After We Burned, Marieke Nijkamp
After We Burned, Marieke Nijkamp
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After We Burned

Author: Marieke Nijkamp

Narrator: Helen Laser, Laura Knight Keating, Taylor Meskimen, Avi Roque

Unabridged: 8 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/02/2025


Synopsis

She deserved more. They all did. A gripping and emotional new suspense novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Is Where It Ends. A terrible accident. A horrible loss. A regrettable tragedy. That's all anyone in Fenix can talk about when a fire consumes the local high school, taking the life of a student. The town mourns, except who really knew—let alone cared about—Eden when she was alive? And why was she in the building that night? Five teens each hold a piece of the truth about what happened. They also have their own secrets, secrets they will fight to protect with the same fury as the blaze that killed Eden. But silence is meant to be broken, and this story can't be extinguished …

About Marieke Nijkamp

Marieke Nijkamp (she/they/any) is the author of the middle grade graphic novel Ink Girls as well as  several books for young adults, which include #1 New York Times bestsellers, a critically acclaimed anthology, graphic novels, and comics. She studied philosophy and medieval history, and when she isn't writing, she loves to garden, roll dice, and daydream. Marieke Nijkamp lives and writes in Small Town, the Netherlands.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lisa on June 30, 2025

I have enjoyed the other books I’ve read by this author in the past. They have all been ones that hit so hard with what is happening in the story, whether it is a school shooting, the accidental death of a friend or classmate, or in this case both the death of a classmate and a teacher who is taking......more

Goodreads review by Annie on July 21, 2025

This isn’t my usual genre and my first by this author but my youngest daughter wanted me to read it after she did. Especially since she’s read her other books. And since my daughter used to not be a reader, now when she recommends me a book, I read it. And I’m glad I did. It was really emotional and......more

Goodreads review by Regan on August 13, 2025

2.5⭐️ I struggled to get into this book until about the second half. It was not because it was bad, but I just couldn’t connect with it. Which is good considering the topics the characters face, but I still feel like connections could have been there. I enjoyed Kelsey’s POV. I found her insight and s......more

Goodreads review by asia - books district on April 27, 2025

Thank you to NetGalley for providing an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review; all opinions are my own. <3 “After we burned” is shelved as a YA thriller, a genre I’m never tired of, but this one wasn’t exactly what I expected from a thriller. Yes, there’s a girl who dies in a mysterious way, but......more

Goodreads review by Cindieslibrary on February 16, 2025

After reading multiple books by Marieke, the books she wrote were all so good and so thrilling. 54 minutes was the first one I've read and I'm always looking out for new stories she's written since. So, when the opportunity presented itself, you can bet I absolutely needed to request this book! (it's......more