Burn the Negative is an exciting, if not overplayed, thriller and tribute to well-known horror films. I thought the book was consistently engaging but jarringly plotted. The characters sparked from one scene to another without much reason to them, which Laura eeriely noted felt like following preexisting plot notes herself. Though twisty, the end of the story is one we've seen a thousand times

where the repressed and traumatized character hurts others with little memory of having done so, and ultimately develops a system of denial and sociopathy to continue on

. The final chapter of the book results in an ending where the taste of Laura's vengeance is more satisfyingly bloody than sensational, but the book still left me feeling singed.