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956 reviews for:

Bright We Burn

Kiersten White

4.33 AVERAGE


guys i don't even know what to say.

i felt so much rage reading these three books but i loved them so much. it didn't really have the ending i hoped for
mehmed's gory, detailed death
but i was still relatively content overall. (the rage needs time to fade away. i'm too used to being angry reading this)

radu was about the only main character i cared about in the end. i am still mehmed's #1 hater, and lada and i... i cannot support THIS many wrongs. 

but i thugged it out for nazira, radu, and cyprian. and GOSH was that worth it. 

keirsten white you've ruined my life. thank you. 

GET OUT OF HERE WITH THIS SAD BS IM NOT OKAY
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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Sept 15, 2024
4.5/5 stars

Sept 8, 20!8
4/5 stars

I have such mixed feelings about this final installment. I admire where Kiersten White decided to take the ending of the series, but at the same time I am heartbroken over the events leading up to it. This novel is not at all what I expected it to be, I'm not sure if I mean that in a good way or in a bad way.
challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A fitting end to this series.
adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Do you know what?? This book actually really surprised me by how much I enjoyed it!! I had a fantastic time reading this series and I'm not going to pretend otherwise. YA hasn't been hitting the spot for me lately but this one really was out of the box enough to capture my attention. I read the whole series quickly and I still think about it frequently a decent while after finishing it.
challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

spectacular trilogy. i have not had as much fun with a fantasy trilogy in a while. lada in the end especially made me feel so many unexpected emotions and had me crying by the end of it all. there's just so many positive things i could go on and on saying about this series, from the positive portrayal of Islam and combining it with being gay, as well as the super strong characters of radu and lada. this was perfect for me, in every sense of the word. the conclusion was so perfect and how it all came to be was executed masterfully. kiersten white, i am in absolute awe. i need more series like this!