Reviews

A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins

bleudeciel's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

ruby_99's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

caitlynuhhh's review against another edition

3.0

i wanted to quit a hundred times. disappointing coming from an author who i typically love

howifeelaboutbooks's review against another edition

3.0

I liked this more than Hawkins’ other books. There was a great mystery about who was the killer because everyone had motives and no one was really likeable.

java4beans's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Sexual violence

jmhoward's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

hannnnna's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

plantsandpaperbacks's review against another edition

2.0

1.5 Stars. When it says Slow in the title, the author meant slow. This book did so much while doing absolutely nothing at the same time. It character hops, time jumps, has book excerpts that a character wrote - too much. It wasn’t hard to follow, but, as one of the characters in the book said, it was annoying. The plot was okay and, in my opinion, too easy to figure out. The ending was bland to me. I really wanted to love this book because I liked her Girl On A Train book, but this one just wasn’t it.

jennmariek11's review against another edition

5.0

I really enjoy this writing style. The characters and story line were complex and thought provoking

carlaoliveira's review against another edition

4.0

Narrativa um pouco lenta ao início. Várias personagens e as suas histórias, que se cruzam ao longo e no final do livro. Ao longo do livro começasse a especular quem será o assassino de Daniel ( no meu caso em quem seria).
A história aborda temas fortes, não muito falados na sociedade e que podem ser considerados sensíveis. Gostei do enredo, mas um pouco lento e com muitos pormenores que não iam acrescentado nada na história principal.