amandathebookish's review against another edition
2.0
After loving the first book in this series so much, I was pretty disappointed in this one. It was kind of like when Ms. Sussman wrote Stray, she chopped off the last 300 pages to make Burn. It has been awhile since I read Stray, and I had no idea who people were since the only character I remember from the first book wasn't in this one until halfway through. I couldn't remember any of the characters, what their roles were, what they were fighting against, and where they were. These things weren't explained.. and maybe if I had just read book one I would have remembered, but I never did. Sad and disappointed.
skundrik87's review against another edition
4.0
https://librarianonthelake.wordpress.com/2016/01/20/burn-by-elissa-sussman/
foreveryoungadult's review against another edition
Graded By: Mandy C.
Cover Story: Lost Ladies
BFF Charm: Big Sister x 2
Swoonworthy Scale: 6/3
Talky Talk: She Said/She Said
Trigger Warning: Self-Harm
Bonus Factors: Fresh Fairy Tale, Love is Love
Anti-Bonus Factor: Loose Ends
Relationship Status: Left Wanting
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Cover Story: Lost Ladies
BFF Charm: Big Sister x 2
Swoonworthy Scale: 6/3
Talky Talk: She Said/She Said
Trigger Warning: Self-Harm
Bonus Factors: Fresh Fairy Tale, Love is Love
Anti-Bonus Factor: Loose Ends
Relationship Status: Left Wanting
Read the full book report here.
bee_cee's review against another edition
2.0
It sounded so interesting, and as a companion novel, I felt safe reading without having read the other one, but random characters just kept popping up, and I had no idea who any of them were or why I should care about them.
lpcoolgirl's review against another edition
5.0
So fantastic, this book! I enjoyed it so much, such an incredible sequel, and I really need more!
bookcaptivated's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Injury/injury detail, and Child abuse
Minor: Animal cruelty
katelynrushton's review against another edition
4.0
TW for child abuse. some mentions, realistic portrayal of lingering psychological damage.
mcgel's review against another edition
3.0
3/5
J’étais heureuse de pouvoir lire la suite de Stray avec le point de vue d’une hautre héroine, mais le roman est bien mal proportionné. 175 pages de longueur et 50 pages d’actions hyper rapide et mal expliqué. Un thème interessant, mais mal exploité. Tout était prévisible et il reste encore énormément de questions à répondre (vas-t’il y avoir une suite?! Elle serait nécessaire!)
J’étais heureuse de pouvoir lire la suite de Stray avec le point de vue d’une hautre héroine, mais le roman est bien mal proportionné. 175 pages de longueur et 50 pages d’actions hyper rapide et mal expliqué. Un thème interessant, mais mal exploité. Tout était prévisible et il reste encore énormément de questions à répondre (vas-t’il y avoir une suite?! Elle serait nécessaire!)
daisy87's review
2.0
So I really enjoyed Stray when I read it last year, so I was excited to see Burn pop up on Edelweiss! I mean, I've been waiting for some answers for AGES, so yeah, obviously I wanted to read Burn.
Sadly, Burn didn't work as well for me as Stray did. I mean, I felt a little lost throughout the whole story and that's just not a very good feeling. I like to be fully immersed in a story and the characters and experience everything right along with them. And that never happened with Burn. I kept wondering where the storyline was going and why exactly we were being told all these things and basically just what was the point to it all. I'm still not entirely sure about all these things.
Eleanor is in theory a very kickass woman, she fights, she's not afraid to admit that she falls in love with a person and isn't inhibited by a gender in this. I love that not everyone is the standard straight in this series. But while Eleanor is interesting, there just wasn't enough of a plot to back it all up. People did things (major vagueness, I know) that I'm still confused about, I mean, it was just WEIRD and seemed out of character. That is based on the things we actually get to know about the characters, cause most of the ones we're introduced to in Burn aren't given a lot of depth, sadly.
I did like learning more about Eleanor's past and her relationship with the Queen, but I'm still not really sure why the Queen did what she did and that kinda bugs me. Also, I'm not entirely convinced by the romance and aside from a very cute fox that I just wanted to HUG, there wasn't much that I was very enthusiastic about. The fox totally stole the show.
My rating: 2 stars
Sadly, Burn didn't work as well for me as Stray did. I mean, I felt a little lost throughout the whole story and that's just not a very good feeling. I like to be fully immersed in a story and the characters and experience everything right along with them. And that never happened with Burn. I kept wondering where the storyline was going and why exactly we were being told all these things and basically just what was the point to it all. I'm still not entirely sure about all these things.
Eleanor is in theory a very kickass woman, she fights, she's not afraid to admit that she falls in love with a person and isn't inhibited by a gender in this. I love that not everyone is the standard straight in this series. But while Eleanor is interesting, there just wasn't enough of a plot to back it all up. People did things (major vagueness, I know) that I'm still confused about, I mean, it was just WEIRD and seemed out of character. That is based on the things we actually get to know about the characters, cause most of the ones we're introduced to in Burn aren't given a lot of depth, sadly.
I did like learning more about Eleanor's past and her relationship with the Queen, but I'm still not really sure why the Queen did what she did and that kinda bugs me. Also, I'm not entirely convinced by the romance and aside from a very cute fox that I just wanted to HUG, there wasn't much that I was very enthusiastic about. The fox totally stole the show.
My rating: 2 stars
candacerobinsonauthor's review
5.0
At first I was disappointed to know Aislynn wasn't going to be the main character in this book, but I still really enjoyed it. This one definitely felt more emotional than stray, and I really need to know what happens next!