I admit I bought this on Krysten Ritter's name

This book is about five times better written than most of the dozens of thrillers that I have picked up over the years because they were on sale as Audible Daily Deal. I paid full price for this on the strength of the author's acting. This book has better characters, better dialogue, and a better story than nearly all.
The writer was extremely good at letting you know which character is talking and reminding you of who is who- both huge points in audiobooks. I didn't get to the end feeling completely satisfied, but it was definitely in the upper 95th percentile. The end felt a bit rushed. I would happily discuss this further, but I am not going to give anything away here. I hope the author writes a lot more books.

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Excellent Mystery

Loved the plot and characters, Ritter has a knack for storytelling, total suspense up until the end.

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Keeps you hanging until the end

A mystery that keeps you hanging on until the very end. I️ finished it in two days as I️ didn’t want to stop listening. Very well written and well narrated and hope I️ see another Ritter book in the future.

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Couldn't finish it

What character would you cut from Bonfire?

The main character is what bothered me most about this story. I think the author was trying to frame her as a feminist by having her enjoy casual sex, but the character was also constantly acting as if she lacked agency over her life and everyday situations. She was also so overly dramatic that the plot could barely move forward towards the end. I only had an hour left and I couldn't finish the book- I just couldn't listen to the main character obsess for the umpteenth time over things that had already happened and been obsessed over.

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Wanting something more

This story started as a fairly conventional eco-thriller that I could honestly take or leave. There were some twists and turns thrown in that tried to steer you away from that convention but even those seemed like stories I had heard in other thrillers.
What kept this one fresh was the cynical tone and writing style that keep me hoping for more stories from Krysten Ritter.

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Worth a read/listen

I had been waiting for this book to come out since I was curious to see what kind of writing voice Krysten Ritter has. Plus, I love mystery so the plot seemed right up my alley for what usually grabs my attention. The story didn't disappoint at all. It had a good balance of suspense, pacing and storytelling that didn't give it all away, but didn't drag at the same time either. The narrator was great too and gave life to each of the characters in her inflections and voices for them. The only issue I ran into is that I tend to be really good at predicting early on who the villain is and the answers to the big mystery. It wasn't any different this time either, but I still highly enjoyed dissecting the clues right along with Abby the main character and seeing if I was right as the story went on. I was also pleasantly surprised by the bit of romance added into the story, which I always appreciate since I'm kind of a romantic. Overall, I think this book is worth a read/listen and I'm looking forward to other mysteries that Krysten Ritter might write.

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Best book I've listened in a long time 😊

The story is so good that at the end I didn't realized that I was almost done. I truly wished the book was longer so I could be with these wonderfull characters at least for a couple of days more. Krysten Ritter, well done! 👏👏👏

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Probably best for young adults

Not a bad first novel, but felt a bit labored and amateurish; probably more fitting for the young adult genre. Having said that, Ritter shows promise as a writer - I'll definitely read her next novel.

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Good but unoriginal

This reminded me a lot of the storytelling in Veronica Mars- which isn’t a bad thing if you love Veronica Mars as I do and remember Krysten Ritter as Gia from way back when.

This wasn’t original storytelling in the least, and has a fairly predictable outcome if you are the type to mentally jump ahead and not wait for the story to unfold on its own. That being said, I still enjoyed the story- even though it felt familiar to me, as if I had heard it before.

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Well written and performed but...

I enjoyed this. Really well performed and well written, however the story is fairly standard. I'd have preferred a twist or two but it ended as expected from almost the beginning.

I'll definitely check out any future work by the author though.

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