A review by angelod24
Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace

2.0

Firebreak is a difficult book for me to review. The blurb was interesting to me and I looked forward to reading the book. However, I just couldn’t get into it for maybe the first 70%. I honestly kept reading only because I felt like I needed to complete it to write a review. I also always finish a book I start, one reason being I’m naively optimistic it will get better by the end.

And this one did get better by the end. It was just a little too late for me to recommend to others. I’d have liked the main characters to have a bit more depth to their backstories. I would have also liked a bit more world building. I also found myself losing interest in all the times they were in the game mode.

Overall, I’d give this one 2.5 stars. It’s not bad, it just couldn’t have been a lot better. In the end, I’m disappointed. This might work as a TV show, where they can build off the novel.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.