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A review by tobin_elliott
Burn the Girls by L.C. Marino, L.C. Marino
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Wow...just...wow.
Marino has found the perfect neighbourhood for horror...that realm of grief, when the one you love the most has passed away. The horror is a rich vein to be mined, whether it's the real life aspects of the last conversation shared, the last time you saw them before they passed, the devastation of their death, and having to carry on, going through the motions and carrying out the expected duties of the next of kin, to complete the tasks of returning that loved one to the earth.
And through that, mixed in with that, any other horrors you may experience, any sightings of the dead—real or imagined—can be written off as part of the grieving process.
Marino writes a compelling narrative that is filled with the everyday life events we all go through, and provides his characters with all the exact right reactions to the everyday horrors, and the supernatural ones.
All while slowly, expertly ratcheting up the supernatural ones.
This is such a sad and horrible book to read, because Marino taps into that well of grief so well, that we can't help but feel it too. At the same time, it's a compulsively readable novel, because the characters are so very real.
Honestly, I couldn't get enough of this book, and I'm excited, having seen how he's blended the first novella into the fabric of this one, to see where he takes things in the next book.
It's such a pleasure to read a novel, knowing you're in the hands of a masterful wordsmith, knowing that the story is going to grab you and hold you right until the very end. This is one of those books, and L.C. Marino is one of those authors.
Marino has found the perfect neighbourhood for horror...that realm of grief, when the one you love the most has passed away. The horror is a rich vein to be mined, whether it's the real life aspects of the last conversation shared, the last time you saw them before they passed, the devastation of their death, and having to carry on, going through the motions and carrying out the expected duties of the next of kin, to complete the tasks of returning that loved one to the earth.
And through that, mixed in with that, any other horrors you may experience, any sightings of the dead—real or imagined—can be written off as part of the grieving process.
Marino writes a compelling narrative that is filled with the everyday life events we all go through, and provides his characters with all the exact right reactions to the everyday horrors, and the supernatural ones.
All while slowly, expertly ratcheting up the supernatural ones.
This is such a sad and horrible book to read, because Marino taps into that well of grief so well, that we can't help but feel it too. At the same time, it's a compulsively readable novel, because the characters are so very real.
Honestly, I couldn't get enough of this book, and I'm excited, having seen how he's blended the first novella into the fabric of this one, to see where he takes things in the next book.
It's such a pleasure to read a novel, knowing you're in the hands of a masterful wordsmith, knowing that the story is going to grab you and hold you right until the very end. This is one of those books, and L.C. Marino is one of those authors.