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Burn Down, Rise Up
by Vincent Tirado
Trigger Warnings: Gore, violence, racism, homophobia, police violence, gun violence, misogyny, missing family member, sick family member
Representation: Lesbian, Black, Afro Dominican American
Burn Down, Rise Up is a sapphic horror story about Raquel and her crush, Charlize, who team up to find Charlize’s mysteriously missing cousin. The Bronx has experienced these disappearances for years, but it is often ignored. The two teens have to play the Echo Game in order to try to save the city.
This eARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This was way too scary for me! I am not a fan of horror or thriller but this was a great book! The Echo Game was an interesting concept and very creepy. The story is very fast paced and the characters are absolutely stunning. They feel like people you’ve known your whole life and are very relatable and well developed. This book also spotlighted a neighborhood in the Bronx and included such rich history. It was very interesting to read about a place that I have been to but didn’t know so much about. The story is also completely applicable to today’s society. Raquel is such a strong character who tries to stand up to all of the corruption in her world. I think we all need to be a bit more like her.
Representation: Lesbian, Black, Afro Dominican American
Burn Down, Rise Up is a sapphic horror story about Raquel and her crush, Charlize, who team up to find Charlize’s mysteriously missing cousin. The Bronx has experienced these disappearances for years, but it is often ignored. The two teens have to play the Echo Game in order to try to save the city.
This eARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This was way too scary for me! I am not a fan of horror or thriller but this was a great book! The Echo Game was an interesting concept and very creepy. The story is very fast paced and the characters are absolutely stunning. They feel like people you’ve known your whole life and are very relatable and well developed. This book also spotlighted a neighborhood in the Bronx and included such rich history. It was very interesting to read about a place that I have been to but didn’t know so much about. The story is also completely applicable to today’s society. Raquel is such a strong character who tries to stand up to all of the corruption in her world. I think we all need to be a bit more like her.