A review by bookishbubs
Bonfire by Krysten Ritter

3.0

I listened to this one on audio and really enjoyed the narrator. I enjoyed probably the first half, maybe two-thirds, but then it started to go downhill. The main character really started to get on my nerves and turn into kind of an idiot, the plot became super predictable, and I really just didn't get Abby's fixation with her past. Why did she care so much? I actually forgot at one point that the main character was no longer in high school. So many things that she said and did were the words and actions of a teenager, and I was so confused about how she felt towards people. First she hates her dad so much that she doesn't stay with him when she's in town. Then she's so loving and caring toward him, then she hates him. And it's like that with so many characters. Finally, I was really annoyed that I was able to determine the pivotal event the second it was hinted at. That's not what I want in a mystery/thriller.

All in all, this was a good debut, and I really think Krysten Ritter could go somewhere as a writer. I think most of my problems with the book were from a personal standpoint, rather than a reader's. I still think I would recommend this to lighter mystery readers.