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A review by alexvalpeter
The Comet Seekers by Helen Sedgwick
3.0
3.5/5
Helen Sedgwick has a beautiful, poetic, and emotional style of writing that makes even some of the worst things seem beautiful in a way. The two stories of the two sets of main characters were expertly weaved together and I loved switching between them. There seems to be a focus on relationships (both familial and romantic) and decisions, and both themes are dealt with in a very poignant and thoughtful way.
This is a quiet, character-driven novel, which makes it a little slower to read and not exactly a "page turner." However, it is still written beautifully enough that it is engaging and I still wanted to see how these characters would handle their respective difficult situations.
Also, I really enjoyed all of the space/astronomy elements.
I took off a star because some of the fundamental background elements are never really explained (though in some ways this fits the feel of the story/writing), and for some pretty wild (almost unbelievable) coincidences. -.5 stars because it got off to a very slow start and there were some slightly confusing and/or boring sections.
Overall, a lovely novel.
Helen Sedgwick has a beautiful, poetic, and emotional style of writing that makes even some of the worst things seem beautiful in a way. The two stories of the two sets of main characters were expertly weaved together and I loved switching between them. There seems to be a focus on relationships (both familial and romantic) and decisions, and both themes are dealt with in a very poignant and thoughtful way.
This is a quiet, character-driven novel, which makes it a little slower to read and not exactly a "page turner." However, it is still written beautifully enough that it is engaging and I still wanted to see how these characters would handle their respective difficult situations.
Also, I really enjoyed all of the space/astronomy elements.
I took off a star because some of the fundamental background elements are never really explained (though in some ways this fits the feel of the story/writing), and for some pretty wild (almost unbelievable) coincidences. -.5 stars because it got off to a very slow start and there were some slightly confusing and/or boring sections.
Overall, a lovely novel.