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thebonekingdom 's review for:
Firebreak
by Nicole Kornher-Stace
When I first started this book, I got instantly hooked by it. Each chapter made me look forward to the next one, not only because of one single "end" reveal I waited for, like it was the case for One Last Stop, but thanks to the general mystery atmosphere lying within this book.
After reading mostly Fantasy for a while, I was glad to experience again this exhilarating feelings I get while reading stories about dystopian worlds.
I thought it was going to be a 5 star read however there was one detail that definitely lowered my rating.
Malory, the main character, suffers from this insufferable "everyone's savior" behaviour. Half through the story it can almost be unnoticeable, however there is one particular moment near the end, that especially bothered me.
During a confrontation between a victim and their abuser, Malory step in to talk and resume the situation, even though she only got to experience a tiny little fragment of what all the victims had to go through for 8 years. And, surprisingly enough, it is the argument she uses to justify her giving her point of view on the situation.
《 "If you had any ideas what this —person— put us through—"
"Okay, but... don't I? At least a little? 》
Moreover a few lines later she almost takes pity on the Director (the abuser), saying that she, maybe, is trying to make things right again and truly didn't mean to hurt them and wondering if it really makes her evil if she didn't mean them any harm. It felt like she was dismissing what each of her victims had to go through taking the position of "The one who knows better"
"Maybe she didn't want to hurt us, but she still took notes while she watched us die." -22
After reading mostly Fantasy for a while, I was glad to experience again this exhilarating feelings I get while reading stories about dystopian worlds.
I thought it was going to be a 5 star read however there was one detail that definitely lowered my rating.
Malory, the main character, suffers from this insufferable "everyone's savior" behaviour. Half through the story it can almost be unnoticeable, however there is one particular moment near the end, that especially bothered me.
During a confrontation between a victim and their abuser, Malory step in to talk and resume the situation, even though she only got to experience a tiny little fragment of what all the victims had to go through for 8 years. And, surprisingly enough, it is the argument she uses to justify her giving her point of view on the situation.
《 "If you had any ideas what this —person— put us through—"
"Okay, but... don't I? At least a little? 》
Moreover a few lines later she almost takes pity on the Director (the abuser), saying that she, maybe, is trying to make things right again and truly didn't mean to hurt them and wondering if it really makes her evil if she didn't mean them any harm. It felt like she was dismissing what each of her victims had to go through taking the position of "The one who knows better"
"Maybe she didn't want to hurt us, but she still took notes while she watched us die." -22