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Burn

Patrick Ness

3.80 · Rating details · 5,178 ratings · 1,228 reviews

On a cold Sunday evening in early 1957, Sarah Dewhurst waited with her father in the parking lot of the Chevron gas station for the dragon he’d hired to help on the farm…

Sarah Dewhurst and her father, outcasts in their little town of Frome, Washington, are forced to hire a dragon to work their farm, something only the poorest of the poor ever have to resort to.

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Feb 12, 2020 chai ♡ marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020-releases, young-adult, ya-sff, fiction

it is my professional opinion that society is collapsing because we stopped writing books and making movies about dragons and I'm glad Patrick Ness is taking the necessary steps to remedy that ...more

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May 11, 2019 Kai rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: owned, queer

I honestly don't know what to do with this book. Finished it yesterday and just couldn't make my mind up about it. It's definitely a Patrick Ness novel in all its originality and weirdness. It reminds me of Release in that two separate stories are being told in one book. And of course, it's gay, even though the blurb might not make it seems that way. My problem, I think, was that there was a disconnect.

I'll try and explain why but I can't guarantee that I'll do a good job. The first thing that I honestly don't know what to do with this book. Finished it yesterday and just couldn't make my mind up about it. It's definitely a Patrick Ness novel in all its originality and weirdness. It reminds me of Release in that two separate stories are being told in one book. And of course, it's gay, even though the blurb might not make it seems that way. My problem, I think, was that there was a disconnect.

I'll try and explain why but I can't guarantee that I'll do a good job. The first thing that properly irritated me were the many POVs. There are at least 12. That's a lot for such a short book. The plot was all over the place and I got really annoyed when I was thrown out of a storyline that had me really invested. I see why Ness did it, but I'm convinced he could have pulled it off with only half as many POVs. You would think that the characters suffered from these very short episodes that we stayed with them, but they were very well-drawn and had the necessary depth to make me care for them (some more than others of course). What did suffer though were the relationships between them, particularly newly established ones that advanced way too quickly. That holds especially true for the gay romance, which failed to convince me.

Now, on the one hand this book is genius. There are very unexpected twists and I've not read anything like it before. It's like one of those film trailers that show you what the story is and make you super curious so you go and watch it in theatres just to find out that you didn't even know the half of it - there's so much more to the film than what was shown in the trailer and your mind is blown (I'm thinking of Kingsman - The Secret Service here). It just didn't work so well here. The fast pace threw me off and when I reached the 50% mark I kept thinking What the fuck is going on? I'm not going to say anything else here because that would spoil everything for you. It got even weirder when that one main character kissed that other minor character. He just kind of lost me there and I really don't understand how that was necessary. If you've read the book you know exactly what scene I'm talking about. Kinda random, kinda pointless.

One last thing I want to mention is the representation: the two main characters are a Black biracial girl and a white gay boy. There's also a Japanese-American love interest and a Guatemalan-American love interest. This book is set in the 1950's and although there might be dragons in this alternate world, racism and homophobia still exist. Overall I believe the representation was good but bear in mind that I'm not an OwnVoices reviewer when it comes to the POC characters. Also, expect xenophobic, racist and homophobic violence, abuse and slurs.

I think this book could have worked with a higher word count. More time to establish the world-building, more space for the characters to develop, more room for the story to breathe and settle. Because this was one wild ride and I believe it might have given me a concussion.

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Mar 12, 2020 NReads marked it as to-read · review of another edition

so dragons are the new wave?

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Apr 23, 2020 C.G. Drews rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: magical-fantasy, read-2020, young-adult, dragons

I finished this one a few days ago and had to just sit on it a while and collect all my feelings. I truly believe Ness books are always this exquisite mix of the unique, bizarre and heartfelt aching. This one is set in the 1950s and it's strange, so so strange. But honestly enthralling. The mid-point left me utterly breathless. It's one of those books you cannot predict and I actually enjoy being left to the whims of an author instead of guessing how it'll all turn out by the end (I read a lot, I finished this one a few days ago and had to just sit on it a while and collect all my feelings. I truly believe Ness books are always this exquisite mix of the unique, bizarre and heartfelt aching. This one is set in the 1950s and it's strange, so so strange. But honestly enthralling. The mid-point left me utterly breathless. It's one of those books you cannot predict and I actually enjoy being left to the whims of an author instead of guessing how it'll all turn out by the end (I read a lot, okay!!! I make a lot of accurate guesses!!)

The story looks like this: it's 1956, Sarah Dewhurst's father's farm is failing. She's biracial black and faces awful discrimination in her tiny backwards town of Frome (her best friend Jason is Japanese and treated even worse than she is) and she's missing her dead mum and she's worried this is it for her whole life. Farm. Pigs. Hiding that she loves Jason because it'll just give other people more to harass them about. Oh and also? There are dragons. And it's NORMAL. And there are jUST DRAGONS RANDOMLY. Also a teen assassin cultist who worships dragons?!? Also FBI people tracking down teen cultist because he's about to murder someone. Also he's headed for Frome. Also he's soft and gay and his name is Malcolm but is it. And Sarah's dragon is Russian and sarcastic and non threatening bUT IS IT.

ALSO WHAT IS GOING ON.

So it seems like a quiet book, and it IS, but it's just WILD.

I didn't even mention everything bizarre that goes on because you need the plot twists 😂 prepare ourselves to absorb.

I did really like this book. I think it took a bit of getting used to, and I'm not wholly sure what the message was apart from: war is bad, don't be a warmonger. I really loved Malcolm, our cultist boy assassin, because he's just such a dedicated dumbass and I loved seeing him stretching and challenging his own thinking. Sarah was so down-to-earth and sensible, I did like her a lot too! And the writing has this factual quality, but also it's just so powerful and has a lot to say.

My only thing is I didn't quite connect to it as much as I have other Ness books. The FBI people chapters were eh. And look, it was, overall, super weird. 😂

This is a story of war and change, of teens who have been lied to or mistreated and gone to search for their own truths. It's bizarre and enchanting and twisty, and incorporates high fantasy (prophecies! Dragons!) into a more modern setting in such an intriguing way. I've not read anything quite like this. And if you're sitting there like, "does this have REAL dragon content" omg YES IT DOES and Kasimir is a sassy little smart alek, I do adore his scaly unruffled self. ...more

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Feb 13, 2020 The Burning Rose (Jess) marked it as to-read

Patrick Ness + dragons = a wish came true even though I did not ask for it. 😍

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Jul 20, 2019 Tucker (TuckerTheReader) marked it as other · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult

here's where i would make a joke about his name being "Ness" and writing a book about dragons...

but i got nothing

so here's a gif:

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May 16, 2020 Becca & The Books rated it liked it

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Patrick Ness weaves dragons into 1950s rural America in his newest YA release.

I really enjoyed the writing and world of this book, I expected the inclusion of dragons in a somewhat recent historical setting to be quite jarring but I liked how they were woven into the world and learning about the background and political structure of a world that humanity has to share with majestic winged beasts. ...more

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May 11, 2019 Sam rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: lgbtq, read-in-2020

What a unique, different kind of book. But I expect nothing less from Patrick Ness.

I was intrigued when this was first announced, because Patrick Ness + dragons. And then throw in a prophecy about the end of the world, an assassin, and two FBI agents as well. Strange, right? But strange in the best way possible.

I like how Patrick Ness is able to create such diverse casts of characters, and it’s no different here. For the most part the characters were well developed and felt real. Malcolm was my ...more

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Apr 14, 2020 Vee rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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(ARC provided by NetGalley, my opinions are unbiased)

You never quite know what to expect from Patrick Ness book, leaving me to believe that he is either a robot controlled by several gnomes, or experimenting with different hallucinogenics. Burn is yet again, another unique book, about Dragons. In 50s America.

It's very much the 50s we know, including the racism, but it has dragons it. Somehow this never feels shoehorned in, it just works seamlessly. We have a ...more

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May 21, 2020 Dannii Elle rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult-books-read, fantastic-fabrications, historical-highness

Dragons are for sale, but only to those poverty-stricken enough to have no other option than to accept their cheap rates for services and deal with their abhorred race. Sarah and her father own a farm and a rare blue dragon may be their only hope for keeping it. Soon, however, it seems this dragon has been sent to them to perform more than just the clearing of a few fields and may be the only hope for humanity’s salvation, in general.

Ness has such a skill for seamlessly blending reality with mor ...more

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Oct 15, 2019 Bookish Pengu marked it as to-read

Shelves: goal-2021, fantasy

It's Patrick Ness. It has dragons in it. So of course I have to read it. ...more

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Jun 06, 2020 Donna rated it did not like it

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult

I had to stop reading this book at the two thirds mark which I think is plenty far to be able to judge it without forcing myself to read a page more of it. First, let me say that this is the fifth book I’ve read by this author, so I thought I knew what to expect from him. Adding the summary of this book to my expectations, I was ready to read a fantasy story with some depth and social consciousness, one that featured a dragon that might be fearsome, but protective toward a young girl at the cent I had to stop reading this book at the two thirds mark which I think is plenty far to be able to judge it without forcing myself to read a page more of it. First, let me say that this is the fifth book I’ve read by this author, so I thought I knew what to expect from him. Adding the summary of this book to my expectations, I was ready to read a fantasy story with some depth and social consciousness, one that featured a dragon that might be fearsome, but protective toward a young girl at the center of a world-changing prophecy.

That’s not what I got.

This book is packed with increasing gratuitous violence that turned my stomach and disturbed me by degrees, the farther along it went, especially when in the context of an otherwise rather juvenile YA story. I can’t imagine what age group this book would be aimed at, but definitely not for preteens or perhaps even young teens. As for the dragon, there is very little page time devoted to him from what I read, other characters, some of them minor ones, taking center stage instead of him, quite a few of them unlikable.

It didn’t start off this way when being inclusive and tackling racism, homophobia, and more. But little by little, then with great leaps and bounds, it left behind any depth it might have had in favor of a twisty and twisted story with a murky prophecy that even the characters couldn’t understand. Then at the halfway mark and beyond, the story devolved into a gleeful bloodbath with one improbable plot point following another. It became impossible to understand any of it with the author throwing away restraint and throwing anything and everything he had ever imagined into the mix, trying to shock the reader rather than appeal to any reason or to the heart. This story was all over the place, concentrating too often on anyone but the main characters, all the characters forced into acting like puppets for the author to stage his over the top train wreck of a story.

I don’t enjoy writing such negative reviews, especially for an author I’ve respected and enjoyed reading in the past, but I’m doing it to warn people in case they think they’ll find a story here with much heart and depth, one focusing on a cool dragon. Look elsewhere if that’s what you want. You won’t find it here. ...more

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Apr 20, 2020 Elizabeth Sagan rated it really liked it

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Jan 07, 2021 Whispering Stories rated it it was amazing

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Set in 1950s America at a time when humans and dragons co-exist. We meet young Sarah Dewhurst and her father who is waiting for the arrival of a dragon that will help them on their farm, as they are much cheaper than people. The dragon, a Russian Blue named Kazimir is there though to protect Sarah and to save the world.

In Canada, a young teenage ‘Believer’ (Dragon worshippers) called Malcolm has been given orders by his goddess to head to America and to Book Reviewed on www.whisperingstories.com

Set in 1950s America at a time when humans and dragons co-exist. We meet young Sarah Dewhurst and her father who is waiting for the arrival of a dragon that will help them on their farm, as they are much cheaper than people. The dragon, a Russian Blue named Kazimir is there though to protect Sarah and to save the world.

In Canada, a young teenage ‘Believer’ (Dragon worshippers) called Malcolm has been given orders by his goddess to head to America and to carry out an assassination on someone to stop a war.

FBI Agents Woolf and Dernovich have been given the task of finding the assassin and stopping him after he killed some of their men with the help of a dragon.

This is a cat and mouse chase like no other. Who has been misled and who is really trying to stop a war whether that be between men or men and dragons?

Told in two parts and the third person, Burn is told from various viewpoints. The plot plays out as three separate stories yet interweaves them when the time comes.

Sarah is a sweet young girl who has been brought up by her father alone on their farm since their mother died. To keep the farm and pay off the debts her father needs a bumper crop and harvest and to be able to afford this he hires a dragon.

Kazimir the dragon is a small Russian Blue, not many are seen and certainly not working on a farm. The book might be set in a fantasy world but the racism and bigotry of the 50s are certainly present and the locals don’t like a Blue being close by, he could be a Russian spy. The local police officer already doesn’t like the family as Sarah is of mixed race. He also has an issue with her best friend Jason who is of Japanese descent.

The plot moves along at a decent pace. You get to hear from Malcolm about his mission as he meets a young man on his journey and shares his thoughts and his body with him. You also see the bickering agents as they try to track Malcolm down, yet are always two steps behind him.

You would think that the story would conclude when Malcolm reaches his target, but it doesn’t. This is only partway through and another storyline begins. There were certainly plenty of twists and I wasn’t expecting the book to change the direction the way it did.

Patrick Ness writes unusual stories that are often just outside the real world. He plays with your mind and has you questioning everything you have read and learned as the book progresses. Some may not like this style but I adore weird, strange books that are not the norm, just like this one. ...more

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Apr 15, 2020 Matthew rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, arc, 2020

‘We are in the hands of Goddesses and madmen, Sarah Dewhurst.’

‘Burn’ is one of those books where I think it’s best to go into it knowing as little as possible. It’s set in an alternate 1950s America during the Cold War and Sarah Dewhurst’s father has just hired a dragon to help on their farm. The Dragon has motives other than the money he will be paid though, Sarah is mentioned in a prophecy that could mean the end of the world.

I’d argue that there isn’t really a main character in ‘Burn’, it fel ...more

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Jul 16, 2020 Missie✨ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, 5-star, review-to-come, fantasy-vibes, favorite-characters, recommended

Ok, so I need to start reading more Patrick Ness books. Like, has his books just been hiding from me or...?
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After reading this, I admit I am a little obsessed with dragons. I think a re-binge of "The Dragon Prince" on Netflix is necessary. Or maybe I should re-watch of "How To Train Your Dragon". Toothless is my dream pet, and I won't be satisfied in the pet department until I have one.
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Jul 04, 2020 Snjez marked it as dnf · review of another edition

dnf @ 70%

I'm giving up. It's too heavy and dark for me at the moment. ...more

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Aug 20, 2020 Mari rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020, 2020-anticipated

I'm having a hard time processing this one. The premise was wild and engaging, but the plot was convoluted and confusing. The characters were a little empty to me, and I'm not sure what this story was trying to say. There was some commentary via a bigoted deputy in a small town, but those parts just made me uncomfortable, particularly because we get some of the story from this deputy's point of view, and we're mostly told HE'S ANGRY, SEE? Like sure, anger feeds racism, thanks for sharing, I gues ...more

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Aug 07, 2020 Giulia rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: the-dirty, the-underwhelming, the-lgbtq, the-nasty-surprise

"Dragon magic is wild."

TW: racism, blood, gore, attempted rape, homophobia, police brutality, bullying, grief

Unpopular Opinion Time 🐸☕️

Actual rating: 2.5 ⭐️

It is with a heavy heart that I am telling you that this time, Patrick Ness missed the mark.
I am a huge fan of his writing style and his storytelling, but this novel did not deliver.

You know when you go to an all-you-can-eat buffet and you fill your plate so much it challenges all the laws of physics?
Yeah, that was this book.
This was a lot ...more

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Dec 01, 2020 Katie.dorny rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2020, lgbtq

This was not it for Patrick Ness. This was a hell of a hot mess.

Weird story that never really stuck; and that’s coming from someone who has loved his other work. The story was never really established well enough for me to make it believable. Nor was it well thought out and detailed background provided. We just dove in and had to just believe without being given anything to actually believe in.

Characters were okay - all a bit slap dash and whizzed through quickly and nothing really clicked or ...more

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May 30, 2020 Alayne Emmett rated it it was amazing

Oh wow this book was fantastic. It read like a thrilling fast moving film, in fact it should be a film!!!!
It took off on page one and didn’t let up until the last page. I am devastated that I’ve finished it and, as I shut this wonderful book my thoughts were will there be another one? I certainly hope so!!!

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May 25, 2020 bookellenic rated it really liked it

Shelves: edelweiss-e-arcs

Full review on my blog.
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3.5/5 rounded up to 4 stars.
Would I suggest you reading it? Yes.

I often want to rate Patrick Ness book slightly more than I end up doing, but I keep on reading his books, so I guess there is something there. I'm just always left... Wanting a bit more.
This time, its message turned out to be eerily prophetic and at the same time displaying patterns and behaviours that have been happening since the dawn of humankind. ...more

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Jun 02, 2020 Shannon (It Starts At Midnight) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2020, read-for-review, favorites, must-read-grabby-hands, june-2020

You can find the full review and all the fancy and/or randomness that accompanies it at It Starts at Midnight

ME: Eh I don't know if I like dragons, but it's Patrick Ness so let's try.

ME, AFTER: Wow so I love dragons and obviously Patrick Ness.

There is SO much that I loved about this book that I cannot even tell you for the sake of spoilers. Places I did not see things going. And like, it's seriously SO GREAT so can you just trust me? Awesome thanks. Here's what I can tell you:

►Alternate 19 ...more

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Apr 11, 2020 charlotte, (½ of readsrainbow) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: lgbtq-authors, latinx-characters, review-copies, m-lgbt, favourite-authors, black-or-african-characters, physical-copy-needed, lgbt, ya-or-mg-lit, east-asian-characters

Sometimes you just have to feel bad about a thing. Sometimes that's the only thing that makes you human.

On my blog.

Actual rating 4.5

Rep: biracial (Black, white) mc, Japanese American mc, gay mc, Guatemalan Canadian gay mc

CWs: period typical racism and homophobia, blood, gore, violence

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It would be fair to say Patrick Ness ranks as one of my favourite authors ever. I’m not sure, in the almost ten years I’ve been reading his books, I’ve ever disliked a book he has ...more

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May 10, 2019 vatana 🤡 who is bad at reading marked it as to-read · review of another edition

well, i said i’d read anything this man writes.

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Jun 06, 2020 Bridget rated it really liked it

Shelves: my-bookshelves

Like I always do with a Patrick Ness, I had pre-ordered this and I had some worries going into it because the last couple of books haven't been my faves. I was so hoping he wouldn't disappoint me with this one. And he hasn't. This is a return to form. I think what works best for this author is when he doesn't try to do too much with his stories. This one is a dual storyline but it is way more successful in this novel than in Release. You know that these stories are going to combine and you just Like I always do with a Patrick Ness, I had pre-ordered this and I had some worries going into it because the last couple of books haven't been my faves. I was so hoping he wouldn't disappoint me with this one. And he hasn't. This is a return to form. I think what works best for this author is when he doesn't try to do too much with his stories. This one is a dual storyline but it is way more successful in this novel than in Release. You know that these stories are going to combine and you just can't wait for that to happen.

It is set in Washington State in the USA in the 1950s there is rampant racism and homophobia and so much judgement of people it makes you quite uncomfortable. Sarah's dad has just hired a dragon to help with the farm work. He will work to clear paddocks of rocks and trees, he is not to be spoken to and while there is a truce between dragons and humans, you shouldn't get friendly or close to him. Sarah's dad is very clear on this. However the dragon knows Sarah's secret and they begin to talk. At the other end of the country a young man is heading north on a mission to kill Sarah. He has been given a mission from on high and he must fulfil his duty. On the way he will meet another young man who will change his life and also change the future. There is a whole bunch more going on in this book but to reveal too much would be way too spoiler alert.

I loved Sarah and her dragon. I loved all of the love in the story. There is a lot of love. Love for parents, for other people, for dragons and for humanity. There is also a lot of hate, for those who are different to ourselves, for those we are suspicious of and those we don't understand. It is the balance of these that makes this story so good.

It is an exciting book to read, there is a heap of tension and a lot of action. Patrick Ness is so good at having his little guys wield enormous power and that is exactly what happens here. Grab a copy for your school, have a read and then share it with all your students. I think they'll love it!

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Jul 08, 2020 Annette rated it liked it · review of another edition

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And once more Book Box Club got me a book that I wouldn't have bought myself. Of course, I had seen this book on the internet already. I know quite a few people who were really looking forward to this one and I came across it while making my wishlist for June. However, for some reason this book didn't really speak to me and I don't know why. Sometimes it happens. I read a blurb and somehow I kinda know that it's not gonna be my new favorite book.

Let me start this review with saying that this is And once more Book Box Club got me a book that I wouldn't have bought myself. Of course, I had seen this book on the internet already. I know quite a few people who were really looking forward to this one and I came across it while making my wishlist for June. However, for some reason this book didn't really speak to me and I don't know why. Sometimes it happens. I read a blurb and somehow I kinda know that it's not gonna be my new favorite book.

Let me start this review with saying that this is a total and absolute case of "it's me and not the book". I think that this book does a lot of things right and I'm pretty sure that someone who's not me can find this their favorite book. Most of all because the plot is quite nice AND most of all really well done. There is a very clear goal from the start and along the way more and more questions are answered and more and more pieces of the puzzle revealed.

The pacing of the story is on top of that really nice too. There is constantly something happening and the characters are constantly on the move. There is not one dull moment, the story never stands still, it also doesn't go in circles. And all the pieces of the puzzle also come really nicely together in the finale. If you're the kind of reader who enjoys a nice plot with loads of action this is totally the book for you.

However, I'm a character and emotion reader. I read to feel. I read to make new friends. I read to fall in love. I am totally willing to forgive a less great plot if the characters are amazing (you might have seen a few of those 5 star reviews where I do admit the plot isn't even that good...), but if I don't feel that connection with the characters, whether it's because they remind me of myself or because I fall in love with them, a good plot can't save the book. And that was actually the case here.

The book reads like filmscript, actually. We know exactly what all the characters do, how they act and what they say. But when it comes to their deeper emotions, their true longings and wishes, we don't get that much. It's probably not the kind of story for that, it's most certainly not what the author was going for. It's just something I like in my books. So, like I already said: A classic case of it's not the book, it's me. ...more

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Oct 14, 2019 Ashley marked it as to-read · review of another edition

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OMFG. *no words*

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May 31, 2020 Beckee❤️ rated it really liked it

Yeah, so I quite enjoyed this. This was my first treasure by Mr Ness and where better to start than with alternative worlds featuring dragons and magic?!

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Jun 11, 2020 Ashley rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorite-authors, book-buyers-anonymous-bought, ya, historical-fiction, lgbtqiap, racism-social-injustice, human-animal-bond, war-or-polical-conflict, poc-rep, awesome-friendships

Star Rating: —> 4 Stars

[This rating keeps changing in my head- I need some time to sit & think on this one.

what a strange, strange,
(still AMAZING though!)
strange,
Oh so difficult to rate, read lol
Patrick Ness has a very eclectic, eccentric, super difficult to rate writing style, soo yeah RTC

Regardless, I realize that that sounds negative, but it is NOT at all. It is just that this is a read that really makes you think, and to inevitably ponder the meaning of life, Lol, as all of Ness’s work te ...more

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Patrick Ness, an award-winning novelist, has written for England’s Radio 4 and Sunday Telegraph and is a literary critic for The Guardian. He has written many books, including the Chaos Walking Trilogy, The Crash of Hennington, Topics About Which I Know Nothing, and A Monster Calls.

He has won numerous awards, including the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, the Booktrust Teenage Prize, and the C ...more