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A review by sarahbowman101
Firestorm by Nevada Barr
2.0
I have bespoke of myself to not be a mystery reader, and again proven my declaration to be correct. I had to read a mystery for class, so I picked one with an appeal element that I thought I would enjoy - this book (and series) is set in various National Parks. And I was indeed correct in that aspect, however this appeal element was pretty much the only thing that I enjoyed.
Anna is a park ranger and EMT that is temporarily based in California to assist a fire fighting crew. She is caring for the fire fighters when they hear of the death of the person who is believed to have started the fire. Another death occurs when a small group gets trapped by a firestorm. This small group ends up isolated on the mountain for a few days before they can be rescued. And there is a murderer among them!
The first half of this book was interesting - National Parks, fire fighting details, etc. The second half bogs down to an agonizing creep. The set up, storyline and character development is handled in the exact same way as in a romance novel - by telling and not showing.
Anna is a park ranger and EMT that is temporarily based in California to assist a fire fighting crew. She is caring for the fire fighters when they hear of the death of the person who is believed to have started the fire. Another death occurs when a small group gets trapped by a firestorm. This small group ends up isolated on the mountain for a few days before they can be rescued. And there is a murderer among them!
The first half of this book was interesting - National Parks, fire fighting details, etc. The second half bogs down to an agonizing creep. The set up, storyline and character development is handled in the exact same way as in a romance novel - by telling and not showing.