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Burn by Patrick Ness
5.0
Thank you Netgalley for this ARC
HO LY SHIT.
I could not put this book down. I could not. For over 350 pages I was just GLUED to my kindle and couldn't read it fast enough. It. is. epic.
First of all, it has dragons. And who doesn't love dragons? Because I sure do! Second of all, it has characters who are fleshed out, who are absolutely incredible, who are - to put it in the easiest way possible - MWAH *chefs kiss*
Honestly, Burn is such a wild ride. There are intrigues, plot twists, and just you wait what happens in "Part Two" because I was not prepared. I think my heart is still a little racing as I am typing this the morning after I've finished this book.
But let me get professional for a moment.
Burn is told by multiple POV's and each of them has a unique and distinguishable voice so that they were so easy to keep apart even though the changing of the POV wasn't confined as it's often the case to separate chapters, but could change within a chapter multiple times. The perspectives all varied in opinion and belief about one specific point in time and it was incredibly interesting to see this one event lived through multiple characters with different goals, all of them absolutely sure that their path is the right one.
With that said, clearly there must've been some wrong opinions and someone's - Malcom's - character arc? Beautifully executed. The pacing of the whole book was just right but the moment he realised that he was on the wrong side? BRILLIANT.
I did get a little worried, when I saw romance enter the already messy situation but it fits. It is not over the top forceful, it makes sense and again, for a lack of better words, it's beautifully executed both in terms of the story itself and the pacing.
I absolutely loved the ending and the only thing that I ask is... Mr Ness... how are Hugh and Nelson doing? What happened? I NEED TO KNOW.
Five stars for this one. 10/10. Such a beautiful wild ride that I couldn't be more happier that I got to go on. Read this book, everyone!
HO LY SHIT.
I could not put this book down. I could not. For over 350 pages I was just GLUED to my kindle and couldn't read it fast enough. It. is. epic.
First of all, it has dragons. And who doesn't love dragons? Because I sure do! Second of all, it has characters who are fleshed out, who are absolutely incredible, who are - to put it in the easiest way possible - MWAH *chefs kiss*
Honestly, Burn is such a wild ride. There are intrigues, plot twists, and just you wait what happens in "Part Two" because I was not prepared. I think my heart is still a little racing as I am typing this the morning after I've finished this book.
But let me get professional for a moment.
Burn is told by multiple POV's and each of them has a unique and distinguishable voice so that they were so easy to keep apart even though the changing of the POV wasn't confined as it's often the case to separate chapters, but could change within a chapter multiple times. The perspectives all varied in opinion and belief about one specific point in time and it was incredibly interesting to see this one event lived through multiple characters with different goals, all of them absolutely sure that their path is the right one.
With that said, clearly there must've been some wrong opinions and someone's - Malcom's - character arc? Beautifully executed. The pacing of the whole book was just right but the moment he realised that he was on the wrong side? BRILLIANT.
I did get a little worried, when I saw romance enter the already messy situation but it fits. It is not over the top forceful, it makes sense and again, for a lack of better words, it's beautifully executed both in terms of the story itself and the pacing.
I absolutely loved the ending and the only thing that I ask is... Mr Ness... how are Hugh and Nelson doing? What happened? I NEED TO KNOW.
Five stars for this one. 10/10. Such a beautiful wild ride that I couldn't be more happier that I got to go on. Read this book, everyone!