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oliverlang 's review for:
The Fire Starters
by Jan Carson
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The magical realism element to this book was such a stark contrast to the seriousness of the environment in the story. I forgot there was a magical element to this book when I started reading and it came as a shock when it came through.
The plot was dark but the book itself was well-written. This wasn't a bad book by any means but I didn't particularly enjoy reading it either. Curiousness of the ending was the main motivation I had to keep reading and it ended much the same as I expected.
3.0 stars for the plot.
.5 of a star extra for the good writing.
The plot was dark but the book itself was well-written. This wasn't a bad book by any means but I didn't particularly enjoy reading it either. Curiousness of the ending was the main motivation I had to keep reading and it ended much the same as I expected.
3.0 stars for the plot.
.5 of a star extra for the good writing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail