Reviews

Heat and Light by Ellen van Neerven

_fran's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

makayla_muir's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I'm glad I read this. The voice was surprisingly refreshing and the writing was often eloquent and lyrical. Each part had something special - the first was maturely crafted (in both writing and plot), the second was intriguing in story, and the third was short, snappy, and stunning. The final few short stories were gripping - I felt my heart tense up as I was reading. I couldn't put it down. 

samaira's review against another edition

4.0

Well written, good at building suspense, and interesting. I loved all the stories and I thought everything was really good.

claire_melanie's review against another edition

5.0

A second reading - this time for uni. Loved it just as much. Such a brilliant, innovative and beautifully written text

schgro's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

littleredwrites's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

zippyyy's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

mojostdennis's review against another edition

3.0

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I think I would have loved this if I was Australian, but I'm not. The stories were kind of hit-or-miss for me.

snoutling's review against another edition

4.0

This is a 3 from me really, but I didn't want to bring the author's rating down because the book had some great characters and some great moments. Unfortunately it was too fragmented for me. It felt like many short stories stitched together, especially in the first and third parts.

maggie22's review against another edition

4.75

this book is something else. Ioved and hated this book at times and at other times it got a bit too much for me. I don't know what to say but this book is literally every single thing in a book. I would recommend this to almost everyone to read this book.