Reviews

City on Fire by Don Winslow

knuspermela's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.0

geostirtz's review

sad tense medium-paced

3.25

emcu4u's review

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

hakeem_ab's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Don Winslow does a really good job of painting the small but dark criminal world in Dogtown. This book takes us on Danny’s journey from soldier to reluctant boss of the family. 

The characters are well crafted and this first chapter of the trilogy is a great introduction to firms, the relationships between them and shows us the length some can go to defend their egos and families. 

The writing style Don Winslow uses is gripping and makes for a page turner. 

I really enjoyed this book and after not having reading a book In the genre for a while it was a good way to come back to it and a reminder of why I enjoy a crime fiction novel. I highly recommend 

atrawick22's review

dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

micaela_s's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

ket98's review

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

abcarr3's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Great mob story with all the family family thrown in.

gah3278's review against another edition

R/menwritingwomen 

daniobsessivelyreads's review

4.0

This is my first mafia book. It was actually really good. I also think the narrator was amazing. He performed the Catholic Irish Bostonian accent really well.