The Fires: A Novel by Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir

The Fires: A Novel

Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir with Larissa Kyzer (Translator)

332 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction thriller dark sad tense medium-paced
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From Icelandic author Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir comes a heart-wrenching thriller about a woman's desperate quest to save the people she loves from a natural disaster.After an eight-hundred-year slumber, the volcanoes in Iceland's most populate...

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Community Reviews Summary of 98 reviews

Moods

tense 51%
dark 45%
informative 45%
adventurous 40%
emotional 40%
sad 40%
challenging 37%
reflective 14%
mysterious 8%

Pace

medium 59%
slow 35%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Plot: 32% | Character: 17%

Strong character development?

No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 18%

Loveable characters?

No: 57% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 92% | It's complicated: 3% | Yes: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 3%

Average rating

3.28

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