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A review by sleepysamreads
Bonfire by Krysten Ritter
2.0
2.5 stars
I was really excited after reading the blurb for this. I’ve been a sucker for mystery suspense novels recently. Couple that with the fact that I am a fan of Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones is pretty much the only Marvel netflix original that’s good), I was super exited about picking this up!
I found it to just be pretty boring. I didn’t connect with any of the characters, especially Abby, the protagonist. She felt like a very stiff character with little to no personality. The mystery was intriguing, but I felt like the reveal wasn’t that surprising or interesting. I think this book could’ve made an excellent YA contemporary. Have the book set back in Abby’s high school years and I would have loved it.
The ending was way too abrupt. I would’ve liked just a little more detail about everything that happened.
The writing was decent, but not wholly original. Not too bad for a debut novel though.
I wouldn’t recommend it. I am still looking forward to Ritter’s next books, I believe she’ll grow as a writer.
I was really excited after reading the blurb for this. I’ve been a sucker for mystery suspense novels recently. Couple that with the fact that I am a fan of Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones is pretty much the only Marvel netflix original that’s good), I was super exited about picking this up!
I found it to just be pretty boring. I didn’t connect with any of the characters, especially Abby, the protagonist. She felt like a very stiff character with little to no personality. The mystery was intriguing, but I felt like the reveal wasn’t that surprising or interesting. I think this book could’ve made an excellent YA contemporary. Have the book set back in Abby’s high school years and I would have loved it.
The ending was way too abrupt. I would’ve liked just a little more detail about everything that happened.
The writing was decent, but not wholly original. Not too bad for a debut novel though.
I wouldn’t recommend it. I am still looking forward to Ritter’s next books, I believe she’ll grow as a writer.