Amazon Best Book of the Month!
Amazon has named We Burn Daylight as one of the 10 Best Books of the Month! In a rave review, Amazon editor Al Woodworth writes, “Johnston brilliantly captures the frightening and elusive allure of cult leaders, unspeakable violence, and the inexorable pull of love—no matter the age. A lightning bolt of a read that, once you finish, you’ll want to begin again to understand just how seamlessly Johnston links all the pieces together.” To read the full review or buy the novel at a special Best of the Month discount, click here!
RAVE review in The New York Times!
In a rave review in The New York Times, the novelist John Wray describes Bret as a writer with a “virtuosic gift” and We Burn Daylight as “literature of the highest order” with “ever-gorgeous language.” He writes that “the music of it all is just so damn seductive” and ultimately the novel is “a darkly dazzling pilgrimage of violent delights, and violent ends.” To read the full glowing review, click here.
Los Angeles Times profile!
“[Johnston] strives for what could be called a veracity of the imagination…He manages to humanize a story too often reduced to sensationalist headlines and raucous debate.” To read Chris Vognar’s profile, click here.
Texas Monthly profile!
“Like our greatest storytellers,” Scott Ray writes, “[Johnston] understands that the most fascinating dramas in a state obsessed with its own largesse happen in little human moments between characters.”
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Boston Globe Review!
Novelist Elizabeth Gonzales James has written a glowing review of We Burn Daylight, calling it “a heartfelt yet unsparing read, one that manages to return to the victims of the Branch Davidian cult their humanity, making us see more of them than their misdeeds.” Read the full review here!