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|summary=''Raining Fire'' may start of slow, but it picks up in the second half to grow into a tense and thrilling story about gang warfare and gun crime.

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While many aspects of the book feel pretty orthodox and unoriginal, I thought the ending was well done, with an unexpected twist that resonates with the overarching theme and symbolism of the story. Overall, ''Raining Fire'' is an enjoyable read, which is redeemed by an improved second half that accelerates towards a thrilling conclusion.

If you enjoyed ''Raining Fire'', another contemporary thriller from Alan Gibbons: [[An Act of Love by Alan Gibbons|An Act of Love]], is well worth checking out. For another highly tense novel with a pervasive, inevitable sense of violence, [[The Knife That Killed Me by Anthony McGowan]] is an intelligent novel that comes highly recommended by The Bookbag.