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efiwritesbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The Last thing to Burn is the heartbreaking tale of a woman's struggle to retain her personhood in the face of modern slavery. When her daughter is born, her resolve changes to desperation.
It's a phenomenal story, well-told, with interesting characters and easily-accessible language.
Highly recommend.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Trafficking, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Confinement, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Misogyny
andreastopit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Kidnapping, Torture, Violence, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Murder, and Slavery
amyspag's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, and Violence
natlikestoread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Torture
slascano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence
littlebookcastle_sam's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence
slevlin86's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Trafficking, Kidnapping, Rape, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
ladyr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse
travelseatsreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
When I started this book I honestly rolled my eyes and thought, not this again. I've read and listened to a lot of books with very similar themes in recent months and was fearful of being bored by essentially the same story. Well, after the first few pages not alone did I forget about being bored, I also forgot to breathe.
From the first few words, I was immediately consumed by Jane's fear, desperation and hunger. The tension within this book is immediate, it throws you straight into the action and somehow that tension continues to build right until those final scenes.
Dean portrays the warped relationship between Jane and Lenn (her captor) so delicately and so forcefully all at once. He shows just how much control Lenn has and exerts over her while simultaneously conveying an element of care given to her.
As the story develops Jane is faced with many almost impossible decisions. Dean gracefully negotiates these moral dilemmas and really makes you question, what would you do in these scenarios? It's not always as simple as right or wrong.
Dean's style is suitably claustrophobic, chilling and unrelenting. He has created a world so vivid and menacing. Once you read those first few lines he instantaneously picks you up, plunges you head first into that world and does not let you come up for air until the very last page.
Already one of my top reads for 2021.
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit
calistaandrechek's review against another edition
3.75
I didn't even read the synopsis of this novel before I requested it because I'm such a huge Dean fan so I was very surprised upon reading what it was actually about. This one is quite dark, but necessarily so. This is a big issue still around that world that needs to be addressed. Human trafficking is such a scary thing, but I feel like this novel approached it in a way that you could read about without being depressed. It was a very quick read because I wanted to know what happened to our main character! Overall, quite an enjoyable read even with the dark subject matter.
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Sexual content, and Sexual assault