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mcpieters's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I honestly feel so conflicted with this book. I enjoyed the story a lot and the themes of generations lost and grief and exploration. However, one of the main romantic relationships in the books is incestuous and I don’t think I ever really got over that… I feel like the author painted it in a positive light which felt a bit icky. I wish they had chosen to have a forbidden love affair in some other way than cousins but oh well! Otherwise the book was really good I thought! Very fun to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Incest
islanderscaper's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest
Moderate: Suicide
glitchkitsch's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicide, Incest, Medical content, and Cancer
funktious's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A lovely book - I think I’d come across this before but it was also highly recommended by the Storygraph alogorithm, so well done for that, as this definitely hit all my buttons of home as a “place” you feel connected to (or not,) staying home versus leaving, different types of ghosts… I loved the French half of the story most, though really felt for Roisin and her difficult choices. And I loved the comets holding it all together, such a beautiful idea. A great read to end the year on.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide and Incest
ktmomma's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
sad
slow-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? Yes
3.5
The Comet Seekers tells a story of two people whose fate seems intertwined. But not convincingly. It’s a romance, but without the burn. Overall, I enjoyed the writing style. The story flowed well. The writing and the supporting cast kept me engaged. The two main characters fell a little flat. There was a Wuthering Heights/tragic first love element that seemed to hobble one character. The other never found his voice. At the end it seemed like everyone but the main characters found their peace, but we can’t really tell if the main characters found peace or just each other or neither.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Incest, Suicide, Mental illness, and Death of parent
sepitz's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Suicide, Animal death, and Sexual content
meghhan_rose's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The writing and story in this book were beautiful. It would have been four stars if there hadn’t been the unnecessary addition of incest. The ideas that we are all connected to each other and finding the balance between the past and the present flow really well together, but the cousin love seemed like an unnecessary addition.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest and Grief
Minor: Animal death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Child death, Dementia, and Sexual content
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