A review by mnboyer
Fires to Come by Asha Lemmie

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

So, Carlotta is a traitor, and that's what I'm going to say about that. Do I get her motives? Absolutely. Is she still a bit of a traitor? Yeah, absolutely. So what do I do with all of this information? I just don't know. But, this is a short story about the mob and a family adopting a young black girl who later grows up to want to be involved with the family business... even though others desperately want to keep her from it. I would read more from this author, even though mob-stories are generally not my favorite. The writing here was really nice though.