- Pressia: I love her, she is one of my favourite main characters, and she don't disappoint at this book. She is brave, and also cute, she can be a real hero.
- Branwell: I'm in love with him, he can't be more perfect. Since the first book I suffer with him, he was all the time the one who suffer all the pain!
- Patridge: I never really like him and now less before I've read this book, now I hate him!
- Lyda: At first I've hate her, she was the stupid pure that are always cleaning and making "stylish" things. But before read Burn, I can't hate her, she grew up and she deserve to be happy.
- Il Capitano: he wasn't my favourite, but I don't know, he is not the best character... but for me is indifferent.
MY OTP IS BRANWELL X PRESSIA
{SPOILERS}
THAT FINAL, I CAN'T BREATHE, WHAT THE HELL WERE THINKING JULIANNA BAGGOTT? SHE SHOULD'T DO THAT, WHY!?
BEFORE THE WEDDING BETWEEN PRESSIA AND BRANWELL I'VE THOUGHT: I LOVE YOU JULLIANNA THANK YOU FOR THAT. BUT I COULDN'T THINK THAT THAT'S WAS THE LAST TIME THAT THEY WILL BE TOGETHER.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, I CAN'T THINK ABOUT BRANWELL'S DEAD, IT ISN'T FAIR, I HAVE TO PUT NOW JULLIANNA IN MY LIST "KILLER'S AUTHOR"
END OF THE SPOILERS
So... 4/5 stars and 8/10 points
Okay, let's talk about these *** book. I like it, I liked the story but... I can't process what happened at the end.
First of all, I was waiting this book for 2 years and I'm a little bit disappointment. I was hoping a cool end of the saga but... that don´t happened here. I'm not saying that I don't like the book but I think I've had too much expectations and that what happened
I want to talk about the characters
- Pressia: I love her, she is one of my favourite main characters, and she don't disappoint at this book. She is brave, and also cute, she can be a real hero.
- Branwell: I'm in love with him, he can't be more perfect. Since the first book I suffer with him, he was all the time the one who suffer all the pain!
- Patridge: I never really like him and now less before I've read this book, now I hate him!
- Lyda: At first I've hate her, she was the stupid pure that are always cleaning and making "stylish" things. But before read Burn, I can't hate her, she grew up and she deserve to be happy.
- Il Capitano: he wasn't my favourite, but I don't know, he is not the best character... but for me is indifferent.
MY OTP IS BRANWELL X PRESSIA
{SPOILERS}
THAT FINAL, I CAN'T BREATHE, WHAT THE HELL WERE THINKING JULIANNA BAGGOTT? SHE SHOULD'T DO THAT, WHY!?
BEFORE THE WEDDING BETWEEN PRESSIA AND BRANWELL I'VE THOUGHT: I LOVE YOU JULLIANNA THANK YOU FOR THAT. BUT I COULDN'T THINK THAT THAT'S WAS THE LAST TIME THAT THEY WILL BE TOGETHER.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, I CAN'T THINK ABOUT BRANWELL'S DEAD, IT ISN'T FAIR, I HAVE TO PUT NOW JULLIANNA IN MY LIST "KILLER'S AUTHOR"
END OF THE SPOILERS
So... 4/5 stars and 8/10 points
anna3101's review
3.0
I like the author's writing, her imagination and attention to detail. The characters did not move me very much but they were also not the worst which is fine by me. I don't mind highly improbable and impossible. But. BUT.
Imagine any (more or less) normal person. Imagine him/her in a situation of utter despair, being surrounded by ... (monsters/enemies/zombies - put in whatever), awaiting his/her imminent death. Heck, imagine yourself in there. What would you do? What would you think? I'd say probably somewhere along the lines of "OMG THIS IS THE END". Or "What to do? What to do?". Or maybe something else. Or maybe you'd briefly hug your near and dear ones and said you loved them.
But would you REALLY be thinking along the lines of "Oh, there's this cute boy and I really kinda like him but I haven't told him. Maybe I should tell him. Yes, now is the good time to talk about our feelings and analyze them"????
*bangs her head against the wall*
What's wrong with Pressia?? Seriously, for this reason alone the book which could have been quite awesome was barely tolerable at times. Here we are, end of the world, horrors all around, death lurking at every corner. And what does our main character think about? What is her main concern? Well, she's analyzing her feelings for different boys! Of course! What else would you do in a post-apocalyptic fight with people-eating monsters, right?
And of course, no dystopia could really exist without a love triangle. I bet one day there'll be a dystopia about one-cell organisms, and there will be one bacteria girl and two bacteria boys in love with her. Because no YA novel is complete without a love triangle as love triangles are so, sooo very realistic. Especially when the girl in question is mostly average and not so good looking or intelligent or anything else. But everybody just must fall in love with her. God, it's so annoying. I've read just one YA book WITHOUT the stupid triangle - I must send flowers to the author. A huge bouquet. Must be pretty brave to venture out into the world of love-without-artificial-drama. I wish more authors followed her example...
Imagine any (more or less) normal person. Imagine him/her in a situation of utter despair, being surrounded by ... (monsters/enemies/zombies - put in whatever), awaiting his/her imminent death. Heck, imagine yourself in there. What would you do? What would you think? I'd say probably somewhere along the lines of "OMG THIS IS THE END". Or "What to do? What to do?". Or maybe something else. Or maybe you'd briefly hug your near and dear ones and said you loved them.
But would you REALLY be thinking along the lines of "Oh, there's this cute boy and I really kinda like him but I haven't told him. Maybe I should tell him. Yes, now is the good time to talk about our feelings and analyze them"????
*bangs her head against the wall*
What's wrong with Pressia?? Seriously, for this reason alone the book which could have been quite awesome was barely tolerable at times. Here we are, end of the world, horrors all around, death lurking at every corner. And what does our main character think about? What is her main concern? Well, she's analyzing her feelings for different boys! Of course! What else would you do in a post-apocalyptic fight with people-eating monsters, right?
And of course, no dystopia could really exist without a love triangle. I bet one day there'll be a dystopia about one-cell organisms, and there will be one bacteria girl and two bacteria boys in love with her. Because no YA novel is complete without a love triangle as love triangles are so, sooo very realistic. Especially when the girl in question is mostly average and not so good looking or intelligent or anything else. But everybody just must fall in love with her. God, it's so annoying. I've read just one YA book WITHOUT the stupid triangle - I must send flowers to the author. A huge bouquet. Must be pretty brave to venture out into the world of love-without-artificial-drama. I wish more authors followed her example...
missbookiverse's review
4.0
Ich bin ein bisschen enttäuscht. Habe einen lauteren Knall erwartet. Stattdessen war das Buch sehr leise und unaufgeregt. Es plätschert ein wenig vor sich hin. Es geht zwar voran, aber es gibt nicht so viele schockierende Enthüllungen oder unerwartete Wendungen.
Das Ende ist wirklich nicht schlecht, hat mich sogar ziemlich überrascht
El Capitan und Helmud sind mir sehr ans Herz gewachsen. Und Lyda, bam! So genial wie sich nicht auf ihren Partner verlässt sondern Stärke in sich selbst sucht und findet.
Das Ende ist wirklich nicht schlecht, hat mich sogar ziemlich überrascht
Spoiler
und Partridges Wandlung, woarr, dieser Feigling! Bis Pressia ihn endlich findet, konnte ich ihn ziemlich gut verstehen. Es wirkte alles so logisch wie er in seine Lage geraten ist, aber dann am Ende, wie er Lyda ziehen lässt, wie er lieber stirbt als zu kämpfen und sich um sein kommendes Kind zu kümmern. Unfassbar.El Capitan und Helmud sind mir sehr ans Herz gewachsen. Und Lyda, bam! So genial wie sich nicht auf ihren Partner verlässt sondern Stärke in sich selbst sucht und findet.
michalice's review
3.0
*** 3.5 stars ***
Since I began reading this series I have been eagerly awaiting each new instalment to find out what happens next. I was lucky to get an e-copy of Burn from the USA publisher and made a start on reading it as soon as possible. I don't usually mention both publication dates in my reviews, but the lovely people at Headline in the UK sent me a physical copy of this book too, so to acknowledge their book I am adding in or UK date too.
I have been looking forward to reading Burn since I finished Fuse. Reading this series and then this book I never knew what the final outcome would be, and how it would happen. Each page I read only brought me closer to the end result, the end of this series, but what a journey it was. I was kept guessing over what would happen, who would make it, and who wouldn't. Wondering which faces we would get to see again and which ones would become a distant memory. Julianna certainly knows how to keep you reading and guessing, wanting to know more. While I did initially struggle trying to remember what had happened in the first few pages of Burn, I quickly found where I was up to and easily fell back into place.
Throughout Burn some characters really step up to the plate, and we get to see a completely different side to them, they are stronger, tougher, and willing to risk a whole lot more in order for their side to succeed. The lengths some of the characters go to, both in journey but also in themselves is amazing, for some of them it is like a whole new character has taken their place, yet they still hold qualities that keep us familiar with them, letting us see how far they have come.
Burn has action, love, loss, and excitement, but also makes you hate some characters that have their own little schemes to get what they want. Each new chapter brings a new problem or solution to the journey for the Pures and the Wretches and some characters take things a bit too far to get what they want.
The ending of Burn was not what I expected, although I'm not sure how I expected it to end, and I thought it was very fitting for some of them involved to get what they deserved. There was one character's end that I did not like, but looking back on it and taking into consideration who it was, I really do think this was the better option for themselves.
Since I began reading this series I have been eagerly awaiting each new instalment to find out what happens next. I was lucky to get an e-copy of Burn from the USA publisher and made a start on reading it as soon as possible. I don't usually mention both publication dates in my reviews, but the lovely people at Headline in the UK sent me a physical copy of this book too, so to acknowledge their book I am adding in or UK date too.
I have been looking forward to reading Burn since I finished Fuse. Reading this series and then this book I never knew what the final outcome would be, and how it would happen. Each page I read only brought me closer to the end result, the end of this series, but what a journey it was. I was kept guessing over what would happen, who would make it, and who wouldn't. Wondering which faces we would get to see again and which ones would become a distant memory. Julianna certainly knows how to keep you reading and guessing, wanting to know more. While I did initially struggle trying to remember what had happened in the first few pages of Burn, I quickly found where I was up to and easily fell back into place.
Throughout Burn some characters really step up to the plate, and we get to see a completely different side to them, they are stronger, tougher, and willing to risk a whole lot more in order for their side to succeed. The lengths some of the characters go to, both in journey but also in themselves is amazing, for some of them it is like a whole new character has taken their place, yet they still hold qualities that keep us familiar with them, letting us see how far they have come.
Burn has action, love, loss, and excitement, but also makes you hate some characters that have their own little schemes to get what they want. Each new chapter brings a new problem or solution to the journey for the Pures and the Wretches and some characters take things a bit too far to get what they want.
The ending of Burn was not what I expected, although I'm not sure how I expected it to end, and I thought it was very fitting for some of them involved to get what they deserved. There was one character's end that I did not like, but looking back on it and taking into consideration who it was, I really do think this was the better option for themselves.
patchworkbunny's review
4.0
Partridge has taken his father’s place in the dome. This is his chance to bring about change. But it’s not as easy as he seems and whilst separated from his new friends, the tempers in and outside the dome are fraying.
Burn highlights how replacing the person at the top doesn’t make it easy to change things. There are other people, existing prejudices and instability which means no matter how good your intentions, you might not be able to fix things. It might be a rather bleak story but it’s a refreshing change from rose-tinted world-building.
Whilst Partridge’s precarious position within the dome was a far too believable scenario, I did think he was a bit too easily steered in some cases. I wanted him to resist more, to fight harder for Lyda, to maybe suspect people wanted them apart. That the plan to put him with Iralene wasn’t for the sake of the people at all.
After El Capitan proclaimed his love for Pressia, it would have been all too easy to turn him against her and make him into someone else. But he is good and kind, a stark contrast to the character we were first introduced to. I had almost forgotten his past until it was brought up in the later stages. Him and his constant companion, Helmud, are still the best bits, even moving me to tears and keeping me on tenterhooks for their safety.
Pressia is still worrying about Bradwell and his reaction to his transformation; one that she caused. I never felt their relationship was central to the plot though. This is one of the few trilogies where the switching viewpoints works and I am equally invested in each character’s story. The pace is fast throughout and it kept me up past my bedtime!
I don’t it’s a conclusion that’s going to please everyone but it’s moving and dark and complex. The lines are blurred and there is some heartbreak. Yet there are some heart-warming moments amongst the ash and grief. It might be the end of Pressia’s story but there is so much more potential in this world I’d love a standalone from another point of view, following on from Burn or further on in the timeline.
Review copy provided by publisher.
Burn highlights how replacing the person at the top doesn’t make it easy to change things. There are other people, existing prejudices and instability which means no matter how good your intentions, you might not be able to fix things. It might be a rather bleak story but it’s a refreshing change from rose-tinted world-building.
Whilst Partridge’s precarious position within the dome was a far too believable scenario, I did think he was a bit too easily steered in some cases. I wanted him to resist more, to fight harder for Lyda, to maybe suspect people wanted them apart. That the plan to put him with Iralene wasn’t for the sake of the people at all.
After El Capitan proclaimed his love for Pressia, it would have been all too easy to turn him against her and make him into someone else. But he is good and kind, a stark contrast to the character we were first introduced to. I had almost forgotten his past until it was brought up in the later stages. Him and his constant companion, Helmud, are still the best bits, even moving me to tears and keeping me on tenterhooks for their safety.
Pressia is still worrying about Bradwell and his reaction to his transformation; one that she caused. I never felt their relationship was central to the plot though. This is one of the few trilogies where the switching viewpoints works and I am equally invested in each character’s story. The pace is fast throughout and it kept me up past my bedtime!
I don’t it’s a conclusion that’s going to please everyone but it’s moving and dark and complex. The lines are blurred and there is some heartbreak. Yet there are some heart-warming moments amongst the ash and grief. It might be the end of Pressia’s story but there is so much more potential in this world I’d love a standalone from another point of view, following on from Burn or further on in the timeline.
Review copy provided by publisher.
tiffanywang29's review
4.0
Ahhhhhh the ending is so upsetting!!! I feel like no character got a happy ending, like less of a happy ending then other characters in other books. I guess each of them got part of what they wanted, but they all got what I least wanted them to get. Ugh I'm just so sad! I waited two years to read the ending to this series and it's SO SAD. Whyyyyyyyy.
laughlinesandliterature's review
4.0
Burn was a mixed bag of emotions for me, and it’s difficult to explain why. There are many things that I loved about this book. Julianna Baggott’s writing is always amazing, and drew me in from the beginning. I think the biggest problem was I started to dislike some of the characters. We are left with 4 POV’s again, and again it bothered me.
Firstly, Pressia’s POV was still my favorite. I felt like she wasn’t afraid to look at herself and see herself honestly. Pressia wanted to be braver, but she also didn’t mind telling people what she wanted. She did question her own motives, but she because she was so thoughtful she was able to see that her motives were two-sided. She knew she was being selfish, but she also knew she wanted to save lives. She wasn’t upset or willing to change her mind, even though those two things meant that she disagreed with Bradwell and El Capitan. I liked that Pressia wanted to keep believing in Partridge, even as he proved her wrong. Pressia is the one who I felt bad for, because in the end she got nothing that she wanted or worked for.
Partridge. Oh, Partridge. I wanted to slap him in the face so many times in this book. This is where I get my mixed bag of emotions. I HATED Partridge in this book. He was weak, whining little boy. He didn’t work for anything he wanted, and he was willing to do whatever was easiest. I saw this coming in the last book, but it made me so angry. Partridge knew what it was to be outside the Dome, and yet his only concern was his own comfort. He tried to justify it, but I never believed it. I hated that he turned into that, especially because he was presented with so many opportunities, and he even had the presence of mind to question his actions. Yet he never changed his path, he always took the easy road even in the end.
I actually liked Lyda more in this book, her POV still seemed meaningless because it didn’t really add much to the story. I did like how she still wanted to be a warrior, and took steps to protect herself and her baby. Lyda made some easy choices, and some difficult ones. I felt like she was more realistic than Partridge in her choices, because she really picked which battles she wanted to fight.
El Capitan really took a backseat in this book to everything else going on, but he was still one of my favorites. He is such a tortured soul, and I love watching him grow and gain self-respect. There were mistakes that he made such as getting drunk and fighting with Bradwell, but there are also things I admired like his ability to take responsibility for his actions before he met Pressia. El Capitan and Helmud add an awesome dimension to this book, and I love how much they’ve grown since the first book.
I also thought that Burn made a great point, in the book both women were not afraid to stand up to their men. Pressia loved Bradwell, but she wasn’t afraid to tell him that she disagreed with this plan. Poor Lyda gave up everything from Partridge, but wasn’t afraid to walk away when it wasn’t working. The Mothers also give a dimension to this aspect, but they are far more scary.
The ending did leave me wanting more, but I am glad it wasn’t a happily ever after. I do wish some characters would have gotten a different ending, but I can’t say that I’m surprised or angry. I would give this book 4 out of 5 stars because Partridge’s regression and the multiple POV really irritated me in this book.
* This review was first posted to Moonlight Gleam Reviews http://moonlightgleam.com/2014/03/fuse-burn-by-julianna-baggott.html*
Firstly, Pressia’s POV was still my favorite. I felt like she wasn’t afraid to look at herself and see herself honestly. Pressia wanted to be braver, but she also didn’t mind telling people what she wanted. She did question her own motives, but she because she was so thoughtful she was able to see that her motives were two-sided. She knew she was being selfish, but she also knew she wanted to save lives. She wasn’t upset or willing to change her mind, even though those two things meant that she disagreed with Bradwell and El Capitan. I liked that Pressia wanted to keep believing in Partridge, even as he proved her wrong. Pressia is the one who I felt bad for, because in the end she got nothing that she wanted or worked for.
Partridge. Oh, Partridge. I wanted to slap him in the face so many times in this book. This is where I get my mixed bag of emotions. I HATED Partridge in this book. He was weak, whining little boy. He didn’t work for anything he wanted, and he was willing to do whatever was easiest. I saw this coming in the last book, but it made me so angry. Partridge knew what it was to be outside the Dome, and yet his only concern was his own comfort. He tried to justify it, but I never believed it. I hated that he turned into that, especially because he was presented with so many opportunities, and he even had the presence of mind to question his actions. Yet he never changed his path, he always took the easy road even in the end.
I actually liked Lyda more in this book, her POV still seemed meaningless because it didn’t really add much to the story. I did like how she still wanted to be a warrior, and took steps to protect herself and her baby. Lyda made some easy choices, and some difficult ones. I felt like she was more realistic than Partridge in her choices, because she really picked which battles she wanted to fight.
El Capitan really took a backseat in this book to everything else going on, but he was still one of my favorites. He is such a tortured soul, and I love watching him grow and gain self-respect. There were mistakes that he made such as getting drunk and fighting with Bradwell, but there are also things I admired like his ability to take responsibility for his actions before he met Pressia. El Capitan and Helmud add an awesome dimension to this book, and I love how much they’ve grown since the first book.
I also thought that Burn made a great point, in the book both women were not afraid to stand up to their men. Pressia loved Bradwell, but she wasn’t afraid to tell him that she disagreed with this plan. Poor Lyda gave up everything from Partridge, but wasn’t afraid to walk away when it wasn’t working. The Mothers also give a dimension to this aspect, but they are far more scary.
The ending did leave me wanting more, but I am glad it wasn’t a happily ever after. I do wish some characters would have gotten a different ending, but I can’t say that I’m surprised or angry. I would give this book 4 out of 5 stars because Partridge’s regression and the multiple POV really irritated me in this book.
* This review was first posted to Moonlight Gleam Reviews http://moonlightgleam.com/2014/03/fuse-burn-by-julianna-baggott.html*
lernstreads's review
4.0
Some parts felt rushed but overall it was well done. A fitting ending for the series.
burghblakebooks's review
4.0
I wish these books gained more popularity. I know it’s a very weird concept, but that’s the point of dystopia. I loved the characters and the maze of challenges they went through.