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A review by haramis
Burn by Julianna Baggott
3.0
Oh, I know what I said, okay? But there Burn sat on the new book shelf at the library, and I have a really hard time dropping trilogies midway.
At first, I was pleasantly surprised. The book starts out pretty strongly, and I am delighted to say a few of the things that irritated me the most about Fuse were gone; there was no unlikely and magical quest for an object this time AND there was no amnesia--well, a little, but not in one of the main characters. Baggott basically squanders her strong beginning on the hunt for a twist or two, and then heads to a nebulous and dissatisfying wrap-up that leaves major loose ends. In a lot of ways, Lyda really comes into her own, and I loved that, but good grief Partridge's character arc is batshit, Bradwell's isn't much better, and every one of Iralene's scenes made me idly wish someone would kill her.
Do I feel I wasted my time reading this? No, I'm glad I finished the trilogy. Would I recommend starting the series if you hadn't already began it? No, I would not. I can say with much certainty that this is where Julianna Baggott and I part ways.
P.S. I really did read it in just one day, which was mostly straight reading, but did involve a little skimming, mostly a paragraph or two at a time of description; boy, does Baggott love her descriptions.
At first, I was pleasantly surprised. The book starts out pretty strongly, and I am delighted to say a few of the things that irritated me the most about Fuse were gone; there was no unlikely and magical quest for an object this time AND there was no amnesia--well, a little, but not in one of the main characters. Baggott basically squanders her strong beginning on the hunt for a twist or two, and then heads to a nebulous and dissatisfying wrap-up that leaves major loose ends. In a lot of ways, Lyda really comes into her own, and I loved that, but good grief Partridge's character arc is batshit, Bradwell's isn't much better, and every one of Iralene's scenes made me idly wish someone would kill her.
Do I feel I wasted my time reading this? No, I'm glad I finished the trilogy. Would I recommend starting the series if you hadn't already began it? No, I would not. I can say with much certainty that this is where Julianna Baggott and I part ways.
P.S. I really did read it in just one day, which was mostly straight reading, but did involve a little skimming, mostly a paragraph or two at a time of description; boy, does Baggott love her descriptions.