Audiobook Review - Fire With Fire by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian

Note: The book written about in the following blog post was given to me by the publisher (Simon  & Schuster Audio) in exchange for an honest review.

The first book I read from last year's BEA was Burn For Burn  by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian(my Burn for Burn book review). When I started, I had no idea I was committing myself to another YA series, but by book's end, I realized that the story was just beginning. Now that I have just finished the audiobook version of its sequel, Fire With Fire, I am blown away by all that was kept from me all this time!

Fire With Fire is a novel told from multiple POVs that continues the story these two authors started in Burn For Burn. While the first book felt like it was a group of girls looking for justice, I had the uncomfortable feeling all throughout book two that I was listening to the story of how "mean girls" are made. One thing is for sure, Han and Vivian know how to write catty girls and the boys who cluelessly socialize with them. About halfway through the book, I was getting a little disappointed that this might be all the book had to offer. That's about the point that I got smacked sideways.

If you read Burn For Burn, then you must pick up Fire With Fire just to see how out of hand things can really get. If you are thinking of just jumping in with Fire With Fire without reading Burn For Burn first, I will say this: it is not impossible, but at some point, this book is just going to make you want to read the first book, so why not just start there in the first place. In fact, the urge to do so is so strong that even I, who had alread read Burn for Burn, needed to grab that book off my shelf and reread!

The Audiobook

The audiobook has three narrators (Joy Osmanski, Madeleine Maby, and Rebekkah Ross) just like the written version, so it does a great job of immersing you in the various personalities you have to contend with throughout the tale. I don't know how old these narrators are, but they were all believable teenagers performing at just the right tone for each of the girls they spoke for.


My Review (in short)

For fans of high school girl drama and those who have read Burn For Burn, this is a must-read. Whether you go for the print-version or the audiobook, I'm sure you'll enjoy the teen drama and the great ending. Mid-way through this read I didn't think I'd be saying this, but now I'm waiting on pins and needles for book three!

Have you been reading the Burn For Burn series?

What are your feelings about reading about bullies and their victims? 

What about when victims fight back?