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Burn Down, Rise Up
by Vincent Tirado
I love reading books that can teach me about things I’d never thought of. I didn’t know anything about the Bronx of Afro-Latino culture and this book shined on these things. The colors in the cover are absolutely beautiful even thought I almost missed the little monsters in the corner.
YA queer horror has been such a win lately. So many new books are coming out with these themes and I’m loving every second of it. The horror in this wasn’t bad at all. Not a lot of gore but plenty of moments with ghost, monsters, and zombie like creatures. I was skeptical about how much this was going to be like Stranger Things until I actually read it. Deff had a lot of the same vibes going.
This book touches on multiple social issues such as police brutality, poverty, as well as religion/spirituality in different cultures. It goes into detail about how people in the Bronx were treated horribly and how ghosts of the past live in every brick. Hearing about things that happened in the Bronx saddened me but didn’t surprise me. Whatever Vincent decides to write next I’ll be excited to read.
YA queer horror has been such a win lately. So many new books are coming out with these themes and I’m loving every second of it. The horror in this wasn’t bad at all. Not a lot of gore but plenty of moments with ghost, monsters, and zombie like creatures. I was skeptical about how much this was going to be like Stranger Things until I actually read it. Deff had a lot of the same vibes going.
This book touches on multiple social issues such as police brutality, poverty, as well as religion/spirituality in different cultures. It goes into detail about how people in the Bronx were treated horribly and how ghosts of the past live in every brick. Hearing about things that happened in the Bronx saddened me but didn’t surprise me. Whatever Vincent decides to write next I’ll be excited to read.