Series ✦ Penny’s Take
The Consuming Fire
John Scalzi · 2018
78/100
👍 Worth It
Scalzi keeps the energy up through every page of this middle book — the political scheming crackles, Kiva Lagos steals every scene she is in, and the climate-collapse allegory lands without being preachy. The profanity and brief sexual content are exactly what you would expect from this series, so go in knowing that. If you liked the first book, you will be happy here.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety68
substance75
craft80
originality72
accuracy82
hype70
age-fit65
human-eye80
Penny’s verdict78
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