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grace_77's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
reagan's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-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
ricmic's review against another edition
5.0
Imaginative and captivating. Quick read as the story flowed well. Uniquely written.
jerachum's review against another edition
4.0
Not my typical genre but I enjoyed Star Mother
This is not my typical reading genre and it took me awhile to get into the story. Once I let go of being uncomfortable with this style of book, I enjoyed it very much.
This is not my typical reading genre and it took me awhile to get into the story. Once I let go of being uncomfortable with this style of book, I enjoyed it very much.
s_laurr's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
hankerchiefghost's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-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? No
3.0
“I will not leave you to the darkness.” It was a truth, a promise, and a sacrifice. “I will always come back to you, Ris.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy
megsreads's review against another edition
4.0
A young girl. Her enormous sacrifice. A future written in the stars.
When a star dies, one must take its place and celestial law dictates that it must be born of a mortal human. The Sun God chooses a village from which the star mother must come and a young woman must volunteer to bear the new star. When the village of Endwever is chosen, Ceris Wenden sacrifices herself for the cause knowing that star mothers do not survive the birth. Yet, nine months after conception, Ceris does the impossible and survives. She returns to Endwever in hopes of seeing her family again, but when she arrives, she soon learns that all of her family is deceased as seven hundred years have passed since she left. Desperate to re-establish kinship and some sort of connection to her life on Earth, she sets out on a quest to find her descendants in a distant village. Along the way she meets a godling named Ristriel who agrees to guide her and the two of them discover they are connected in more ways than one.
Charlie Holmberg is a master of Fantasy and with this series, she has become truly adept at the sub-genre of Romantic Fantasy. I have been a Holmberg fan ever since reading her richly imaginative The Paper Magician series and couldn’t wait to get my hands on Star Mother. This is one of the most uniquely premised books I have ever read and yet, it is an age old love story.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Why should three hearts break, when it was needed of only one?
When a star dies, one must take its place and celestial law dictates that it must be born of a mortal human. The Sun God chooses a village from which the star mother must come and a young woman must volunteer to bear the new star. When the village of Endwever is chosen, Ceris Wenden sacrifices herself for the cause knowing that star mothers do not survive the birth. Yet, nine months after conception, Ceris does the impossible and survives. She returns to Endwever in hopes of seeing her family again, but when she arrives, she soon learns that all of her family is deceased as seven hundred years have passed since she left. Desperate to re-establish kinship and some sort of connection to her life on Earth, she sets out on a quest to find her descendants in a distant village. Along the way she meets a godling named Ristriel who agrees to guide her and the two of them discover they are connected in more ways than one.
Charlie Holmberg is a master of Fantasy and with this series, she has become truly adept at the sub-genre of Romantic Fantasy. I have been a Holmberg fan ever since reading her richly imaginative The Paper Magician series and couldn’t wait to get my hands on Star Mother. This is one of the most uniquely premised books I have ever read and yet, it is an age old love story.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
hayleystagg's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pregnancy