Everything burns
Everything burns is a thriller written by the Spanish author and journalist Juan Gómez Jurado. The writer known in his native country and in various countries around the world thanks to the Red Queen Trilogy, a bestseller in the black novel genre. Everything burns was published by Editorial Ediciones B | B de Books in 2022 as a thank you in book format to all the readers who have supported Gómez Jurado's literary career so far.
As is customary in criticizing a best-selling writer, opinions are mixed. It is possible that, in the case of Everything burns, John Gómez Jurado has chosen to create a plot that is more enjoyable for a youth audience or new adult. Nonetheless, the book features highly entertaining action sequences and three cases that feel very contemporary.
Synopsis of Everything burns
The people who lose everything are the most dangerous
This novel tells the story of three very different women, whoDue to a series of circumstances, they end up working together to get revenge of those people responsible for the traumas they have had to go through.
Gómez Jurado's pen encourages the following to meet at one point: a famous executive of a high socioeconomic level, with a cruelly murdered husband and a delicate labor conflict; an alcoholic ex-legionnaire who survives in his car with barely 1000 euros, and a super smart hacker you just broke up with your partner.
The three of them carry a heavy backpack of emotional, psychological and economic problems, they have lost everything, and they feel lost themselves. However, everything changes when, almost by chance, They come together to forge a master plan that allows them to achieve their long-awaited claim.
The author meticulously assigned the trades, so that each of the protagonists has the right weight in the plot and their precise participation. This thoroughness makes Everything burns a chess board where justice is taken by force concisely.
Main characters
In digital media, a concept called “character novel” has begun to form. In this, more than the setting or the conflict, the author's focus is located on the experiences, evolution, feelings and journey of the various characters that make up a work.
En Everything burns —as in Red Queen, with which it shares the universe—, the strong point are the three protagonists, whom Juan Gómez Jurado endows with such depth and realism that they could all exist outside of paper.
Aura Reyes
Aura Reyes used to be a woman of the world: professionally successful, with a happy marriage and perfect children. However, All of that changes when her husband is murdered. From then on, the society in which she lives makes her a person capable of committing the most reckless actions. Aura becomes someone brave, strong and fierce, but the author never takes her to the extreme, and she never loses her composure.
Mari peace
Mari Paz may be the most particular protagonist on the list. This is a former legionnaire whose days of greatness are in the past. He has a significant lack of affection and a sweet heart under a hard and listless shell. Between her and Aura, that kind of friendship emerges that brings people out of the darkness, and it is this same bond that, in the end, complements and saves them both.
greenhouses
Of the three main characters, Sere He is the one who has less prominence throughout the novel, since his presentation occurs very late in the work.. Even so, he doesn't stop making a good threesome with Aura and Mari Paz. This protagonist is drawn with shades, lights and shadows.
She comes to betray her friends, due to ignorance or coercion. However, once he discovers the type of work he is being asked to do, he resigns and helps the two women who have shown such loyalty to him.
Rosemary
Commissioner Romero is the villain of Everything burns. She is the one responsible for putting Aura in trouble, and for making Sere betray her friends. However, not much is known about his past or his motivations for being so fiercely against the protagonists.
A novel about everyday life
This book by Juan Gómez Jurado it's more than a thriller. In Everything burns se addresses the day-to-day of the characters through a very current look. In the novel there are scenes built through black humor and satire, such as when two workers are distracted by a soccer game instead of paying attention to their work.
The aforementioned turns the text into something more realistic and closer to the readers, occasionally giving them a nod to popular culture.
About the author, Juan Gómez Jurado
Juan Gomez-Jurado.
Juan Gómez Jurado was born in 1977, in Madrid, Spain. After finishing his high school studies at Los Olmos school, in his hometown, Gómez Jurado graduated with a degree in Information Sciences from the CEU San Pablo University.
After finishing his career He worked as a journalist in spaces such as Radio España, Cadena COPE, Canal+, Los 40 Principales, La Voz de Galicia, ABC, New York Times Book Review and other institutions dedicated to reporting.
As author, Juan Gómez Jurado's work has been translated into more than forty languages. Likewise, the Spanish writer has been awarded several times thanks to his contributions to literature. An example of this is the Ciudad de Torrevieja Novel Prize (2008), which was awarded to him for the scope of his novel The emblem of the traitor.
Other books by Juan Gómez-Jurado
Novels
- God's spy (2006);
- Contract with god (2007);
- The Traitor's Emblem (2008);
- The legend of the thief (2012);
- The patient (2014);
- The Secret History of Mr. White (2015);
- Scar (2015).
Red Queen Trilogy
- Red Queen (2018);
- Black wolf (2019);
- White king (2020)
Children's and youth literature
The seventh prince (2016)
Alex Colt Series
- Space cadet (2016);
- The battle of Ganymede (2017);
- The secret of the Zark (2018);
- Dark matter (2019);
- The Emperor of Antares (2020);
- the great zark (2022)
Amanda Black series (co-written with his wife Bárbara Montes)
- a dangerous inheritance (2021);
- the lost amulet (2021);
- The last minute (2022);
- The Jade Bell (2022);
- the sepulchral toll (2022);
- The curse of the Nile (2022);
- the raven staff (2023);
Rexcatadores series ((co-written with his wife Bárbara Montes)
- The mystery of Punta Escondida (2017);
- The mines of doom (2018);
- The underwater palace (2019);
- The dark forest (2019);
Audiobook
- The Drops (2022)
Non-fiction
- The Virginia Tech Massacre: Anatomy of a Tortured Mind (2007)