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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
Sarah Dewhurst and her father, outcasts in their little town of Frome, Washington, are forced to hire a dragon to work their farm, something only the poorest of the poor ever have to resort to.
The dragon, Kazimir, has more to him than meets the eye, though. Sarah can’t help but be curious about him, an animal who supposedly doesn’t have a soul, but who is seemingly intent on keeping her safe.
Because the dragon knows something she doesn’t. He has arrived at the farm with a prophecy on his mind. A prophecy that involves a deadly assassin, a cult of dragon worshippers, two FBI agents in hot pursuit—and somehow, Sarah Dewhurst herself.
Wow, what a roller-coaster of a book. A mixture of war story, politics and love with dragons thrown in... Although there's a fairly large cast of characters they're beautifully drawn and you're sucked into their lives with just a few sentences. The story is exciting but also leaves you with lingering questions about humanity, love and the existence of other worlds outside our own. Fascinating!
The dragon, Kazimir, has more to him than meets the eye, though. Sarah can’t help but be curious about him, an animal who supposedly doesn’t have a soul, but who is seemingly intent on keeping her safe.
Because the dragon knows something she doesn’t. He has arrived at the farm with a prophecy on his mind. A prophecy that involves a deadly assassin, a cult of dragon worshippers, two FBI agents in hot pursuit—and somehow, Sarah Dewhurst herself.
Wow, what a roller-coaster of a book. A mixture of war story, politics and love with dragons thrown in... Although there's a fairly large cast of characters they're beautifully drawn and you're sucked into their lives with just a few sentences. The story is exciting but also leaves you with lingering questions about humanity, love and the existence of other worlds outside our own. Fascinating!
Patrick Ness does it again with a weird, unique, and exciting story that had so much character and charm. This book was nothing like what I expected, and I think it made it better that I knew very little about the plot when I started reading it. I loved the fast paced plot progression, the characters, and the multiple points of view that built this interesting world!
Sarah Dewhurst’s life was forever changed when a mysterious blue dragon came to work on her fathers modest farm (don’t worry, it gets better and weirder from here). Patrick Ness is a masterful author who never fails to shock, intrigue, and reel me in for more! I mean who doesn’t like a good dragon story?!
Sarah Dewhurst’s life was forever changed when a mysterious blue dragon came to work on her fathers modest farm (don’t worry, it gets better and weirder from here). Patrick Ness is a masterful author who never fails to shock, intrigue, and reel me in for more! I mean who doesn’t like a good dragon story?!
Cold War tensions? Queer longing? Small-town secrets and forbidden love? Dragons? The multiverse?
As Elaine Benes would say... “get OUT!” (accompanied by a shove)
I slept on Burn for way too long, but as soon as I finally started reading it I knew I’d hit the jackpot. Learn from my mistake.
As Elaine Benes would say... “get OUT!” (accompanied by a shove)
I slept on Burn for way too long, but as soon as I finally started reading it I knew I’d hit the jackpot. Learn from my mistake.
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-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
Man I love dragons. I loved this! I loved the characters and I really enjoyed all of the twists and turns. I also loved the way the prophecy ended. This was just a super fun and enjoyable read for me.
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
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
Burn by Patrick Ness
★★★★☆
“En 1956, el padre de Sarah Dewhurst la sorprende al contratar a un dragón para trabajar en la granja. El dragón es un azul más pequeño, en lugar de los tradicionales rojos más grandes, aunque incluso los rojos son ahora escasos. Cuando el dragón azul, Kazimir, salva inesperadamente a Sarah y a su amigo Jason Inagawa de las atenciones del policía racista Kelby, todo cambia. Sarah es parte de una profecía y debe escapar de las garras de Malcolm, un asesino de Believer Cell, el culto que adora a los dragones. Cuando Sarah, Malcolm y Kazimir finalmente convergen, son arrojados a otro universo, donde los dragones parecen no haber existido nunca. ¿Pueden salvar este mundo y el que dejaron?”
“I'm just a girl."
"It is tragic how well you have been taught to say that with sadness rather than triumph.”
Patrick Ness es sin duda mi autor favorito. Sus libros son increíbles y este no es la excepción!
Es una fantasía histórica, situada en el mundo real pero existen los dragones, cosa que suele tirarme un poco para atrás, pero está muy bien logrado en esta historia. Los personajes me encantaron, tanto Sarah como Kazimir me parecieron muy bien creados y con un desarrollo increíble a lo largo de la historia.
“Sarah felt that any world that needed this many lessons must have something deeply wrong with it.”
La narración es en tercera persona pero con varios puntos de vista diferentes, algo que me encanta, pero si que llegando al final terminan siendo muchos POVs, 10 o 12 en total, y puede volverse algo confuso para quienes no están acostumbrados a estos cambios. Pero, en mi opinión, logra que la historia sea más completa y la lectura más dinámica.
El plot twist es muy interesante y todas las teorías que hay son impresionantes y te dejan pensando un rato después de leerlas. Es un autoconclusivo, (pero podría tener una secuela tranquilamente y ojalá que la tenga porque sería genial!) por lo que al final me dejo deseando un poquito más, no me hubiera molestado que tuviera más páginas y un desarrollo del mundo más extenso. La conclusión final me encantó y me dejó deseando que haya una segunda parte.
“Sometimes you just have to feel bad about a thing. Sometimes that's the only thing that makes you human.”
No solo es una historia fantástica sobre una profecía, toca temas muy importantes como el racismo, el machismo, la homofobia, el encontrarse y aceptarse a uno mismo como es, la religión y los cultos y hasta qué punto uno es capaz de dejarse llevar sin cuestionar el por qué.
Nunca me voy a cansar de recomendar los libros de Ness, tiene una pluma increíble que es única en cada libro, y da la sensación de ser un autor diferente cada vez. Siento que todos podrían disfrutar alguna de sus historias.
★★★★☆
“En 1956, el padre de Sarah Dewhurst la sorprende al contratar a un dragón para trabajar en la granja. El dragón es un azul más pequeño, en lugar de los tradicionales rojos más grandes, aunque incluso los rojos son ahora escasos. Cuando el dragón azul, Kazimir, salva inesperadamente a Sarah y a su amigo Jason Inagawa de las atenciones del policía racista Kelby, todo cambia. Sarah es parte de una profecía y debe escapar de las garras de Malcolm, un asesino de Believer Cell, el culto que adora a los dragones. Cuando Sarah, Malcolm y Kazimir finalmente convergen, son arrojados a otro universo, donde los dragones parecen no haber existido nunca. ¿Pueden salvar este mundo y el que dejaron?”
“I'm just a girl."
"It is tragic how well you have been taught to say that with sadness rather than triumph.”
Patrick Ness es sin duda mi autor favorito. Sus libros son increíbles y este no es la excepción!
Es una fantasía histórica, situada en el mundo real pero existen los dragones, cosa que suele tirarme un poco para atrás, pero está muy bien logrado en esta historia. Los personajes me encantaron, tanto Sarah como Kazimir me parecieron muy bien creados y con un desarrollo increíble a lo largo de la historia.
“Sarah felt that any world that needed this many lessons must have something deeply wrong with it.”
La narración es en tercera persona pero con varios puntos de vista diferentes, algo que me encanta, pero si que llegando al final terminan siendo muchos POVs, 10 o 12 en total, y puede volverse algo confuso para quienes no están acostumbrados a estos cambios. Pero, en mi opinión, logra que la historia sea más completa y la lectura más dinámica.
El plot twist es muy interesante y todas las teorías que hay son impresionantes y te dejan pensando un rato después de leerlas. Es un autoconclusivo, (pero podría tener una secuela tranquilamente y ojalá que la tenga porque sería genial!) por lo que al final me dejo deseando un poquito más, no me hubiera molestado que tuviera más páginas y un desarrollo del mundo más extenso. La conclusión final me encantó y me dejó deseando que haya una segunda parte.
“Sometimes you just have to feel bad about a thing. Sometimes that's the only thing that makes you human.”
No solo es una historia fantástica sobre una profecía, toca temas muy importantes como el racismo, el machismo, la homofobia, el encontrarse y aceptarse a uno mismo como es, la religión y los cultos y hasta qué punto uno es capaz de dejarse llevar sin cuestionar el por qué.
Nunca me voy a cansar de recomendar los libros de Ness, tiene una pluma increíble que es única en cada libro, y da la sensación de ser un autor diferente cada vez. Siento que todos podrían disfrutar alguna de sus historias.
4 stars - I really liked it!
This book basically explores the question: what if everyday life was normal, except we had dragons?? And it was just fine and people lived with it?
This was such an interesting, yet odd concept to read about. Part of what I love about Patrick Ness' work is that it is odd and unique, and he brings strange concepts to life that I never would have thought about before. His writing is beautiful, and he manages to turn even the most unrealistic combinations of ideas into an expertly crafted story.
This book was basically like reading a dream. Everything about it just felt like one major juxtaposition, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was fast paced, unpredictable and had such good representation! Some of the scenes in this book genuinely scared me, or made me so shocked I put the book down and gasped out loud. That's how good Ness' writing is.
Despite this, I would probably have liked a little more world building at the start, because I feel like we got to the action straight away. But nevertheless, this book is a perfect example of how powerful Ness' writing is.
This book basically explores the question: what if everyday life was normal, except we had dragons?? And it was just fine and people lived with it?
This was such an interesting, yet odd concept to read about. Part of what I love about Patrick Ness' work is that it is odd and unique, and he brings strange concepts to life that I never would have thought about before. His writing is beautiful, and he manages to turn even the most unrealistic combinations of ideas into an expertly crafted story.
This book was basically like reading a dream. Everything about it just felt like one major juxtaposition, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was fast paced, unpredictable and had such good representation! Some of the scenes in this book genuinely scared me, or made me so shocked I put the book down and gasped out loud. That's how good Ness' writing is.
Despite this, I would probably have liked a little more world building at the start, because I feel like we got to the action straight away. But nevertheless, this book is a perfect example of how powerful Ness' writing is.
I don't really like alternative history, 1950s settings, or political thrillers about the cold war. I didn't realize all of that was included when I read the synopsis.
I really don't like the characters, don't like the way things progress. Every new plot element just made me groan.
I really don't like the characters, don't like the way things progress. Every new plot element just made me groan.
2.5 stars
I read this for the 2024 PopSugar reading challenge category of "a book that features dragons" and this does, in fact, feature dragons. A fellow book club member said it best "it was an interesting premise, but just fell flat". I don't love or hate it, it's just a middle of the road read for me. It was an easy read & when I had time to read, I got through it fast, but I didn't connect with or have any real emotional attachment to any of the characters (of which, there are many).
It felt a bit like a cross between The Matrix (different realities/worlds) and Constantine with the "Spur of the Goddess" standing in for the Spear of Destiny. Oh and let's add dragons. The only character I really liked was Grace and she didn't show up until the 2nd half of the book. This worked for my Popsugar prompt, but it's certainly not something I'm going to re-read.
I read this for the 2024 PopSugar reading challenge category of "a book that features dragons" and this does, in fact, feature dragons. A fellow book club member said it best "it was an interesting premise, but just fell flat". I don't love or hate it, it's just a middle of the road read for me. It was an easy read & when I had time to read, I got through it fast, but I didn't connect with or have any real emotional attachment to any of the characters (of which, there are many).
It felt a bit like a cross between The Matrix (different realities/worlds) and Constantine with the "Spur of the Goddess" standing in for the Spear of Destiny. Oh and let's add dragons. The only character I really liked was Grace and she didn't show up until the 2nd half of the book. This worked for my Popsugar prompt, but it's certainly not something I'm going to re-read.