The Many Lives of Heloise Starchild by John Ironmonger

The Many Lives of Heloise Starchild

John Ironmonger

288 pages first pub 2020 (view editions)

fiction fantasy emotional reflective slow-paced
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Readers who savor slowly unfolding, emotionally reflective historical fantasies that braid ancestral memory and sweeping European epochs into one woman’s quietly extraordinary life will feel most at home here.

Description

REMEMBER ME WHEN THE COMET COMES... On the day the comet came, a girl named Heloise was born. She would live a fine life, and inherit a fortune, but would meet a cruel, untimely death. Years later, strange dreams plague Katya Nemcová, a teen...

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Community Reviews

3.84
based on 133 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 87%

emotional: 50%

mysterious: 45%

hopeful: 33%

inspiring: 25%

reflective: 20%

challenging: 16%

informative: 16%

dark: 12%

sad: 12%

lighthearted: 8%

funny: 4%

tense: 4%


Pace

31% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
18% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

25% of readers chose Plot
50% of readers chose A mix
25% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

44% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

75% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
13% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

20% of readers chose Complicated
73% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

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