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lauraportalupi's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Suicide and Child death
jillysmith's review against another edition
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Heavens is not a love story, as it purports to be on the bank cover. It is a story about grief, grief about the big and small ends of the world. Set against the backdrop of apocalypses, the two timelines reflect on loss in lots of different ways.
The book is quite 'literary' with Spartan paragraphs that simply describe how characters are without showing you, and none of the characters are very likeable. They also continuously reveal themselves to be pretty horrible people as they lose parts of themselves.
The book is quite 'literary' with Spartan paragraphs that simply describe how characters are without showing you, and none of the characters are very likeable. They also continuously reveal themselves to be pretty horrible people as they lose parts of themselves.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Miscarriage
nixiethepixie's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
i loved that dreams were reality with real life implications. some lovely reflective passages on the nature of life, love and memory, but ultimately this book didn't do much for me. great premise - with time travel and it's implications on relationships and time, but i found the stakes didn't feel particularly high throughout. moving through different timelines - i struggled with the world building and was often confused. i enjoyed the present timeline much more than the others. i found the sparse mentions of race kind of off-putting, and the significant events (ie 9/11) it built upon felt a bit obvious. a constant around mental health, and believing women, but then the ending felt really unsatisfying? is magic only allowed in psychosis?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
bleepbloop's review against another edition
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Child death and Suicidal thoughts
mairead_parade's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I went into this not knowing what to expect but found it surprising and engrossing. Newman very effectively destabilizes you as the reader in a way that mirrors the shifting realities in the story. Not particularly uplifting but an engaging premise - as soon as I finished, I flipped back to the beginning to read with a more complete understanding.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Mental illness
Moderate: Child death
_inge_'s review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
The concept of this book is very interesting and the writing style kept my interest, however:
- There was no relation between the things happening in Emilia's time and the events/changes in Kate's time. Throughout the book and especially the ending, I missed the logical consequences of an admittedly always illogical time travel aspect. The events simply were not connected.
- It is mentioned throughout the book that Kate and Ben have mixed heritage, but nothing much in what they say and do reflects that.
- The ending is chaotic and the final chapter is not very satisfying. I think if the events have to be explained this much in the final chapters (still not making a hole lot of sense) and there is no 'aha' moment referring back to something you've read in previous chapters, the plot just doesn't come together.
- There was no relation between the things happening in Emilia's time and the events/changes in Kate's time. Throughout the book and especially the ending, I missed the logical consequences of an admittedly always illogical time travel aspect. The events simply were not connected.
- It is mentioned throughout the book that Kate and Ben have mixed heritage, but nothing much in what they say and do reflects that.
- The ending is chaotic and the final chapter is not very satisfying. I think if the events have to be explained this much in the final chapters (still not making a hole lot of sense) and there is no 'aha' moment referring back to something you've read in previous chapters, the plot just doesn't come together.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Child death
satsukiq's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
1.0
i was expecting many things but william shakespeare smut was not one of them
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, and Sexual content
habertoes's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
This is the book that has stayed with me the most out of everything I read last year. The concept is endlessly engaging and continues to fascinate long after the final page.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Ableism
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Child death
andreinavhernandez98's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death
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