REVIEW: The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence

Dear Mark Lawrence,

Earlier this year I read and fell in love with your Book of the Ancestor trilogy (Red Sister, Grey Sister and Holy Sister), a marvelous mix of fantasy, science fiction, action, and coming-of-age novels. The books follow an unforgettable protagonist, Nona Grey, from age nine until early adulthood. They were the best thing I read this year so of course when I saw that you had a new book coming out, I had to request the ARC.

The Book That Wouldn’t Burn is one of many recent boo...