maryleong 's review for:

The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon

2.0

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2.5/5. I was drawn in by the book synopsis – cults and extremism, wrapped in a liberal arts college drama? Sign me right up. Unfortunately, the reading experience felt inexplicably hollow, like something was missing. The characters' back stories didn't provide them with adequate depth or motivation for their actions. Like, how do you make a character who goes on to carry out a bombing *boring*? Extremely disappointing because I was really looking forward to this one.