A review by studiouspoppy
Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

this book was really entertaining, if a little slow in the beginning and so chaotic at the end.
The plot was confusing and although I liked it, I think it could have been better developed. I didn’t love it.
The best part of this book is not the plot, though, is the subtext about abuse, which is really interesting and I think amazingly done, specially for a YA book. This book deals with ptsd, gaslighting, intergenerational trauma in such a good way, I though that was really hard to read but also it was really well developed. 
I specially loved how the author went about growing with someone who’s emotionally abusive and intergeneration trauma and pain. For such a confusing book, I think this topics where really well written and I loved the ending, and how Margot chooses to ve different, to leave, to not forgive her mother. I loved how her mother’s pain didn’t excuse her behavior, and neither did the fact that she tried. I think this book did amazingly in showing the abuse and the ptsd coming from it, and also showing the healing path as imperfect and how Margot still has impulses to forgive and get the bare minimum because she doesn’t know anything else.

Also, let’s talk about white trash and farming, and weird families and inbreeding? this book really delivered when it comes to that, so reading it was great for my dark-humored mind.
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