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A review by fantasynovel
Burn for Burn by Jenny Han, Siobhan Vivian
4.0
I really liked this book. I mean, I think I did. Here's what I liked:
1) The setting. I'm a sucker for island books. I love reading about the close-knit communities that form in these settings. The setting made me feel like I was on summer vacation, even though there's a foot of snow outside my house.
2) The distinct narratives. Sometimes it's really hard to tell the narratives apart, but I was never confused by who was talking. Partly because the chapters were so short that I didn't have any time to forget the name at the top of the chapter, but mostly because each girl was very developed and her own person.
3) The revenge. I love books where people take revenge in an organized fashion! I mean, it's been done before, but I'll read it as many times as someone wants to write it!
There was more I liked, but those were the three main things. Three things I didn't like:
1) The WTF sci-fi undercurrent. This one girl called Mary supposedly can make things happen with her mind like slam lockers shut, make a cheerleader fall off the top of a pyramid, and cause a power surge. So, does she have ESP, or is she crazy? I don't know, but if it's ESP, it just feels weird to include it in a contemporary. It just makes me feel uncomfortable.
2) You know what? I can't think of anything else. I really liked this book. Maybe it was just the ESP storyline than bothered me so much!
1) The setting. I'm a sucker for island books. I love reading about the close-knit communities that form in these settings. The setting made me feel like I was on summer vacation, even though there's a foot of snow outside my house.
2) The distinct narratives. Sometimes it's really hard to tell the narratives apart, but I was never confused by who was talking. Partly because the chapters were so short that I didn't have any time to forget the name at the top of the chapter, but mostly because each girl was very developed and her own person.
3) The revenge. I love books where people take revenge in an organized fashion! I mean, it's been done before, but I'll read it as many times as someone wants to write it!
There was more I liked, but those were the three main things. Three things I didn't like:
1) The WTF sci-fi undercurrent. This one girl called Mary supposedly can make things happen with her mind like slam lockers shut, make a cheerleader fall off the top of a pyramid, and cause a power surge. So, does she have ESP, or is she crazy? I don't know, but if it's ESP, it just feels weird to include it in a contemporary. It just makes me feel uncomfortable.
2) You know what? I can't think of anything else. I really liked this book. Maybe it was just the ESP storyline than bothered me so much!