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Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks

9 reviews

alomie's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

Thought this was a good enough book, I enjoyed parts of it but towards the end I kind of fell out of love with it, I'm not sure what it was but it just didn't grab me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

sakisreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful slow-paced

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

4.0

Anything that has testimonials from Bernadine Evaristo AND Caleb Azumah Nelson has to be read 👏🏼

So glad I picked this one up at the library 📚 It took me a while to get through

and Moose’s death had me GRIEVING 😫

but every time I picked it up I kept going and loving it 🥹

I am SO glad we escaped Monassa AND THEN fucked him up too 🫠 I was initially excited because he seemed charming, but as Yamaye got bamboozled by him I realised that was my anxious attachment style saying ‘But he’s a nice man’ 🙊 Never again. Fuck him!

Yamaye was such a fantastic narrator and I felt like I could visualise everything that was going on throughout the years. I felt many of the excitements and nerves she felt!

4 out of 5 stars, thank you so much ✨ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

flashandoutbreak's review

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

filuipa's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

4.0

i feel like it was privilege to read this book and get a glimpse of the black community and dub world of London in late 70s, which has led to some youtube trips to listen to the music genres mentioned to understand the picture better, especially how heavily the plot involves music. The last 20 pages were not my favourite ending at all, I could think of so many satisfying, some less pleasant, endings but considering how close this is to the author's experience it's not my story to change.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

sophsg88's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Got into the story at the beginning of the book, but found I kept losing the thread of the plot. Particularly in the Bristol section. Enjoyed the final part the most, with the descriptions of Jamaica and picking up the pace. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

qqjj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kwahl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

happyknitter2020's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Insight of Police institutional racism & how organised crime groups exploit people that are vulnerable due to not having life opportunities. Sadly true.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

mjscooke's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I received an advanced digital reading copy via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Part love letter to music, part lament on grief, Fire Rush follows Yamaye through her descent into the soundscape of club nights in the crypt, to the dark criminal world of Bristol & the even darker depths her of grief and rage. There is a lot to like about this story and how it threads together a devoted passion to music as a way to escape emotions and dull the pain of circumstances. I struggled to read it though. I was only really invested in the one character who absence is the catalyst for the journey and felt like the aspects I enjoyed were rushed. I can see how this mimics the character journey though and I would recommend it to anyone interested in the music scene, and emotional tales. Be sure to check out content warnings online before diving in though as there are many heavy topics and scenes that could be very triggering.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Grief

Minor: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Murder, and Toxic friendship