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Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power

stellisquo's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

jozilynn's review against another edition

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5.0

I read this in one afternoon. It doesn't read like a traditional thriller and I had honestly forgotten it was one until about halfway through. But I let it take me in for the ride. It was a very strange story, I had a feeling what things were going to be once I was about 75% through the book but I still wanted to read every ounce of it. Was a good escape for a day.

hannahgrub's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

tartle_frogster's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

catbag's review against another edition

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4.0

I am not my mother. I will not let a lie live inside me. I will carve it out, no matter what.
Burn Our Bodies Down is about what it means to be a daughter in a family that doesn't always do right by you, and to decide whether to stay in a tangled web that will continue to wound or to walk away and find a new paradigm. It's a novel very much focused on this one theme and about Margot untangling the web of lies she grew up entangled in. The mystery and intrigue made the pages fly by. Every word, character, and plot point felt designed around this family and what Margot will decide to do. I enjoyed it, and I think it's a good read for anyone who has a complicated relationship with the idea of family.
It's not love, to give your wounds to someone else.

snowdronte's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

itisclara's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

While I appreciated the writing style and some of the characters, there were certainly some plot holes, so overall the story didn’t make a whole lot of sense to me. The resolution in the end was ok, but things just weren’t explained thoroughly enough. 

lilystarrrrrrr's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

mmmlysaght's review against another edition

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5.0

I sat down to start reading and didn't get up until I closed the back cover

roxaboxa's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0