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A Slow Fire Burning

A Slow Fire Burning

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Summary

'What is wrong with you？'

Laura has spent most of her life being judged。 She's seen as hot-tempered， troubled， a loner。 Some even call her dangerous。

Miriam knows that just because Laura is witnessed leaving the scene of a horrific murder with blood on her clothes， that doesn't mean she's a killer。 Bitter experience has taught her how easy it is to get caught in the wrong place at the wrong time。

Carla is reeling from the brutal murder of her nephew。 She trusts no one: good people are capable of terrible deeds。 But how far will she go to find peace？

Innocent or guilty， everyone is damaged。 Some are damaged enough to kill。

Look what you started。

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Reviews

Lori Leaf ，

In short: A young man， Daniel， is found murdered in his houseboat。 3 women， Laura， Carla and Miriam are being questioned and all have motives。 My thoughts: I went back & forth with this book。 Some books I like for the story they tell， others I like for the writing。 This was the later。 I started this book on audio with an ALC from @libro。fm While I enjoyed the narrator there was so much going on and so many characters introduced that I found it hard to follow。 Luckily my physical copy from @river In short: A young man， Daniel， is found murdered in his houseboat。 3 women， Laura， Carla and Miriam are being questioned and all have motives。 My thoughts: I went back & forth with this book。 Some books I like for the story they tell， others I like for the writing。 This was the later。 I started this book on audio with an ALC from @libro。fm While I enjoyed the narrator there was so much going on and so many characters introduced that I found it hard to follow。 Luckily my physical copy from @riverheadbooks arrived and I was able to stop listening and finish the book reading。 The characters in this book are not likable。 Writing their stories and how they all see each other was done really well。 The pacing was slow but served this story perfect as it helped build the feeling of anger， jealousy and resentment all while slowly revealing the connections everyone had。 There was so much else that happened in this book with the character backstories， a book within the book and solving it the whodunnit。 In short， it was one slow burning， twisty domestic thriller with standout writing。 。。。more

CJ Eve ，

Hawkins has a way of bring her characters to life， their flaws as well that you find yourself invested in them。 （Irene I love Irene I could relate to her younger self on so many levels she just spoke to me） A compelling murder mystery based on revenge， deceit， jealousy， pain and trauma。

Anastasia Wiley ，

The narrative was choppy and not very intriguing。 Some characters were better established than others。（view spoiler）[I would have rated this three stars， but I am sick of reading mysteries/domestic thrillers that use incest as a plot device。 A Slow Fire Burning does not actually have incest， but there is an inappropriate relationship between an aunt and nephew that has sexual undertones。 It's not creative or edgy， and was not necessary for the overall plot。 （hide spoiler）] The narrative was choppy and not very intriguing。 Some characters were better established than others。（view spoiler）[I would have rated this three stars， but I am sick of reading mysteries/domestic thrillers that use incest as a plot device。 A Slow Fire Burning does not actually have incest， but there is an inappropriate relationship between an aunt and nephew that has sexual undertones。 It's not creative or edgy， and was not necessary for the overall plot。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Marissa ，

dude。 wtf？ I liked it。

Miriam ，

Paula Hawkins' latest thriller shifts perspective back and forth among three women， Miriam， Laura， and Carla。 while the story is told in the third person。 There are interludes from a mystery that echoes Daniel's murder and Miriam's life。The tale unfolds slowly but surely revealing more of the women’s lives and most intriguingly， teasing out the truth of the mystery that intersects with the investigation into Daniel’s death。 Paula Hawkins ratchets up the tension as the story evolves。 Slowly， read Paula Hawkins' latest thriller shifts perspective back and forth among three women， Miriam， Laura， and Carla。 while the story is told in the third person。 There are interludes from a mystery that echoes Daniel's murder and Miriam's life。The tale unfolds slowly but surely revealing more of the women’s lives and most intriguingly， teasing out the truth of the mystery that intersects with the investigation into Daniel’s death。 Paula Hawkins ratchets up the tension as the story evolves。 Slowly， readers get glimpses of the truth。 As the story snowballs， as statements and small lies become truths， the murder comes to light。 You’ll have to read to the very end to find out who the killer is。 Then again， readers may never know。 All in all， a most satisfying thriller。Thanks to the BookLoft of German Village （Columbus， OH） http://www。bookloft。com for an ARC to read and review。 。。。more

Dennis ，

Full disclaimer， I alternated between the audiobook and the physical book while reading A Slow Fire Burning。I really enjoyed Paula Hawkins' debut The Girl on the Train， but the alcoholc female protagonist troupe is sooooo 2018， so I am not sure that Paula Hawkins came grip readers on her books。 She doesn’t use this troupe this time， but I feel that is probably a main selling point to why her debut did so well。 I skipped Into The Water because I heard it wasn't a mystery。 I was really excited Full disclaimer， I alternated between the audiobook and the physical book while reading A Slow Fire Burning。I really enjoyed Paula Hawkins' debut The Girl on the Train， but the alcoholc female protagonist troupe is sooooo 2018， so I am not sure that Paula Hawkins came grip readers on her books。 She doesn’t use this troupe this time， but I feel that is probably a main selling point to why her debut did so well。 I skipped Into The Water because I heard it wasn't a mystery。 I was really excited to pick up A Slow Fire Burning because I heard that it is Paula Hawkins back at her mystery and suspense roots。 I'm here to tell you that I think this author will be a one-hit wonder for me。 I am toggling between 2 and 3 stars， but I bumped it to 3 as I didn't dislike the book， it was just a slow fire boring for me。 It took almost two weeks to get through this one and that is probably the longest a book has ever taken me since I created my Goodreads / Bookstagram accounts。The story focuses on Laura （who we hear her name literally in almost every paragraph -_-） and two other women， Miriam and Carla， respectively。 After a man is found dead， each of these women have motive to be the culprit。 Throughout the book， we get a very deep and twisty whodunnit， which is probably why I bumped it to 3 stars。 I did enjoy how Hawkins was able to humanize the characters in this story by diving deep into their psyche， but this will also provide somewhat of a lull period for readers as this book is very slow。 During this time， we see how the three main protagonists relate to each other in some way （no spoilers）。 I think the issue that I had with the pacing was that it started off fast paced and wild， and then the fuse dimmed until the end。 I've been reading a lot of books providing this storyline build up lately and it's really hit or miss so go into that preparing for a slowly drawn out story。 Overall， it sounds like I'm a big complainer， but I did think the book had some great moments。 It's definitely a darker type of story than I expected。 We get some explicit mentions of the crimes at hand which I always appreciate。 Overall this book is a character driven suspense novel and you need to go in with realistic expectations。 。。。more

Charisma D ，

I am convinced that the only amazing book Paula Hawkins wrote was The Girl on the Train…。。Which is sad because I can see the vision for this book but the execution was lacking？ It’s a very slow build and more than 2 POV to follow。 The ending of course she lets everything and unravel and instead of being shocked or surprised by everything， the last 20% of the book is underwhelming。

Christie Savage （travel。through。pages） ，

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Darla ，

4 incendiary stars for this new thriller from Paula Hawkins。 Early in the book， one of the women mentions how old books are slowly self-combusting， alluding to the deterioration that occurs inside paper。 That metaphor was such a striking snapshot of the book itself。 One young man dies on a houseboat。 Revolving in his story are neighbor Miriam， one-night-stand Laura， mother Angela， and aunt Carla。 Also pulled into the orbit are Carla's ex Theo and Angela's friend/neighbor Irene。 These are out mai 4 incendiary stars for this new thriller from Paula Hawkins。 Early in the book， one of the women mentions how old books are slowly self-combusting， alluding to the deterioration that occurs inside paper。 That metaphor was such a striking snapshot of the book itself。 One young man dies on a houseboat。 Revolving in his story are neighbor Miriam， one-night-stand Laura， mother Angela， and aunt Carla。 Also pulled into the orbit are Carla's ex Theo and Angela's friend/neighbor Irene。 These are out main characters and they connect to each other in ways both predictable and unpredictable。 As with The Girl on the Train， there are unreliable accounts of events right and left。 Pay attention！ The police are quite bamboozled and have to finally rely on an unexpected player to catch the killer。 In the mix are abduction， plagiarism， a hit and run， a hidden graphic novel， pickpocketing， bullying， and so much guilt。 。 。 Cleverly put together and an engrossing read。Succombing already to slow fire， the acidification of the paper destroying it from within， eating away at the pages， making them brittle and breakable。 It was terribly sad when you thought about it， all those stories slowly disappearing。Thank you to Riverhead Books and Edelweiss+ for a DRC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Kathleen Gray ，

Old tragedies and new are key to the mystery of who killed Daniel on his rented longboat。 Hawkins has written a novel that will take you in multiple directions as she provides the viewpoints of multiple characters。 Theo and Carla were Daniel's aunt and uncle but they haven't dealt with him in years-until his mother dies and Carla， at least， finds herself working with him on her estate。 Laura， a unique character with multiple physical and mental challenges， is an unreliable narrator who might hav Old tragedies and new are key to the mystery of who killed Daniel on his rented longboat。 Hawkins has written a novel that will take you in multiple directions as she provides the viewpoints of multiple characters。 Theo and Carla were Daniel's aunt and uncle but they haven't dealt with him in years-until his mother dies and Carla， at least， finds herself working with him on her estate。 Laura， a unique character with multiple physical and mental challenges， is an unreliable narrator who might have been the last person to see him alive。 Miriam， who found him has a back story。 Irene， a neighbor， wants the best for Laura。 There's a book withIn the book I frankly don't think contributed to the story （and unless I missed something， the answer to part of the mystery comes out of the blue）。 No spoilers from me。 Thanks to Edelweiss for the ARC。 It's a page turner。 。。。more

Andreia Ferreira ，

3，5*

Ana ，

In Paula Hawkins's latest thriller， we try to decipher who killed Daniel， a troubled young man who lives on a boat in London。 Around him there are a bunch of （very） troubled characters （trying to avoid spoilers here）: a couple who lost their son （trigger warning: child death）， Daniel's mother （who's an alcoholic）， Miram （the nosy boat neighbor）， the deeply hurt Laura， and the lovely lovely Irene （who forgets things）。Some of the characters were hateful， some I just wanted to hug and comfort。 I th In Paula Hawkins's latest thriller， we try to decipher who killed Daniel， a troubled young man who lives on a boat in London。 Around him there are a bunch of （very） troubled characters （trying to avoid spoilers here）: a couple who lost their son （trigger warning: child death）， Daniel's mother （who's an alcoholic）， Miram （the nosy boat neighbor）， the deeply hurt Laura， and the lovely lovely Irene （who forgets things）。Some of the characters were hateful， some I just wanted to hug and comfort。 I thought that their depth and pasts were well done。 What "bothered" me （for lack of a better word） is the attempt at a "book within a book" which made us live some of the most traumatising experiences for one of the characters twice。 I just read The Plot recently， and it was impossible not to compare how the "book within a book" plot was executed in both books。 I don't know that it was needed in this book， and I can't say I loved or enjoyed how it was done。This is a 3。5/5 for me。 It definitely kept me reading and wanting to know what happened， and I hurt with some of the characters， but I didn't love the execution。 。。。more

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Nancy McFarlane ，

This is a slow burning novel， as the title suggests。 It has lots of unlikeable and unreliable characters， it jumps around a lot， it has at least one bona fide murder and maybe some that weren’t really accidents。 Despite all of this you just must keep reading because the writing is superb， the atmosphere is intoxicating， and it all comes together in a very satisfying manor。

Amanda’s_Good_Books ，

🔥A̬̤̯ S̬̤̯L̬̤̯O̬̤̯W̬̤̯ F̬̤̯I̬̤̯R̬̤̯E̬̤̯ B̬̤̯U̬̤̯R̬̤̯N̬̤̯I̬̤̯N̬̤̯G̬̤̯вy， paυla нawĸιnѕRelease date 08/31/2019， although this is a reprint from 2019This book is an eclectic group of people which is my nice way of saying， they’re pretty strange。 They’re all a few bricks shy of a full load 🧱The Myerson's Theo and Carla suffered a tragedy when they lost their son Ben at the age of three while in Carla’s sisters care Angela。 Angela is a lonely bitter woman who has one troubled son Daniel。 He’s always 🔥A̬̤̯ S̬̤̯L̬̤̯O̬̤̯W̬̤̯ F̬̤̯I̬̤̯R̬̤̯E̬̤̯ B̬̤̯U̬̤̯R̬̤̯N̬̤̯I̬̤̯N̬̤̯G̬̤̯вy， paυla нawĸιnѕRelease date 08/31/2019， although this is a reprint from 2019This book is an eclectic group of people which is my nice way of saying， they’re pretty strange。 They’re all a few bricks shy of a full load 🧱The Myerson's Theo and Carla suffered a tragedy when they lost their son Ben at the age of three while in Carla’s sisters care Angela。 Angela is a lonely bitter woman who has one troubled son Daniel。 He’s always been difficult and they have a severed relationship。 Laura is accused of murdering Daniel while he was in town and staying on his boat， and she had a terrible accident when she was a child， which leaves her with a terrible limp and compulsive disposition and a terrible temper。 She has zero help and gets no love at all from her parents which leaves her a little mad at the world。 Rightfully so。 Daniel is an enigma， you learn a little about him but it left me wanting to know a little more。 Mariam lived a few boats down from Daniel， she is the one who found Daniel。 She has a lot of resentment for one of the characters and she holds the key to their innocence。 I loved the girl on the train， this book is almost as good as it。 It’s def a page-turner。 Paula’s way of putting chapters in the mix from the past is perfect。 。 🌟🌟🌟🌟💫4。5 ʂɬąཞʂ！！ 。。。more

thereadingowlvina （Elvina Ulrich） ，

Quick Synopsis: A brutal murder in a London houseboat and three women each with different reason and a simmering resentment towards the victim。 Who is the killer？ My thoughts: This was one twisty slow-burn psychological domestic thriller and I ended up enjoying it！ I personally felt that it was more of a character driven story （which was well-done！） and it definitely did not lack in suspense！ There are quite a lot of characters in the story and it did take me some time to figure out who Quick Synopsis: A brutal murder in a London houseboat and three women each with different reason and a simmering resentment towards the victim。 Who is the killer？ My thoughts: This was one twisty slow-burn psychological domestic thriller and I ended up enjoying it！ I personally felt that it was more of a character driven story （which was well-done！） and it definitely did not lack in suspense！ There are quite a lot of characters in the story and it did take me some time to figure out who is who。 Not a big issue。 I was really invested in the story， trying to figure out if and how these three women are connected。 Each of their stories were so interesting which added a lot of suspense and mystery as to the identity of the real killer。 I liked that it has a book within a book element in the plot。 Ahh， perplexing！The audiobook is narrated by Rosamund Pike and it was FANTASTIC！ Her narration and accent were perfect， adding so much personalities to the characters。 I could hear the anger， resentment， jealousies of the characters through her narration。 I highly recommend listening to the audiobook！Truth be told， I wasn't a fan of The Girl on the Train but I enjoyed this one so much more！ I felt that this story has a more solid plot， great flawed characters and a more copacetic ending！ Pub。 Date: Aug 31st， 2021***Thank you Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group， author Paula Hawkins and Librofm for this gifted ALC。 All opinions expressed are my own。*** 。。。more

Abbi Davida ，

Okay lots and lots of thoughts about this one！ It’s called A Slow Fire Burning FOR A REASON… this is a slow burn but in a good way！！ It’s less of a ‘who-dunnit’ murder mystery and more of a deep look into the characters & why they all have the dark potential to have been guilty or why you THINK they all have the potential。 Who ended up being guilty， wasn’t too much of a surprise honestly， but I felt like since the focus of the narrative didn’t even seem to be about who committed the crime， it wa Okay lots and lots of thoughts about this one！ It’s called A Slow Fire Burning FOR A REASON… this is a slow burn but in a good way！！ It’s less of a ‘who-dunnit’ murder mystery and more of a deep look into the characters & why they all have the dark potential to have been guilty or why you THINK they all have the potential。 Who ended up being guilty， wasn’t too much of a surprise honestly， but I felt like since the focus of the narrative didn’t even seem to be about who committed the crime， it wasn’t a big deal。 It’s hard to explain how this murder mystery novel didn’t even feel like it was about solving a murder， it felt deeper than that。 Which I am happy with， I felt like you were able to learn so much more about the characters than you do in many thriller books。I also gave it such a high rating because of the layout of this book。 The tie-ins， the back stories， the perspective shifts， and the timeline layout was all very impressive。 Although at moments confusing， very entertaining to see it unfold the way it did！ Pleased with this novel & will be reading more Paula Hawkins in the future！ 。。。more

Adrian Dooley ，

My first Paula Hawkins novel and well， it was ok。 A story of family grief， secrets， revenge， mis direction， unreliable narrators， it certainly is a slow burner and， if anything a little too long。 There is so much crammed in here story wise， yet the pacing itself is very slow。 The “story” within the story did little imo， only adding to the confusion。 Some interesting characters and the author did manage to keep a hell of a lot of plates spinning at the one time but despite all that I wasn’t overl My first Paula Hawkins novel and well， it was ok。 A story of family grief， secrets， revenge， mis direction， unreliable narrators， it certainly is a slow burner and， if anything a little too long。 There is so much crammed in here story wise， yet the pacing itself is very slow。 The “story” within the story did little imo， only adding to the confusion。 Some interesting characters and the author did manage to keep a hell of a lot of plates spinning at the one time but despite all that I wasn’t overly engaged with the story。 It feels like it’s trying too hard to be clever。 Not bad but not great。 Thanks to the publisher for the ARC through Netgalley。 。。。more

Marie Aitchison ，

A Slow Fire Burning is an apt title for this book because it is a slowwww burrrrn。Idk。 I couldn’t keep the characters straight。 Which maybe was a personal issue but that’s kinda a problem when it comes to enjoying a book。 I was constantly like who now？！ Who did what？ Who even is Carla？！ What is happening？？ So， yeah。It had some really great writing descriptions at some points， but also felt a bit rambling。

Geneviève （thefreckledbookworm） ，

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏 ALC 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 LIBRO。FM 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘。This murder mystery thriller is a well constructed， slow burn。 There are lots of characters， although they are not particularly likeable， except for Irene。 What a gem！ 👌 All of the characters have intricate backstories， that are slowly revealed。 And somehow， everyone is linked together。I particularly enjoyed the audiobook， but a few days after finishing it， I feel like I don't remember much。 The most mem 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏 ALC 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 LIBRO。FM 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘。This murder mystery thriller is a well constructed， slow burn。 There are lots of characters， although they are not particularly likeable， except for Irene。 What a gem！ 👌 All of the characters have intricate backstories， that are slowly revealed。 And somehow， everyone is linked together。I particularly enjoyed the audiobook， but a few days after finishing it， I feel like I don't remember much。 The most memorable part to me is actually。。。 the book inside the book？ 😅That ending though！！ 😱🙌 。。。more

Anita ，

I need to gather my thoughts。 This book had zero reliable narrators。 I’m considering re- listening to some parts to see if it will clear things up。 I doubt it。 Well done！ Wow。

A。 M。 Kimber ，

:: Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for a honest review :: This is the second book I’ve read from Paula Hawkins， and although I liked it， I didn’t love it。 The unlikable and fickle cast of characters， each with their own secrets， created this slow burning thriller with an explosive ending I did not see coming。 However， it was because of the slow， tense pacing that kept me from having to reach for it。 Also， I didn’t like the fact that I never really got to know Daniel。 He was like a :: Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for a honest review :: This is the second book I’ve read from Paula Hawkins， and although I liked it， I didn’t love it。 The unlikable and fickle cast of characters， each with their own secrets， created this slow burning thriller with an explosive ending I did not see coming。 However， it was because of the slow， tense pacing that kept me from having to reach for it。 Also， I didn’t like the fact that I never really got to know Daniel。 He was like a shadow playing with the light。 Everything about him was hearsay and coming from someone unreliable and caustic。 Even in ending， we are left unstable as the killer is unsure of her truth。 There was nothing concrete。 。。。more

Trina ，

Thank you to Libro。fm for the ALC read by Rosamund Pike！If you enjoy a twisty thriller with numerous characters then you'll likely enjoy this。 Thank you to Libro。fm for the ALC read by Rosamund Pike！If you enjoy a twisty thriller with numerous characters then you'll likely enjoy this。 。。。more

Lauren W。 ，

A twisty， intertwined story， following the murder of a young man on a house boat。 Everyone looks guilty， everyone is involved， and everyone is lying。Eh， this book didn't grab me like "Girl on a Train" or "Into the Water" did。 I found myself not caring about or liking any of the characters。 Seriously， not a single one had a redeeming quality。 I did like how everyone was intertwined and how people had personal motives for their bad decisions， but I never felt the suspense。 Also， I didn't understan A twisty， intertwined story， following the murder of a young man on a house boat。 Everyone looks guilty， everyone is involved， and everyone is lying。Eh， this book didn't grab me like "Girl on a Train" or "Into the Water" did。 I found myself not caring about or liking any of the characters。 Seriously， not a single one had a redeeming quality。 I did like how everyone was intertwined and how people had personal motives for their bad decisions， but I never felt the suspense。 Also， I didn't understand why there were excerpts of Theo's book through the story。 They didn't contribute to the plot and I found myself more interested in that classic slasher story than the main one。 The end was predictable and kind of felt like a sputter。Oh well， on to the next one。 。。。more

Leah M ，

Thank you to libro。fm for providing me with an ALC of this book。 I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily。CONTENT WARNING: blood， murder， alcoholism， death of a child， infertility， mention of miscarriage， mention of suicide， brief mention of harm to/death of an animalWhile it took a little bit for me to fully get invested in the story， I truly enjoyed the ride。 See what I did there？ Since Paula Hawkins also wrote The Girl on the Train？ Lol There are various POVs， although the voices are disti Thank you to libro。fm for providing me with an ALC of this book。 I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily。CONTENT WARNING: blood， murder， alcoholism， death of a child， infertility， mention of miscarriage， mention of suicide， brief mention of harm to/death of an animalWhile it took a little bit for me to fully get invested in the story， I truly enjoyed the ride。 See what I did there？ Since Paula Hawkins also wrote The Girl on the Train？ Lol There are various POVs， although the voices are distinct enough to make it easy to differentiate between the characters。 Each of them is unlikable in their own way， with major character flaws and hidden secrets。 In addition， there is no shortage of unreliable narrators。 It made it really hard to pin down who the villain was， when everyone looked a bit guilty of something。 I had my eye on someone for much of the story， but … I think we all know how that goes when reading a well-crafted mystery。 And let me tell you: this is a truly well-crafted story。Although there weren’t really any moments that made me actually gasp， the story was full of twists and turns that had me constantly second-guessing every assumption that I had made。 There is another story running through this one; a story that one of the characters has written， and I promise， it’s relevant to the plot。 It’s completely distinct from what is going on， and it amps up the tension running through the book。 Speaking of tension， there was so much going on that it constantly had me waiting to find out what happened next。 Hawkins successfully avoided the story feeling choppy， which is always a risk when using multiple POVs。 She skillfully manipulated the tension levels throughout the story， constantly casting suspicion from one character to another， making each one look as though they were hiding something （because everyone had something to hide in this story）。 I was always wondering what else they had to hide and just what they were capable of。 The story was done really well and held my interest from start to finish。 I couldn’t put it down， especially as I got closer to the end。 The narrator， Rosamund Pike， did a fantastic job of voicing a variety of characters and making them all clearly different。 This is definitely not a book to miss。 The ending will surprise you。 You can get a copy of this audiobook through Libro。fm here。 。。。more

Kim Erwin ，

3。5

ABC_Ashleysbooks ，

This is my first Paula Hawkins book， courtesy of Libro。fm thank so much！ I do have to say， at first I maybe half way through， I needed to restart the audiobook because I got lost。 I restarted and it was pretty good！ I’d say it was a Slow Burn in the middle but the ending I didn’t see coming， kept me guessing to almost the end。 Honestly， I’d probably do the same。 But， you’d have to read it to understand， keep a look out for this book on August 31st！

Claire ，

I loved The Girl on the Train but Paula Hawkins latest novel: A Slow Fire Burning for me， fell way short of the mark。 I couldn’t gel with any of the characters， found the plot lines overly long and the whole book quite tedious。 Sorry but this wasn’t for me。 I’d rate it 2。5 stars at best。 Thank you to NetGalley， Random House and the author for the chance to review。

Maria Hall ，

A Slow Fire Burning by Paula HawkinsPublication Date 31st August 2021Published by Doubleday ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️No SpoilersI thoroughly enjoyed this book。 None of the characters are particularly sympathetic but you could understand their motivations and I felt that added to the overall story。 I loved the character of Laura and was really rooting for her by the （satisfying） ending。 Plenty of twists and turns along the way， it would make a great film/series。 Highly recommended。 I’d like to thank the author A Slow Fire Burning by Paula HawkinsPublication Date 31st August 2021Published by Doubleday ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️No SpoilersI thoroughly enjoyed this book。 None of the characters are particularly sympathetic but you could understand their motivations and I felt that added to the overall story。 I loved the character of Laura and was really rooting for her by the （satisfying） ending。 Plenty of twists and turns along the way， it would make a great film/series。 Highly recommended。 I’d like to thank the author， publisher and netgalley for providing me with this advance digital copy in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion。 。。。more

Stephanie ，

Paula Hawkins， best known for Girl On The Train and Into The Water， now gives us A Slow Fire Burning。 Thanks to Penguin Group Riverhead and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for this honest review of a book I was REALLY looking forward to as an escape from the news of the day…The overall atmosphere in this one is dark and dreary， and I didn’t find any of the characters particularly likeable。 After a young man is found by his busybody neighbor stabbed to death on his houseboat， she and two other w Paula Hawkins， best known for Girl On The Train and Into The Water， now gives us A Slow Fire Burning。 Thanks to Penguin Group Riverhead and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for this honest review of a book I was REALLY looking forward to as an escape from the news of the day…The overall atmosphere in this one is dark and dreary， and I didn’t find any of the characters particularly likeable。 After a young man is found by his busybody neighbor stabbed to death on his houseboat， she and two other women are the possible suspects in this slowly unraveling mystery。 Laura is a young woman with a tragic past， and Irene is older， with a kind heart…maybe。 Hawkins unspools the secrets of each of the women and how they are connected to the victim， and provides lots of misdirection to keep the reader guessing。 I’m notoriously bad at figuring out mysteries， and this one was no exception。 Perhaps it was the combination of unlikeable people and their unreliability as narrators， but this one didn’t really do it for me。 Or — more likely — my expectations were too high。 But it DID succeed in taking me away from the news for a day， for which I am grateful。Three stars， and I’ll still read her next one！ 。。。more

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