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giselle_tbr 's review for:
The Burn Palace
by Stephen Dobyns
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Very enjoyable read but frustrating at times.
I love a multiple storyline plot but none of them really ended as satisfying as Id like. And for an omniscient third person narrator we have too many off screen deaths of some major players.
***Spoiler****
And what's with that one kid having telekinesis? Like I get that there were all these themes of wicca, magic, and satanism but that was so removed from that character. And they don't even have a single line in the whole book to explain how his snake ended up in the baby's basket. I get that the bad guys either stole it from him or the stepdad gave it to them but it's never even mentioned that it's what happened. Yes not everything needs to be spelled out in a story but the snake was like the catalyst for this whole thing. If it weren't for the snake probably most of what happened wouldn't have happened.
I love a multiple storyline plot but none of them really ended as satisfying as Id like. And for an omniscient third person narrator we have too many off screen deaths of some major players.
***Spoiler****
And what's with that one kid having telekinesis? Like I get that there were all these themes of wicca, magic, and satanism but that was so removed from that character. And they don't even have a single line in the whole book to explain how his snake ended up in the baby's basket. I get that the bad guys either stole it from him or the stepdad gave it to them but it's never even mentioned that it's what happened. Yes not everything needs to be spelled out in a story but the snake was like the catalyst for this whole thing. If it weren't for the snake probably most of what happened wouldn't have happened.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Pregnancy