A guest review from Teen Room Staff Brandon!
Burning City is the story of Heller Hyland, a delivery boy of bad news. No one knows why, but Heller is the best at delivering bad news for his company, Soft Tidings, whose motto is “news with a personal touch.” For some strange reason, Heller is the best at giving drastic news while empathizing with the recipients enough to inspire them to mellow reactions, rather than outrage, depression, etc...
Burning City follows Heller’s various work experiences, whilst he lives with his grandma and grandpa in New York City while his parents are away on business. The story focuses on Heller’s job, but also incorporates a side stories detailing Heller’s love interest, Silvia, and his friendship with a “interesting” street vendor, Salim. Heller met Silvia at the coffee shop where she works and Salim in a random encounter on the streets of New York.
Heller is a bit of a troublemaker, as he shuns his company-mandated use of Rollerblades, various traffic laws, and the local police force.
Burning City was a good book, but not one that I would read over and over. It was written well with a driving story and would be a good read for anybody with some spare time on their hands.
--Brandon
P.S. from Melissa--Isn't the cover awesome?
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