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A review by carringtonshaw
Everything That Burns by Gita Trelease
adventurous
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I loved, loved, loved the first book in this series! It was one of my favorite things ever. So I was very excited to read the sequel!
In my opinion, the first book was better, but this one still held its own. The characters I loved so much from the first book felt more watered-down in this one, and their motives less clear. Also, one of my favorite characters from the first book did not reappear, so I was sad about that, but would not have wanted the author to squeeze her in where she didn't fit.
Despite this, I still found the beautiful writing enchanting, couldn't wait to see if they all made it safely to the end, and thoroughly enjoyed the pacing. It's so refreshing when chapters end with characters discussing doing something or thinking about doing something and then consistently begin with them doing that thing, with no time wasted building up to it. Both books were like this.
Still, a little of the heart was gone from the first one, so I felt I needed to drop this a star.
In my opinion, the first book was better, but this one still held its own. The characters I loved so much from the first book felt more watered-down in this one, and their motives less clear. Also, one of my favorite characters from the first book did not reappear, so I was sad about that, but would not have wanted the author to squeeze her in where she didn't fit.
Despite this, I still found the beautiful writing enchanting, couldn't wait to see if they all made it safely to the end, and thoroughly enjoyed the pacing. It's so refreshing when chapters end with characters discussing doing something or thinking about doing something and then consistently begin with them doing that thing, with no time wasted building up to it. Both books were like this.
Still, a little of the heart was gone from the first one, so I felt I needed to drop this a star.