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From the author of the New York Times bestseller Wilder Girls comes a new twisty thriller about a girl whose past has always been a mystery—until she decides to return to her mother’s hometown . . . where history has a tendency to repeat itself.
Ever since Margot was born, it’s been just her and her mother. No answers to Margot’s questions about what came before. No history ...more
Ever since Margot was born, it’s been just her and her mother. No answers to Margot’s questions about what came before. No history ...more
ebook, 352 pages
Published
July 7th 2020
by Delacorte Press
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I’m seeing the stars! THIS IS…. THIS BOOK… THIS STORY… THI…TH…T… I lost the words! Please somebody tell me my lines! Oh boy, weklcjoj4ffejewoi! Oh no, I lost my cognitive skills! I lost my brain! I lost my mind! I lost my mouth! Oh no, how can drink wine without my mouth? Who is talking now? Did I become a ventriloquist? WHAT THE HELL I JUST READ!!!
I carry three heads right now! I hold something in my hands: a secret recipe of the ...more
I’m seeing the stars! THIS IS…. THIS BOOK… THIS STORY… THI…TH…T… I lost the words! Please somebody tell me my lines! Oh boy, weklcjoj4ffejewoi! Oh no, I lost my cognitive skills! I lost my brain! I lost my mind! I lost my mouth! Oh no, how can drink wine without my mouth? Who is talking now? Did I become a ventriloquist? WHAT THE HELL I JUST READ!!!
I carry three heads right now! I hold something in my hands: a secret recipe of the ...more

"It's not love, to give your wounds to someone else."
Rory Power is carving out that space for gritty, haunting, and disturbing, sapphic YA and I love to see it.
I can't tell you what expectations I had for this book but they were met. This cover exudes brittle, burning heat amongst other, darker feelings and I must say that not many covers hit the nail on its head like that. I still can't say that I love the cover - it looks muted and flat? - but it's genius in its own way.
I'm not going to say mu ...more
Rory Power is carving out that space for gritty, haunting, and disturbing, sapphic YA and I love to see it.
I can't tell you what expectations I had for this book but they were met. This cover exudes brittle, burning heat amongst other, darker feelings and I must say that not many covers hit the nail on its head like that. I still can't say that I love the cover - it looks muted and flat? - but it's genius in its own way.
I'm not going to say mu ...more

3.25
It's been 4 hours since I completed the book and I am still lying on the floor and my mind is racing , it's endlessly racing in spirals and flames!
1. Did I liked the book?
no, well idk it was stupid at times but honestly idk.
2. Was it weird?
The weirdest y/a mystery I have ever read , it was not only weird but at times stupid too with its lame plot points and illogical conversations and turns.
3. How about the characters?
I think they were MEDICORE I didn't connected with them but I think w ...more
It's been 4 hours since I completed the book and I am still lying on the floor and my mind is racing , it's endlessly racing in spirals and flames!
1. Did I liked the book?
no, well idk it was stupid at times but honestly idk.
2. Was it weird?
The weirdest y/a mystery I have ever read , it was not only weird but at times stupid too with its lame plot points and illogical conversations and turns.
3. How about the characters?
I think they were MEDICORE I didn't connected with them but I think w ...more

**3.5-stars rounded up**
I feel like one of the few people left in the YA book world who has yet to read Wilder Girls.
I own it, of course. I mean, have you seen the cover!? I have added it to numerous TBRs since its release, but still haven't picked it up.

When I received an early copy of Rory Power's sophomore novel, Burn Our Bodies Down, I was shocked and elated.
I couldn't wait to pick it up and then, I just didn't. Long story short, I am a horrible reviewer, but if you read my reviews, you pro ...more
I feel like one of the few people left in the YA book world who has yet to read Wilder Girls.
I own it, of course. I mean, have you seen the cover!? I have added it to numerous TBRs since its release, but still haven't picked it up.

When I received an early copy of Rory Power's sophomore novel, Burn Our Bodies Down, I was shocked and elated.
I couldn't wait to pick it up and then, I just didn't. Long story short, I am a horrible reviewer, but if you read my reviews, you pro ...more

"If it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt."
-Matthew 26:39
WOOF. Gather round, children, and listen to the tale of how my most highly anticipated YA release of 2020 ended up being a flippity flop of epic proportions. (Obviously this is a biased opinion, and one woman's trash is another's treasure, so please check out all the positive reviews as mine remains clearly in the minority thus far.)
I've been sitting here for two days trying to organize m ...more
-Matthew 26:39
WOOF. Gather round, children, and listen to the tale of how my most highly anticipated YA release of 2020 ended up being a flippity flop of epic proportions. (Obviously this is a biased opinion, and one woman's trash is another's treasure, so please check out all the positive reviews as mine remains clearly in the minority thus far.)
I've been sitting here for two days trying to organize m ...more

I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this book.
Burn our bodies down is a masterpiece!!
It reminded me of Children of the Corn (Movie series) so much with the very similar atmosphere and small town vibe (and corn), but the story was very different and oh my God, it was soooo good.
I have to admit that it wasn't the love at first sight.
The writing style was great, and it kept me reading and reading (plus I loved Power's debut Wilder Girls), but Margot was not the character I would root for, and her reading about h ...more
Burn our bodies down is a masterpiece!!
It reminded me of Children of the Corn (Movie series) so much with the very similar atmosphere and small town vibe (and corn), but the story was very different and oh my God, it was soooo good.
I have to admit that it wasn't the love at first sight.
The writing style was great, and it kept me reading and reading (plus I loved Power's debut Wilder Girls), but Margot was not the character I would root for, and her reading about h ...more

Aug 14, 2019
Tucker (TuckerTheReader)
marked it as not-released-tbr
Shelves:
young-adult,
science-fiction

One might say: There are different levels of different.
Read this book and you might say: Out of the box that is within a circle.
Just let that sync in. Go ahead, take a minute. Read it again.
Out of the box that is within a circle.
Now follow the number trail down. You will get it at the end.
5
4
3
2
1
And Snap! Now you have all the answers! It all makes sense, right?
WRONG!!
I can come up with a fancy looking phrase and dress up the experience, but if it is gibberish, it is still just gibberish no matter ...more
Read this book and you might say: Out of the box that is within a circle.
Just let that sync in. Go ahead, take a minute. Read it again.
Out of the box that is within a circle.
Now follow the number trail down. You will get it at the end.
5
4
3
2
1
And Snap! Now you have all the answers! It all makes sense, right?
WRONG!!
I can come up with a fancy looking phrase and dress up the experience, but if it is gibberish, it is still just gibberish no matter ...more

Fires, secrets, mothers and daughters, the ties that bind and the ties that break, and sinister overtones come out to play in Rory Power's tour de force sophomore novel.
Writing: ★★★★★
Plot: ★★★★★
Pacing: ★★★★★
Atmosphere: ★★★★★
Margot and her mother could be sisters, they look so much alike. Margot doesn't see this as a compliment. Her relationship with her mother, Jo, is anything but sister-like—it is one of flight, fight, and fear. Margot's mother has been running from something all of Margot's l ...more
Writing: ★★★★★
Plot: ★★★★★
Pacing: ★★★★★
Atmosphere: ★★★★★
Margot and her mother could be sisters, they look so much alike. Margot doesn't see this as a compliment. Her relationship with her mother, Jo, is anything but sister-like—it is one of flight, fight, and fear. Margot's mother has been running from something all of Margot's l ...more

Jul 17, 2020
Chelsea (chelseadolling reads)
rated it
it was ok
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
queer
I went into this one with pretty low expectations because
Wilder Girls
didn't really work for me, but somehow I still came out of it feeling disappointed. This had all the makings of a book I should love: queer characters, rural small-towns, strained mother/daughter relationships, but something about this really just didn't click for me. I feel like I never really got to know the main character, which kept me from bonding to her or the story or honestly caring about anything that happened. I
...more

Well this one definitely threw me for a loop. I‘ll admit I was pretty cocky and thought I knew exactly where this book was headed, but even when I was on the right track, I got the degree very, very wrong. At one point when I was maybe halfway through reading I commented on Chelsea’s status update that I was “waiting for everything to go off the rails”, and through time and space Rory Power HEARD me and decided to grant me that request. Be careful what you wish for, y’all!!
The story starts with ...more
The story starts with ...more

Jan 28, 2020
Ash
rated it
it was amazing
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
fans of Dark Places and Sharp Objects
One of my top 10 books of 2020!
Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Children’s Books for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I was hesitant to request this one, given the mixed reviews of Rory Power’s debut novel, Wilder Girls, which I haven’t read. Now I’m considering giving it a try, because this book? This book is a masterpiece. The older I get, the harder it is for me to find young adult fiction that still appeals to me, and I feel a little giddy every time I get to ...more
Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Children’s Books for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I was hesitant to request this one, given the mixed reviews of Rory Power’s debut novel, Wilder Girls, which I haven’t read. Now I’m considering giving it a try, because this book? This book is a masterpiece. The older I get, the harder it is for me to find young adult fiction that still appeals to me, and I feel a little giddy every time I get to ...more

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3.5 stars!
This was such an interesting read.
Burn Our Bodies Down is my first Rory Power and it was really surprising. I don't read as much YA as I used to, but the thought of YA Horror was very appealing to me and that's why I requested the audiobook from NetGalley.
This starts with Margot living with her mother, and they have an unstable relationship. When Margot discovers that she has a grandmother, she escapes town and goes to her grandma's farm. Coincidentally, the plantation is burning w ...more
This was such an interesting read.
Burn Our Bodies Down is my first Rory Power and it was really surprising. I don't read as much YA as I used to, but the thought of YA Horror was very appealing to me and that's why I requested the audiobook from NetGalley.
This starts with Margot living with her mother, and they have an unstable relationship. When Margot discovers that she has a grandmother, she escapes town and goes to her grandma's farm. Coincidentally, the plantation is burning w ...more

3 Stars
Margot is a seventeen years old girl who lives with her mother in a small town. They are isolated and she doesn’t know any of her family members, she even doesn’t know about her father. And whenever she asks her mother about them, she shuts her down. So after finding a trace of her grandmother, she decides to take the matter in her own hands and go after her lineage. She runs away from home but after she finds her Grams something feels wrong, but what?
Burn Our Bodies Down was my first rea ...more
Margot is a seventeen years old girl who lives with her mother in a small town. They are isolated and she doesn’t know any of her family members, she even doesn’t know about her father. And whenever she asks her mother about them, she shuts her down. So after finding a trace of her grandmother, she decides to take the matter in her own hands and go after her lineage. She runs away from home but after she finds her Grams something feels wrong, but what?
Burn Our Bodies Down was my first rea ...more

Yo what the fuck did I just read??
I was provided a finished copy of this book for review by Underlined. All thoughts are my own.
Content Warnings: emotional abuse by parental figure, violence, death, gore, teen pregnancy
I have never in my entire experience of reading YA read anything like this book. I mean I'm still genuinely attempting to figure out where Rory Power got this whole idea/concept from. I'm going to try to write this review in the most concise manner because I don't want to spoil ...more
I was provided a finished copy of this book for review by Underlined. All thoughts are my own.
Content Warnings: emotional abuse by parental figure, violence, death, gore, teen pregnancy
I have never in my entire experience of reading YA read anything like this book. I mean I'm still genuinely attempting to figure out where Rory Power got this whole idea/concept from. I'm going to try to write this review in the most concise manner because I don't want to spoil ...more
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This was legitimately incredible. Such a wild, strange, eerie ride and I loved every moment of it. RTC

"There is a stranger with my face"
What the hell just happened? This was book full of so many twists and so many mindblowing moments and I cannot believe what I just read. I won't like, I think I prefer Wilder Girls to this book, but it still and amazing and twisted book and I cannot wait to read more books by Rory Power.
In this book we follow Margot as she wants to learm more about her family. Ever since she was born, it's just been her and her mother. Nobody else, just them. But one day, she f ...more
What the hell just happened? This was book full of so many twists and so many mindblowing moments and I cannot believe what I just read. I won't like, I think I prefer Wilder Girls to this book, but it still and amazing and twisted book and I cannot wait to read more books by Rory Power.
In this book we follow Margot as she wants to learm more about her family. Ever since she was born, it's just been her and her mother. Nobody else, just them. But one day, she f ...more

Aimless and detached from start to finish.

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How to keep a fire burning.
How to stitch a fight up until it's only a scar.
That's the kind of thing you learn with a mother like mine.
Mostly, though, you learn how to be loved without proof.
A book lover often has a difficult time reading the books that they're interested in. Just when the opportunity arrives to finally dive into that story you've been wan ...more
Thank you NetGalley and Delacorte Press for this ARC. All thoughts and opinions are mine.
How to keep a fire burning.
How to stitch a fight up until it's only a scar.
That's the kind of thing you learn with a mother like mine.
Mostly, though, you learn how to be loved without proof.
A book lover often has a difficult time reading the books that they're interested in. Just when the opportunity arrives to finally dive into that story you've been wan ...more

Is july going to have a lot of five star reads? This was my first book by the author and I really want to read wilder girls now! Super creepy and loved it soo much! Also thanks to netgalley and Delacrorte press for sending me an e-arc of this and sorry for the late mini review!(:

“I am supposed to be quiet, I am supposed to be good, but I was born at war and I can only keep from fighting for so long.”
WOW, this book, guys, was everything I wanted and more. I can already say that it will not be a book for everyone, I'm sure there will be many polarities of opinions and they'll all be super valid, but I'm happy to be part of those people who have loved it. I adore the author's style, it really resonates a lot with my soul, I adore how atmospheric this book is, a ...more

Jul 21, 2020
Cortney LaScola - The Bookworm Myrtle Beach
rated it
liked it
·
review of another edition
While I didn't enjoy Burn Our Bodies Down nearly as much as Wilder Girls, I still thought it was a decent book.
I could have done without Margot's constant internal monologue analyzing EVERYTHING everyone said and did. It made the book feel really repetitive, and it just made me annoyed with her character. I wish the author had taken all of that and expanded on the mystery instead. The last 75 pages were great, but I wanted so much more.
Still a solid 3, but considering how much I loved Wilder Gir ...more
I could have done without Margot's constant internal monologue analyzing EVERYTHING everyone said and did. It made the book feel really repetitive, and it just made me annoyed with her character. I wish the author had taken all of that and expanded on the mystery instead. The last 75 pages were great, but I wanted so much more.
Still a solid 3, but considering how much I loved Wilder Gir ...more

This was...bizarre to say the very least, which isn't necessarily a bad thing but, I'm not sure all the craziness and weirdness completely worked for me. The writing was fabulous and I really did enjoy something original, especially in this genre so bonus stars for that.
Overall, not a bad story just different in ways both good and bad.
*ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* ...more
Overall, not a bad story just different in ways both good and bad.
*ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* ...more

I’ve had a copy of this book since… June 2020. I read the first chapter and I decided to put it down because the lighter thing was so bizarre.
But… whoa that was such a wild ride. Just… why did I put it down?
What the hell. I still have to wrap my head around this book.
So Margot Nielsen is a girl living in a small city with her mom. She doesn’t know anything about her family and whenever she tried to ask her mom, her mom just went straight up batshit. She decided to take matters to her own hands a ...more
But… whoa that was such a wild ride. Just… why did I put it down?
What the hell. I still have to wrap my head around this book.
So Margot Nielsen is a girl living in a small city with her mom. She doesn’t know anything about her family and whenever she tried to ask her mom, her mom just went straight up batshit. She decided to take matters to her own hands a ...more
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Rory Power grew up in New England, where she lives and works as a crime fiction editor and story consultant for TV adaptation. She received a Masters in Prose Fiction from the University of East Anglia, and thinks fondly of her time there, partially because she learned a lot but mostly because there were a ton of bunnies on campus.
She is represented by Daisy Parente at Lutyens & Rubinstein and Ki ...more
She is represented by Daisy Parente at Lutyens & Rubinstein and Ki ...more
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