Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power
Release: July 7th 2020
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Source: Netgalley
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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 to hold on to. And no relative to speak of. Just the two of them, stuck in their run-down apartment, struggling to get along.
But that’s not enough for Margot. She wants family. She wants a past. And she just found the key she needs to get it: A photograph, pointing her to a town called Phalene. Pointing her home. Only, when Margot gets there, it’s not what she expected.
Margot’s mother left for a reason. But was it to hide her past? Or was it to protect Margot from what’s still there?
The only thing Margot knows for sure is there’s poison in their family tree, and the roots go so deeply into Phalene that now that she’s there, she might never escape.
About the Author
Rory Power grew up in Boston, received her undergraduate degree at Middlebury College, and went on to earn an MA in prose fiction from the University of East Anglia. She lives in Massachusetts. She is the New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls and Burn Our Bodies Down.
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Burn Our Bodies Down Review:
A BIG thank you to Netgalley and Delacorte Press for providing an advanced copy of this book for my review. Oh my goodness! What did I just read? This book is atmospheric, twisted, unnerving, strange, and completely gripping. I LOVED every minute of it. It was like reading Flowers in the Attic (by VC Andrews, without the incest), mixed with 1922 by Stephen King.
Firstly, let me start off by saying that the plot is just amazing and the highlight of the book! It is completely unique and unlike anything I have ever read. Even though I thought of numerous possibilities as to what was happening, I was not prepared for what actually transpired. The twist came out of the blue and I was blown away. This is so much better than what I expected in a YA novel. Moreover, there’s not unnecessary romance at all to the plot. The pacing is awesome, where the author sticks to the mystery behind the Nielsen girls.
In my opinion, both Margot and Vera are stars of the show. They both complement each other so well in their scenes together. In fact, I feel like Vera is the star of the story. She is so complex and unpredictable, you never know what she will do. There are one a few prominent characters like Tess and Connors, but they also add well to the story.
This is the first book I read of Rory Power. I have not read Wilder Girls yet so I wasn’t sure if I would enjoyed this book or not. But the author wrote the story in such a compelling manner that I want to read Wilder Girls too! Overall, I loved Burn Our Bodies Down and have become a fan of the author!
