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It's always fun to go into a Patrick Ness book with an idea in your head and then have him switch and flip and turn it all about until the book is something completely different than what you were expecting. It's not exactly an action-packed thriller of a dragon story, but Ness never disappoints with the suspense, and I'm pleased with the story that turned out to be about humanity all along.

Although this took me a long time to read, please don‘t take that as an indication of its quality — just my up-and-down reading life. A fantastical journey through a world just a sidestep from our own in the surface, full of magic, dragons & doomsful prophecy on the surface; a heartfelt examination of the struggle, hubris & true magic of being human underneath. Patrick Ness always makes me feel things, and this engaging book was no exception.

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You never know what to expect from Patrick Ness books, but I'm never disappointed.. Burn is an unique book, about dragons 🐲🐉 in 50s America.

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Unfortunately this one fell flat for me. I just wish it was more. I wanted more magic, more dragon, more crazy. For everything going on didn't seem like anyone was too concerned. And I just didn't get enough on the characters to feel deeply. Idk it just fell flat unfortunately for me 2/5

“On a cold Sunday evening in early 1957–the very day, in fact, that Dwight David Eisenhower took the oath of office for the second time as President of the United States of America—Sarah Dewhurst waited with her father in the parking lot of the Chevron gas station for the dragon he‘d hired to help on the farm.”

Now THAT is an opening line. 🔥🐲

Burn did not set my world aflame. While I didn‘t feel the depth of this story in the way that I hoped to, it was entertaining and I cannot deny that some of the characters were truly wonderful.

My full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3173980478

Ness chose the perfect setting for this book. Set in the cold War Era. It tackles racial injustices,the fear of Russian spies, parellel uninverses and DRAGONS! However the swapping of POVs got a little messy, it would switch randomly and without a text saying who's pov it was. Because of the pov issue I'd give this 3.5 stars I stead of 4

Dragons, multiple dimensions, a teenage assassin, I thought this was great! I love when a “bad guy” has multiple levels that make you feel for them. Ness addresses homophobia and racism thoughtfully. Overall 👍👍

@TheAromaofBooks this was my #doublespin for this month.

@Andrew65 @EdieB I‘m going to try to conquer this list for #SuperSeptemberReadathon. It‘s a lot for a week, but I‘m going for it 😁📚.

#weeklyforecast @Cinfhen

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Normally I love anything by this author, and for the first part of this book I thought I'd end up giving this one lots of praise but the second half fell apart for me.

I love the historical setting mixed with dragons, but once things moved over into another universe I lost interest.

When I ship another box of books off to my sister I like to celebrate by picking up a book she would never read. Dragons? A teenage girl at the center of a prophesy? Two things that would cause her to pass and cause me to perk up with anticipation. I loved the alternate history 1950‘s setting and dragons just make everything better.

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Suzanne @BennettBookworm , Thank you so much! I love my #Bestof2020 package! I‘m excited to have a Patrick Ness book to dig into 😁. I write tons of postcards for #LitsyLove, so these bookstore cards are perfect! And I love tea, great choice on the mug and flavors. I‘m especially looking forward to trying the honey lavender, I‘ve never had it, sounds delish. Thank you!

Thank you so much @Reggie I set your package aside and opened it when I got home from work to kick off my three day weekend the right way. You know Reese‘s are my favorite and won‘t last long and I am really excited about both books. The cover of Burn alone makes me want to rethink my weekend reading plan. You are wonderful and I really appreciate you. Happy Holidays!

Clearly I‘m freezing today

This book is hot! Thanks go to @BennettBookworm for the rec ❤️ A thrilling read with everything a scifi/fantasy fan could want; dragons, prophecy, the Cold War, and parallel universes. Patrick Ness has created a thrilling universe and a gripping mystery you won‘t want to end.

Dragon-worshipping cults, alternate universes, and self-fulfilling prophecies. A great read full of twists and surprises that kept me eager to read every page. Patrick Ness gives a really fun take on fantasy and dragons.

A THOUSAND TIMES YES!!! You know that feeling when you can‘t put a book down and you want to bathe in the author‘s words? Yeah. I loved this SO much. Ness is a master world-builder. I want everyone to read this. It was SO well done and I can‘t say why without ruining it. TRUST MEEEEEE
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My first library book since March!!! Limited branches in NYC are doing order ahead with grab-and-go. I‘m so excited!

I liked this book but I didn‘t love it. I think I would have loved it if it was longer. Some of the relationships felt rushed to me. The concept of the book I was very interesting though!

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I never know what to expect from a Patrick Ness' novel, but I always love them!
Burn is set in the '50s, rural America and there are dragons, a cult, secret service and a lot more.. 🐉🔥🇺🇸🇷🇺🛰💔☠🤯
I'll say no more, I don't want to spoil it to anybody.. Just do yourself a favor and read this book (or any other novel from this author)❣

This was my #bookspin for October @TheAromaofBooks

I was reading the ebook, but today I switched to the audiobook (so I can listen to it while I'm driving and doing stuff around the house).. the narrator is awsome! Her voice is just perfect.
This is my #bookspin for October, and I think it's going to be a good one! (Patrick Ness is always a win!!)

I‘m really enjoying this one so far!

Sooooo good. Like 😮🤯😭😮💙🐉 🙌—in no particular order because my brain is still scrambled—good. Best of all?!? The book reads as if there will be a sequel which is great because I definitely want more. I think this is a good story to dive into without knowing too much so no spoilers...but, I will say 1950s America, dragons, an assassin, a cult, a society on the brink & a girl who is the key to it all comes together in a great story. I loved it!

One advantage to waking up before the family is getting to enjoy some quiet reading time on the patio before it‘s time to make breakfast. A little less hot and humid today and I‘m loving it along with this book. Ness never disappoints.

Mixing it up and going with an ARC for a YA book that was published in early June. This one is all dragons in 1950s America. Sounds intriguing, right? Ness never disappoints so I‘m looking forward to an entertaining read.

I loved this book so much!! You got the ordinary seeming mixed-family farm girl who will somehow save the world, her kinda boyfriend who she helps with the prejudice (acting on him being Asians as well as everybody else) deputy, the self-righteous scholar one-eyed dragon, the mislead gay assassin who learns to love... and a crazy prophecy about MAYBE defeating a dragon goddess. The slight character growth felt so real. Everythings connected #lgbtq

“I‘m just a girl.” “It is tragic how well you have been taught to say that with sadness rather then triumph.” #dragon

LIFE OF 2020. This poor teen. He‘s set up as an assassin to kill a “nobody” - important only due to the geography of what is to happen - and here he is trying to put at ease his kinda-boyfriend. He also seems to be way down the rabbit hole of being a Believer (i say cult, not religion) #dragon #lgbtq

I mean, I know you people aren‘t exactly popular. But violence tells you nothing about the victim and a whole lot about the victimizer, don‘t think?

It was at this moment I knew I was going to love this dragon. This little, rare blue sarcastic snarky, one-eyed dragon. I love any book with an intelligent dragon in it. Especially one where the dynamics of dragon life goes alongside American history and hateful prejudices between species. #dragon

Patrick Ness hasn't disappointed me yet.
This story was unique. A coming of age story, along with magic, some love (interracial, LGBTQ+) and some villains (loveable and not so much).

“What was wrong with this world? There were no dragons. Did men feel they needed to take their place?” Alternate worlds in the Pacific Northwest, both on the brink of nuclear war in 1956. What happens when dragons are thrown into the mix? And a cult of religious fanatics, gay teens falling in love, racist prejudice towards Black & Japanese Americans... there‘s a whole lot going on here!
#Audiobook adventure narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt. #LGBTQ

“I‘m just a girl.”
“It is tragic how well you have been taught to say that with such sadness, rather than triumph.”

[Human misogyny, viewed from a dragon‘s perspective.]

I don‘t even know what to say about this book. I loved it so much, I mean it has DRAGONS! Plus the all mighty Patrick Ness write it. I really love his writing and anytime I see he has a new book I instantly preorder it because he never disappoints me. His stories are just so magically epic.

Add this to your tbr now!!!

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First paragraph.🤩

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"I'm just a girl."
"It is tragic how well you have been taught to say that with sadness rather than triumph."

"I'm named after my father's brother who died in the Great War."
"All wars are great if you're in them."

“Sometimes you just have to feel bad about a thing. Sometimes that‘s the only thing that makes you human.”

“I always think there could be trouble,” Miss Archer said. “That way I‘m never surprised.”
“That‘s probably less of a comfort than you think,” Sarah said.

“It was like asking ice to make water.”

“This was her home, her movement across it as much as the ground itself.”

“That had made Sarah think of her mother, who had also felt the need to teach Sarah a lot about a world where things might not be easy for her. Sarah felt that any world that needed this many lessons must have something deeply wrong with it.”

”As if there aren‘t ways around principles (...). As if you and I don‘t know how every principle and its opposite can be justified.”

1950s United States... But with Dragons. This book blew me away, everything just worked perfectly. One of my favourites this year.