A review by dutchyvo
A Day of Fire: A Novel of Pompeii by Vicky Alvear Shecter, Ben Kane, Michelle Moran, E. Knight, Kate Quinn, Sophie Perinot, Stephanie Dray

4.0

I requested this book because I love Kate Quinn books and saw that she was one of the authors featured in this collection. A Day of Fire is a collection of short stories taking place in Pompeii during the eruption of the Mount Vesuvius. There are six stories in this book, each with a different main character, although several characters make an appearance in multiple stories. I really appreciated the variety of characters during the whole book and the way the authors connected the stories. I also appreciated the fact that the authors did not give all the stories a happy ending and stayed true to the fact that the majority of the town was destroyed and citizens died.

Overall I enjoyed reading the book, but I definitely seem to gravitate to the stories that didn’t end well. The authors did a great job making me care about the main character and feel connected to them, although they often did not have much more than 50 pages to do so.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an Advanced Reader Copy!