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A review by sony08
Small Fires by Ronnie Turner
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is a difficult one, I want to like this as it so different to anything I have read recently. But it actually left me drained. The story follows the Pedley sisters arriving at a strange, dark island where nobody wants to go. The are warned there is a devil there, people hearing strange noises and laughter from across the water.
However the sisters are also on the move due to having been accused of their parent's murdered. So it seems a perfect place for them to go.
Strange things happen on the island, the Folk that live there seems full of madness, people die in strange ways.
I think in a way this was intended to mess with the reader. I did work out what was going on with the sisters but it well hidden and thought through. I just feel a bit weird about it. Which is probably the point and therefore, well done to the author.
However the sisters are also on the move due to having been accused of their parent's murdered. So it seems a perfect place for them to go.
Strange things happen on the island, the Folk that live there seems full of madness, people die in strange ways.
I think in a way this was intended to mess with the reader. I did work out what was going on with the sisters but it well hidden and thought through. I just feel a bit weird about it. Which is probably the point and therefore, well done to the author.