This is Rory Powers sophomore novel, and I am happy to say that I really enjoyed it. This book was so complex, and eerie. Rory Powers has such a wild imagination! While I enjoyed Wilder Girls, I really loved this book. I really enjoyed the mystery surrounding Margot family and the farm.
content warnings: Fire. Emotional abuse by a parent, including gaslighting. Familial and generational abuse. Body horror, some gore, blood.Death. On page character death. Child/infant death.
Margot lives with her mother, Josephine. She doesn’t know who her father is and never met any of her family. She and her mom have a really odd relationship and Margot never really feels loved.Then one day Margot finds an old photo in side her mother’s bible, there’s a phone number scribbles on the back of the photo. Margot calls the number and finds out that it’s her grandmother. Margot makes the decision to leave her mother and find out who her family is.
“It’s about time love left a mark on me.”
Margot arrives in town, and finally gets to meet her grandmother, at first she’s thrilled. She finally has another family member, but then some information comes up and things start to get weird. I was a little confused at times, but I think that is all part of the experience of
This is a difficult book to review, because I really think it’s best not knowing to much going into it. I really loved the atmosphere, small farming town, crops that won’t grow properly and of course the mystery of why Margot mother dosent have anything to do with the rest of her family.
What I loved most o about the book was the setting and the atmosphere, it felt like an 80s horror movie and I loved it. The pacing was well done and the author gave you just enough information at a time to push you to keep reading. I read this in one sitting I couldn’t put it down.
If you didn’t enjoy Wilder Girls, I highly recommend that you pick this one up, it is a completely different experience. I have this book 4 stars.
OMG, I’m happy that you liked it!! It’s one of my most anticipated, I can’t wait to read it 😍✨
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Oh I hope you love it when you pick it up 💗
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One sitting is the sign of an engaging read!
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This sounds really good, I’ll have to pick it up 🙂
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I loved the sound of this!! Thanks for an amazing review 😍
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This one is on my TBR so I can’t wait to read it! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on it
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Wow! You read it in one sitting. Then it’s surely a riveting book. Good review. Thanks for the recommendation.
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I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed Burn Our Bodies Down! It’s on my TBR but I’m a bit apprehensive about the gore element (I don’t have the stomach for it!) – is it quite intense in that respect?
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I didn’t find it to gore-est but there is a scene near the end.
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This book sounds really good! It’s a great review. I think I’m sorted for this weekend🤓!
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