Incendiary

In this story, we follow Renata, a young woman with the power to take memories. Her power is extremely rare and dangerous, and she isn't trusted everywhere she goes. As a child, she was forced to work for the kingdom, using her powers to steal the memories of the people against the crown. People with magical powers are persecuted in this kingdom, and many go into hiding. As a child, she is rescued from the kingdom by rebels, but then is similarly used by them. Lonely for most of her life, Renata is faced with losing one of the only people she loves, while trying to help improve the lives of magic users like her.

This book was definitely entertaining. The characters were fun and the plot was fast paced. However, it was full of very stereotypical tropes. This made the plot pretty predictable. There were one or two plot twists I didn't see coming, but for the most part, I could see what was going to happen. I also didn't really like the narrator. She felt a little flat in the reading of the story. The magic system really drew me in, however. Renata's power is super interesting and unique I am excited to continue on in this story and see what happens next!

TW: burning, death, execution, fire, grooming, injury descriptions, kidnapping, mental illness, mind control/altering, murder (including parental), poisoning, racial discrimination, suicide, torture, violence