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Until We Burn: A Psychological Thriller Kindle Edition

by David Kummer (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
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Cyrus Street never forgot about his home. It was always in the back of his mind, with the memories, the nightmares. Alluring, always pulling him back. There were so many questions unanswered. Something he left behind.

When he finally returns, he's drawn back into a world even worse than he remembers. Werifesteria, with its dark secrets and murky past, never changed. It remains a cesspool, a danger. There's something about the town unnerving, yet enticing. It isn't normal. It isn't sane.

As soon as Cyrus steps back into it, the murders begin. He's the only one can catch this madman, if he can only control his mind.

Everybody remembers the fire. Everybody remembers him. But there's a darkness he's buried inside his own head. And unless he can remember, the entire town will burn.
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  1. Print length
    186 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publication date
    May 26 2018
  5. Reading age
    13 - 18 years
  6. Grade level
    7 - 12
  7. File size
    3010 KB
  8. Page Flip
    Enabled
  9. Word Wise
    Enabled
  10. Enhanced typesetting
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07CXL1RSC
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3010 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 186 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

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David Kummer

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My name is David Kummer. I'm a young writer who leans towards horror, mystery, thrillers, and young adult fiction. My books are fast-paced, easy-to-read, with shocking twists and unpredictable endings.

My new series is The House on the Hill, a new type of haunted house trilogy focusing on one family and the small town under attack. It's creepy enough for horror readers, but character-focused and plot-driven, so it's perfect for anyone who enjoys a good mystery novel.

I grew up in Madison, Indiana, a small town on the Ohio River, with lots of history and settings around here that influence my books. Now I live in New Albany with my fantastic wife. When I'm not writing, I'm a full-time English teacher for 9th graders and I enjoy spending as much time as possible outdoors.

You may have read some great authors before and some fascinating books, but this is the first time you've had an experience like this. Try something and let me convince you.

Email: davidkummer7@gmail.com

Twitter @DavidKummer7

Facebook: @davidduanekummer

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3.6 out of 5 stars
3.6 out of 5
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Joseph Willson
4.0 out of 5 stars There is no doubt the premise for this story is ...
Reviewed in Canada on June 20, 2018
There is no doubt the premise for this story is an interesting one.
Yet it could stand another edit. I found myself having to re-read passages over again to ensure I had the intended meaning correct. Grammatical issues aside though, I found the book confusing insofar as things just didn't seem to fit smoothly together for me. It left me with more questions than answers when all was said and done.
To say anything further would be irresponsible.
A decent read.
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Genevieve Paquette
3.0 out of 5 stars alright
Reviewed in Canada on June 17, 2020
I had no idea how to review this until I read to the very bottom of the document and learned that the author wrote this in high school. And suddenly everything made sense.
I received this from Voracious Readers Only in exchange for an honest review. So here goes. It was a great effort from a teenager. But it could have also benefitted from a good editor. My ePub edition was full of little errors. Also, for some reason, the formatting was off, so sentences would be split between lines, words would gave gaps or missing letters, etc. (It actually turned a book of under 200 pages into close to 800.) It was a pain, TBH, but I stuck with it.
As for the writing, it showed a lot of promise. The story? I'm not sure. It has promise, too, but it felt like the skeleton of a story, not whole thing. Motives were never established for certain actions, and the ones that were provided weren't satisfying. The ending cleared nothing up. And the characters oscillatesd between being two-dimensional and being utterly ridiculous. The librarian was actually painful to read. And Cyrus was just so underdeveloped that it was frustrating. Will, the teen character, fared a little better, but not much. We never find out why he does what he does.
Overall, a good effort, but you could definitely tell it was written by a teenage boy.
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Trina McCourt
3.0 out of 5 stars Thriller!!!
Reviewed in Canada on August 9, 2020
This was offered to me through Voracious Readers Only in exchange for an honest review.
I can’t believe he wrote this in high school. Was a great plot and I enjoyed it until the end. The ending became quite disjointed and it left me with more questions than answers. The writer though has promise, very imaginative.
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Amy's Bookshelf Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars A great premise
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2019
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Kummer pens a good story in Until We Burn. I've read other works of Kummer's before, and this one was pretty good. I liked the characters, and the insightful plot points that led the reader, and its characters on the edge of a mystery. There were great scenes, though, I felt something was left missing or unwritten. Sometimes that's the intention of the author, so I went with what was there in front of me. Kummer has his own unique writing style, and he certainly can write out his stories from his imagination. Grand read, and I look forward to reading more by this author.
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Vivienne Sang
4.0 out of 5 stars A dark story by a promising young author
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 17, 2018
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Review of When We Burn by David Kummer.

Cyrus Street returns to the town where he grew up. He returns to try to solve a mystery that had ruined his life.

15 years previously, the church in the town had burned down, killing, amongst many others, Cyrus's young son. The fire had been arson, and he wants to find out who did it.

Helped by a young man from the town, he sets about trying to find clues as to the perpetrator of the crime. This becomes more important as murders begin to take place in the town, seemingly of people who were witnesses. Cyrus's probing has worried someone.

David Kummer is a very talented young author. I found I couldn't put the book down once I'd started it. He manages to grip the author and carry them along with him. It is a dark story, described as 'psychological horror', and I would go along with that description.

David Kummar has an insight into character unusual for one so young. His characters are real, and have both flaws and virtues. We find ourselves sympathising readily with them.

The ending is surprising. I thought I'd guessed the perpetrator, but I was wrong.

It I have a fault to find, it's that at the end, we know who, but not why. Also, there are bits in the story that I was unsure of what had happened, but I did not find these things spoiled my enjoyment of the story too much.
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Jeanie Day
2.0 out of 5 stars I did not like the way the book ended.
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2019
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There were too many unanswered and confusing questions, both for Will and Cyrus. It was very unsatisfying. There should have been a more definitive ending.
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