Reviews

Heavens by Sandra Newman

tomhill's review against another edition

3.0

A really interesting concept for a novel, and I found the Elizabethan England portions especially well-written and immersive. Especially intriguing is the idea that a small, seemingly insignificant act can have a major impact on world events, but that the ripple effects of that event are impossible to fully trace or comprehend.

nick_jenkins's review against another edition

3.0

There is a Will, but there isn't a way.

klara00's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

marcia_94's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I didn't connect to any of the characters and found the timelines and alternate worlds confusing. 

bookshak's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

hayleymunro's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad 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

4.0

eric_conrad's review against another edition

4.0

Great Man Theory

A sad story revolving changing history and or key people in history. Someone said that this is the Great Man Theory. For me the book made me think of the movie 12 Monkeys where Bruce Willis constantly questioned his sanity on whether he was traveling back and forth through time or not. People did not believe him, and he started to doubt his sanity.

lisamf's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

rovingsoul's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

3.5

hiitsana's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

4.25

This book felt like reading a dream which I guess makes sense because both her lives were dreams (not a spoiler, and kind of the point of the book). All the parts in the past had the feeling of someone trying way to hard to make things sound old timey, Shakespeare randomly became important to the plot in a very forced way and the book ending felt how it feels when your alarm clock goes off and you want to keep dreaming but your dreams no longer make sense so you just sit there in a haze.