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A review by dowryofbooks
Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power
2.0
2/5 stars
If you were also disappointed in this & wanted this concept except a little darker go read [b:The Murders of Molly Southbourne|34417038|The Murders of Molly Southbourne (Molly Southbourne, #1)|Tade Thompson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1495129861l/34417038._SY75_.jpg|55520132] (so good!)
I just wanna say that this cover is one of my favorite book covers of all time. And Rory Power's writing is just as beautiful as this cover. However, this story wasn't for me.
I didn't hate it, I just got pretty bored. I was expecting more horror vibes and imagery similar to Wilder Girls and less family drama with a little mystery that gets very slowly dragged out until the last few chapters. I just wasn't connected enough to any of these characters to care about them or the family dynamics going on.
Also, the twist/explanation is weird. But not an ambiguous weird if that makes sense without spoiling the ending right here. We were given enough of the details to need a little bit more of a logical explanation. I feel like the author just threw out an impossible scenario and didn't elaborate further. I don't know I honestly would have preferred an open ending over what happened.
If you were also disappointed in this & wanted this concept except a little darker go read [b:The Murders of Molly Southbourne|34417038|The Murders of Molly Southbourne (Molly Southbourne, #1)|Tade Thompson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1495129861l/34417038._SY75_.jpg|55520132] (so good!)
I just wanna say that this cover is one of my favorite book covers of all time. And Rory Power's writing is just as beautiful as this cover. However, this story wasn't for me.
I didn't hate it, I just got pretty bored. I was expecting more horror vibes and imagery similar to Wilder Girls and less family drama with a little mystery that gets very slowly dragged out until the last few chapters. I just wasn't connected enough to any of these characters to care about them or the family dynamics going on.
Also, the twist/explanation is weird. But not an ambiguous weird if that makes sense without spoiling the ending right here. We were given enough of the details to need a little bit more of a logical explanation. I feel like the author just threw out an impossible scenario and didn't elaborate further. I don't know I honestly would have preferred an open ending over what happened.