A review by whatjenreads
House on Fire by Bonnie Kistler

3.0

It’s a modern day Brady Bunch for Leigh and Pete. The second marriage for both, they bring their children together to create a beautiful blended family. They go away together to celebrate their anniversary, leaving high school senior Kip in charge of 14 year old Chrissy. On the way home, they get a phone call that there has been an accident and Kip has been charged with drunk driving. The next morning, Chrissy has died and Kip is charged with manslaughter. Until his story changes and he claims Chrissy was the one driving that night. This puts their family, their marriage, and Kips future to the test. House on Fire starts off strong and then starts to converge into different side stories. While these stories do eventually merge together, it detracts from the original purpose of the book. This book could use a lot of editing, as it’s much too long and needs to be streamlined. One of the side stories could have been removed completely. This could have been a solid 4-5 stars until it derailed. For me, House on Fire was ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 stars. Thank you @atriabooks for this advance reader in exchange for my honest review.