The Fires by Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir

The Fires

Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir

332 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction thriller dark sad tense medium-paced

Description

From Icelandic author Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir comes a heart-wrenching thriller about a woman's desperate quest to save the people she loves from a natural disaster.After an eight-hundred-year slumber, the volcanoes in Iceland's most populate...

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Community Reviews Summary of 68 reviews

Moods

tense 58%
dark 48%
sad 44%
adventurous 37%
emotional 37%
informative 37%
challenging 34%
reflective 17%
mysterious 10%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 40%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 48% | Plot: 32% | Character: 20%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 41% | No: 37% | Yes: 20%

Loveable characters?

No: 56% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 91% | It's complicated: 4% | Yes: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 4%

Average rating

3.16

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