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pyress21 's review for:
Burn for Burn
by Jenny Han, Siobhan Vivian
Review posted to The Vegan Librarian on October 17
To most, Jar Island is a sleepy, idyllic summer getaway. It’s all indie shop, vacation houses, and beaches. But to a small number of people Jar Island is home. When the out of towners and summer warriors leave, the locals go about their normal lives. Mostly. Cat is not exactly a nobody. She is more of a sideshow freak to the super popular, former BFF Rennie. Mary lived on Jar Island, until she was in middle school, then a something terrible happened to her and her family moved away. She returns to live with her aunt. Lilia used to be a vacationer, but her family moved to Jar Island permanently, when she was in middle school. She is a part of the social elite at the high school. It seems unlikely that these three girls would team up, but the need for vengeance can cause strange alliances. Each girl has some that needs to pay for some wrong. Together, they will devise the perfect revenge, tailor made to bring each of their mighty, haughty targets low. Yet, not everything is as easy as they thing it will be, nor is everything as it seems. The girls will have to fight to keep everything a secret and to keep strong throughout the plot.
To start, all I can say is AHHHH! The end is a hellacious cliffhanger, so thanks for that Jenny and Siobhan. I think you may be trying to keep me in a permanent state of raised blood pressure. With that out of the way, I really enjoyed that the story was told from three unique perspective. Ti gave the opportunity to change some characters that could have been very one dimensional, facets and depth. I also like that these three girls, even with the history they might have, are so unlikely to come together. Throwing Mary in there kept it from being a trite story that would have just seemed like a rich girl/poor girl or popular girl/unpopular girl team up novel. Then there is the whole revenge plot. I’m not ashamed to say that I don’t mind seeing nasty people get some sort of consequences. I’m interested to see how things pan out in the other books. I can’t really say what I want without spoiling the ending, so I’ll just have to wait and see if my concerns and questions are answered in the next two books.
• ARC received from: NetGalley
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster
• Date of Publication: September 18, 2012
To most, Jar Island is a sleepy, idyllic summer getaway. It’s all indie shop, vacation houses, and beaches. But to a small number of people Jar Island is home. When the out of towners and summer warriors leave, the locals go about their normal lives. Mostly. Cat is not exactly a nobody. She is more of a sideshow freak to the super popular, former BFF Rennie. Mary lived on Jar Island, until she was in middle school, then a something terrible happened to her and her family moved away. She returns to live with her aunt. Lilia used to be a vacationer, but her family moved to Jar Island permanently, when she was in middle school. She is a part of the social elite at the high school. It seems unlikely that these three girls would team up, but the need for vengeance can cause strange alliances. Each girl has some that needs to pay for some wrong. Together, they will devise the perfect revenge, tailor made to bring each of their mighty, haughty targets low. Yet, not everything is as easy as they thing it will be, nor is everything as it seems. The girls will have to fight to keep everything a secret and to keep strong throughout the plot.
To start, all I can say is AHHHH! The end is a hellacious cliffhanger, so thanks for that Jenny and Siobhan. I think you may be trying to keep me in a permanent state of raised blood pressure. With that out of the way, I really enjoyed that the story was told from three unique perspective. Ti gave the opportunity to change some characters that could have been very one dimensional, facets and depth. I also like that these three girls, even with the history they might have, are so unlikely to come together. Throwing Mary in there kept it from being a trite story that would have just seemed like a rich girl/poor girl or popular girl/unpopular girl team up novel. Then there is the whole revenge plot. I’m not ashamed to say that I don’t mind seeing nasty people get some sort of consequences. I’m interested to see how things pan out in the other books. I can’t really say what I want without spoiling the ending, so I’ll just have to wait and see if my concerns and questions are answered in the next two books.
• ARC received from: NetGalley
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster
• Date of Publication: September 18, 2012