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A review by thebiasedbibliophile
We Are the Ashes, We are the Fire by Joy McCullough
Did not finish book. Stopped at 23%.
Trigger Warning: Rape
I really wanted to like this book, as I thought the premise would be interesting. The main character's sister was raped and the story was supposed to be about dealing with the aftermath when the judge doesn't give the rapist any prison time after a jury found him guilty. Unfortunately, the book was poorly written and extremely disjointed. The protagonist is extremely annoying, she randomly writes poetry that does not make much sense, and she focuses entirely on herself while acting like she cares about her sister. Overall, the writing was simply so poorly executed and the storyline was not what I expected.
I really wanted to like this book, as I thought the premise would be interesting. The main character's sister was raped and the story was supposed to be about dealing with the aftermath when the judge doesn't give the rapist any prison time after a jury found him guilty. Unfortunately, the book was poorly written and extremely disjointed. The protagonist is extremely annoying, she randomly writes poetry that does not make much sense, and she focuses entirely on herself while acting like she cares about her sister. Overall, the writing was simply so poorly executed and the storyline was not what I expected.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault