Reviews

The Moon, the Stars, and Madame Burova by Ruth Hogan

lisas_novel_idea's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Author did a great shop treating tarot reading and clairvoyance respectfully, at least from my perspective. Same with Clive, another unique character. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Racism, Racial slurs, and Sexual harassment

womanwill's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

girlwhoadventures's review against another edition

4.0

Honestly, this was a really cute sweet British book. It was such a quick read. And I thought the ending was unexpected and delightful. A few things about the book were a bit odd or just didn’t feel very likely, and it kind of read like an old people book. Haha but I still enjoyed it so props!

abutler's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

dopexthrone's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

5.0

serena2286's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

kindle_and_crossstitch's review against another edition

4.0

A Ruth Hogan book is always a delight. I found this slightly harder to get into than some of her previous ones, possibly due to the dual timelines and lots of characters but once I found my stride I really enjoyed it.

cornflowernights's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

jmatkinson1's review against another edition

5.0

After the death of her parents, Billie is shocked to discover that she was adopted and that she has been left a trust fund by her birth mother. Then she is contacted by Imelda Burova, clairvoyant keeper of secrets, who claims to know about Billie's background. This is related to group of young people who worked at a holiday camp in Brighton in the 1970s, but Imelda Burova keeps secrets and she is sworn not to reveal everything she knows.
This is Ruth Hogan's fourth novel and there is no deviation from the formula. This has been describes as 'Up-Lit', uplifting stories of life. Weirdly that description would normally mean that I would not consider reading this type of fiction as the connotations of twee stories set in impossible social situations would irritate me no end. However I picked up one of Hogan's earlier books and was hooked. Yes, it is completely undemanding but it is also as warm as a cup of hot chocolate and sometimes that is what is needed!

mgnraisin's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0