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A review by courtneycanread
House on Fire by Bonnie Kistler
3.0
House on Fire is an incredible new debut by Bonnie Kistler. After reading this I will definitely be on the lookout for her next novel. This story reminded me of two things: the moral struggle of right and wrong similar to that in All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin and the alternating voice/storyline style of Liane Moriarty.
Leigh Huyett and Peter Conley have the perfect blended family until one night when their son has a wreck with their daughter in the car and she dies less than 24 hours later. Suddenly the children stop being “theirs” and become Peter’s son and Leigh’s daughter.
At times I found myself yelling at the book for the main characters to “just talk to each other!” And there were a couple of subplots that I felt were hurried and unnecessary to the overall story which could have just focused on the morality of lying and been strong enough for me. However, it was a fast paced read that made me feel strongly enough to yell at a book, so I would recommend this one.
Leigh Huyett and Peter Conley have the perfect blended family until one night when their son has a wreck with their daughter in the car and she dies less than 24 hours later. Suddenly the children stop being “theirs” and become Peter’s son and Leigh’s daughter.
At times I found myself yelling at the book for the main characters to “just talk to each other!” And there were a couple of subplots that I felt were hurried and unnecessary to the overall story which could have just focused on the morality of lying and been strong enough for me. However, it was a fast paced read that made me feel strongly enough to yell at a book, so I would recommend this one.