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mergwenthur 's review for:
Fire Damage
by Kate Medina
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Fire Damage was okay to read. It started off a bit slow with the story of Sami. As a few chapters went on, I feel like the second storyline of the body found didn't seem to merge well with the main storyline.
I thought "wait why is this here and how it is relevant" I struggled to care or be interested in this mini storyline for a while.
The tension slowly built up but it did drop in a couple of places.
I also wasn't happy with the use of slurs and eventually, the harmful/racist stereotype of Afghan/Arab men, it ruined the entire book for me imo.
Definitely had the element of surprise in a couple of parts but after I finished reading Fire Damage, it was like "hm okay, that....ok"
I thought "wait why is this here and how it is relevant" I struggled to care or be interested in this mini storyline for a while.
The tension slowly built up but it did drop in a couple of places.
I also wasn't happy with the use of slurs and eventually, the harmful/racist stereotype of Afghan/Arab men, it ruined the entire book for me imo.
Definitely had the element of surprise in a couple of parts but after I finished reading Fire Damage, it was like "hm okay, that....ok"
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail