** trigger warnings for sexual assault, sexual shaming **

How is this a debut novel!? SO, SO good!
Bonfire is exactly what I like in this type of... I want to say, mystery?! It is a slow burning, 'show-not-tell' suspense that gives you enough tidbits to think you have it all figured out, but your only kinda right.
It does not read like a debut, it is sophisticated and well crafted, fast-paced and engrossing. There are a few things that could have been executed more effectively - mainly the wrap up/final chapter. I find I have the same issues with a lot of suspenseful books - the last bit tends to be wrapped up a little too conveniently, with a character narration of how loose ends got tied up. So to me, that is not a flaw in this book specifically, but the genre itself.