Girls Who Burn: A Fiery Exploration of Female Friendship
MK Pagnato's Girls Who Burn is a captivating exploration of female friendship, resilience, and the complexities of growing up. With raw honesty and vivid imagery, Pagnato delves into the heart of teenage experience, capturing the intensity of emotions and the search for identity.
The novel follows a group of girls navigating the tumultuous waters of adolescence. Their bond is both a source of strength and a catalyst for conflict, as they grapple with issues of loyalty, betrayal, and self-discovery. Pagnato's characters are complex and relatable, their voices authentic and compelling.
What sets Girls Who Burn apart is its unflinching portrayal of the challenges young women face. Pagnato doesn't shy away from difficult topics, but handles them with sensitivity and nuance. The novel is a powerful reminder of the strength and courage it takes to survive adolescence.
Ultimately, Girls Who Burn is a story of hope and redemption. Pagnato's writing is both lyrical and gritty, and her characters leave a lasting impression. This is a must-read for anyone who has ever felt lost, alone, or misunderstood.

Really enjoyed this book, relatable characters, great storyline that was gripping and had so many twists and turns, it was a fast paced read and the ending was amazing!

I enjoyed this book, it was a quick read with short chapters which I loved.

When Addie’s sister died last summer, it was ruled a suicide. She wasn’t convinced. Infact, she believed it was Thatcher, the boy who was in love with Fiona before she died. But when he dies in a similar way this summer, and the police are looking at her as a suspect, she is forced to look elsewhere and find the murderer. And who the next target it, if there is one.
In order to do this she teams with Seth, Thatcher’s cousin who seems the only person she can trust. However, can Addie really trust anyone to help her find justice?

The romance was cute, although I wouldn’t call it enemies to lovers - more like ex-friends to lovers. I liked the characters, I felt as though they were well written. There is a heavy focus on the rich-poor divide which is carried throughout the book, and the writing at times was very YA. I did suspect who it was early on in the book, but the book was written to make me unsure and suggest others who it may be, meaning I was never entirely sure. It also meant it was a satisfying ending.

Overall, I rated this 3.5stars. It was a good book which I enjoyed reading, however I think the enemies to lovers trope was lost and the writing was a bit too YA for me.

This book isn't what it says and shows on the cover, but it's still a good book nonetheless. It has a very misleading title and cover, but the story inside isn't any less.

I found it a very quick read once everyone had been introduced and I got the gist of what was going on.

I had a feeling who the killer was quite early on, but I couldn't have been more wrong. Love it when that happens.

3.5/5

I really enjoyed this book. Great plot, great character, really suspenseful and I had to know who did it.
I do think the title and cover could have had a little more relevance to the plot. ‘Girls Who Burn’ suggests to me that there would be more of a fire element. Either something of fire, or flames or at least smoke, but nothing. Similarly, the cover with an image of an open match box made me thing Addie would find some matches, but there was nothing about that in the story.

This book has been on my radar for a while so I was so excited to read it. As I suspected I absolutely loved it, the build up of tension kept me reading especially as secrets are revealed that had me shook!