Burn Our Bodies Down, Rory Power
Burn Our Bodies Down, Rory Power
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Burn Our Bodies Down

Author: Rory Power

Narrator: Lauren Ezzo

Unabridged: 10 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/07/2020

Synopsis

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Wilder Girls comes a new twisty thriller about a girl whose past has always been a mystery—until she decides to return to her mother’s hometown … where history has a tendency to repeat itself.Ever since Margot was born, it’s been just her and her mother. No answers to Margot’s questions about what came before. No history to hold on to. No relative to speak of. Just the two of them, stuck in their run-down apartment, struggling to get along.But that’s not enough for Margot. She wants family. She wants a past. And she just found the key she needs to get it: A photograph, pointing her to a town called Phalene. Pointing her home. Only, when Margot gets there, it’s not what she bargained for.Margot’s mother left for a reason. But was it to hide her past? Or was it to protect Margot from what’s still there?The only thing Margot knows for sure is there’s poison in their family tree, and their roots are dug so deeply into Phalene that now that she’s there, she might never escape.

About Rory Power

Rory Power grew up in Boston, received her undergraduate degree at Middlebury College, and went on to earn an MA in prose fiction from the University of East Anglia. She lives in Rhode Island. She is the New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls and Burn Our Bodies Down.

About Lauren Ezzo

Lauren Ezzo, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, is a commercial voice talent and Chicago-based actor and graduate of Hope College, where she double majored in theater and English.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on February 27, 2022

Check out my instagram to see my dance moves with this book! 💃🏻📚😂 I’m seeing the stars! THIS IS…. THIS BOOK… THIS STORY… THI…TH…T… I lost the words! Please somebody tell me my lines! Oh boy, weklcjoj4ffejewoi! Oh no, I lost my cognitive skills! I lost my brain! I lost my mind! I lost my mouth! Oh no,......more

Goodreads review by Kai on January 07, 2021

"It's not love, to give your wounds to someone else." Rory Power is carving out that space for gritty, haunting, and disturbing, sapphic YA and I love to see it. I can't tell you what expectations I had for this book but they were met. This cover exudes brittle, burning heat amongst other, darker feel......more

Goodreads review by Riley on July 13, 2020

THIS WAS SO WEIRD AND CREEPY AND AMAZING......more

Goodreads review by daph pink ♡ on January 16, 2022

3.25 It's been 4 hours since I completed the book and I am still lying on the floor and my mind is racing , it's endlessly racing in spirals and flames! 1. Did I liked the book? no, well idk it was stupid at times but honestly idk. 2. Was it weird? The weirdest y/a mystery I have ever read , it was no......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on June 15, 2020

"If it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt." -Matthew 26:39 WOOF. Gather round, children, and listen to the tale of how my most highly anticipated YA release of 2020 ended up being a flippity flop of epic proportions. (Obviously this is a biased opinio......more

Quotes

“Power creates a vivid world with a gothic horror–like setting…that makes for a riveting, often frightening read.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“A late sf twist folds seamlessly into the character-driven story, and Margot’s narration, laced with the anxieties she learned during childhood, is a raw nerve. Gritty and strange, this sophomore novel is utterly compelling.” Booklist (starred review)

“Strong, suspenseful writing and pitch-perfect touches of horror…The growing sense that something is dreadfully wrong will keep readers plowing through the pages.” Shelf Awareness

“Ezzo ably portrays the pent-up emotions of Margot…Ezzo leans into the story’s slow-burning pace, suffusing Margot’s low voice with longing for familial love (no matter how toxic) and for the truth that eludes her right up until the gruesome conclusion.” AudioFile

“Burn Our Bodies Down is a masterpiece, an incredible and unnerving mystery that will creep up on you, twisty and labyrinthine, like the eerie cornfields of its setting.” Holly Jackson, author of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

“With this bloodcurdling blend of agriculture, advanced genetics, and interpersonal turmoil, Rory Power reminds us that seemingly disparate things in life can come together in horrifying ways. I will keep a candle lit after this one.” Nic Stone, author of Dear Martin

"[Power] masterfully plays with imagery and setting to show the internal anguish of a character seeking to escape old patterns…A creepy mystery recommended for readers who enjoy character-driven stories with elements of horror.” School Library Journal

Awards

  • Oprah Magazine Pick
  • Autostraddle Pick
  • BuzzFeed Books Pick
  • Booklist Pick
  • New England Book Award
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