A review by clairebartholomew549
A Fire So Wild by Sarah Ruiz-Grossman

dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I really wanted to like this book - so few books involving climate justice break into the mainstream consciousness, and the California fires of the past few years are one of the starkest pieces of evidence of where we're headed. But I found most of the characters annoying, even the characters Ruiz-Grossman clearly wanted us to sympathize with, and the book both happened too fast and too slowly. It's definitely a searing critique of capitalism and how those who have the means will always be able to escape the reaches of disaster, but for whatever reason it fell flat for me.
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