librariann's review
2.0
The children travel to Pisgah Island to find the President, only to discover that he is the Supreme Leader who released the virus in the first place. Plot holes (if all females about menopause survived, why haven't the children seen more adults in five years? Was the virus really in the vial, or was it a decoy?) galore. Kids will want to read to find out the ending, but it's a disappointing one. Shallowly presented, with quick character turn-arounds (Angerman) and hasty-seeming motivations. Plot needed a story twice as long to fulfill the questions raised.
issamshahid's review
3.0
The final book of the 'Fire-Us' trilogy. Not as strong as the previous two. It loses a sense of that post-apocalyptic isolation and dread feeling that the kids had to face in the first two books, a premise that originally attracted me to the series in the first place. But I suppose that it was unavoidable as they introduced so many Grown-Ups in the previous book, while also trying to resolve everyone's plot lines here in this book as well.
Overall, 'The Kiln' is mildly disturbing as certain plot twists are revealed, but still a satisfying conclusion to the 'Fire-Us' series.
Overall, 'The Kiln' is mildly disturbing as certain plot twists are revealed, but still a satisfying conclusion to the 'Fire-Us' series.
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