A review by lilyherling
Invitation to a Bonfire by Adrienne Celt

4.0

This book is beautifully written, the plot is compelling, and the main narrator (Zoya) is not your classic protagonist. I liked the blend of fact & fiction and especially enjoyed Zoya’s descriptions of plants and plant care. I would have given it 4 or 5 stars, but the ending was too bizarre and left the story feeling unfinished, which is something I can’t stand in a story. I need closure and this book doesn’t really give it. It does, however, give one a lot to ponder. Many sentences hit me with their truth and beauty, and the characters are complex and real, neither all good nor all bad.
Edit: randomly remembered how much I enjoyed reading this book and had to up the rating