A review by linesiunderline
Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Katherine Center’s books are just right to read when you want to be absorbed in a story, and you aren’t looking for anything super complex or challenging from a craft perspective. She writes heartfelt, funny, emotional and yet reassuring stories.

I enjoyed this one a little less than her newest, What You Wish For, but it had many of the same pleasing qualities. The blend of humour and heartbreak, the central character with a clear growth arc, a cast of entertaining secondary characters, themes that are obvious (maybe a little too obvious at times), and sweet romance. 

I’ll be back for more!
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