badass_reads 's review for:

Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I borrowed this book from the library's digital catalog on a whim. I finished it a couple days later because I just couldn't put it down. A creepy story reminiscent of Candyman & Stranger Things combined. Urban legends. Teenage friendships. And creepy crawlies from another dimension. I loved the characters of this book. So often my complaint with horror novels is how two dimensional the characters are but all of the characters here were well fleshed out. The history of the Bronx fires is one I never knew until this book but definitely something that more people should know about.