I so wanted to love this book! The premise was great and the characters held so much promise! Unfortunately for me, the pacing was slow, and I felt bogged down by too many extraneous details. DNF for me, but someone else may feel differently!

Another beautiful read from Faye Keenan. It was more of a slower start than some of her other books but it still was a lovely read.

I'm a huge fan of stargazing and I could picture the setting for this book and it was idyllic. Faye has a clever talent of making you feel like you are in the pages and I love that about her writing.

Can't wait for the next instalment from Faye.
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This is a gentle and easy to read story with mostly appealing characters. The slow burn romance between Tristan and Charlotte was believable as the two characters trod carefully not wanting to be hurt as they had in the past. Tristan especially had a very troubled past and seemed to have some unresolved mental health issues. The arrival of Charlotte to archive materials from an old observatory before it's demolition brought to light an hitherto unacknowledged mystery for one family. Mystery, humour, romance and a cute spaniel made this an enjoyable read. My thanks to Netgalley and Boldwood Books for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thoroughly enjoyed reading this latest novel by Fay, thank you so much to the publishers and NetGalley for allowing me read an advance copy. Really interesting storyline ,very well written with a great cast of characters , written very descriptively too which was lovely. Great read, highly recommended.

I love Faye’s books and couldn’t wait for this one and whilst it was beautifully written as always with an amazing setting and brilliant cast of characters it didn’t quite hit the mark. Charlotte and Tristan make brilliant romantic leads with plenty of angst and a bucketful of chemistry to keep you invested in their story but the background story of the circumstances surrounding his parents death was a bit of an anti climax. All in all it was an enjoyable and worthwhile read and I would recommend for fans of cosy romantic escapism who enjoy idyllic countryside settings.

This book has an interesting and different premise with one of the main characters, Charlotte is an astronomical archivist associated with a university in Bristol in England. She is on a summer assignment to archive the records of an observatory before it is torn down to build a housing community in Lower Brambleton and is staying as a lodger in the annex of an older lady's home. Lorelai and her adult twin grands have a connection to the observatory and Charlotte gets pulled into their family dynamics.. This story was slow going at the beginning but does have some mystery and secrets that were interesting to unravel. Small village life and romance add to the story.
I received a copy for the purpose of an honest review. These are my thoughts.

Splendid story with a taste of love under the stars. University astronomy archivist, Charlotte, receives a paid summer job to archive the papers in an out of commission and falling to disrepair observatory. She lodges with a woman whose family owned the property. Along the way, she meets the woman’s grandson who is in control of the land development company that is tearing down the observatory. Falling for each other was written in the stars. When Charlotte discovers papers of value that bring shockwaves to the family. Slow reading at times. A very enjoyable novel.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of the book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This one sounded like such a sweet read, but unfortunately it felt short. The pacing was just too slow for me, and the romance did not feel authentic. The chemistry between the two main characters felt forced, and I was not a fan of lying by omission.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in return for an honest review.

A slow-burn read, probably a bit too slow. I liked the characters but the storyline didn't quite hit the mark

A gorgeous book which has a bit of everything you want from this genre - romance, humour, a quirky setting, an unusual occupation with plenty of details so you actually can follow what is going on, and a touch of pathos, too. Fay Keenan knows how to write in such a way that the romance is a big part of the story without being sappy, disempowering or incredible.

This is a slow-burn, healing romance between two wounded people. It is set in Somerset, a beautiful part of England, and part of the events take place at and around a derelict observatory that is connected with a tragic past event.
I liked the characters, down to the dog Comet. :) As for the astronomical details, I sometimes found them a bit too much and couldn't always follow them, but there might be readers who are more knowledgable than me and enjoy them.
I can recommend this book to everyone who likes sweet, slow-burn romance.

This was an ok read for me. It was a slow read and a lot of stuff to do with astronomy which if your interested in then you might enjoy. I was looking forward to reading an easy romance book but was a bit disappointed.
Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book, all opinions expressed are my own.

I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart to the author, the publisher and Netgalley for allowing me the privilege of being able to read this book.

I enjoyed this book, the characters were real, and endearing. This was a decent story, there were a few timeline issues that should have been caught. Sometimes the main character felt like she should be the smartest person because of all of her knowledge but a lot of the time she didn't. She always seemed to need to be directly told something instead of literally hearing it already being said. That was honestly kind of annoying. I didn't like going back and forth double checking that a character had actually already said the important thing that should have been obvious to the main character, when they turned around and actually directly said it. It pulled away from the story a lot. Other than that this was a good story, and I really loved the justice some individuals got in the end and the ending. It was honestly a perfect ending and I've really missed having a book like this with a perfect ending.


Thank you very much from the bottom of heart again for allowing me to be able to read this book!

Fay Keenan never disappoints in her ability, every time, to come up with an uplifting, comforting and, really, what can only be described as a gorgeously satisfying read.
I’ve just come back from a week in the sunshine of Egypt, accompanied by several books and a desire to get away from it all. I was certainly able to do that with Fay Keenan’s latest offering. I’ve been a fan of Fay’s writing for many years now and every time I start reading a new one, I think it can’t be better than any of the previous. But to me, this one most certainly was. She writes so well, taking us to different places. From my beach bed in a hot Africa, I truly believed I was in the beautiful Somerset countryside.
What a treat to be in Somerset and with a new protagonist in Charlotte whose work as an astronomical archivist absolutely fascinated me. Keenan has obviously spent time doing her research on this area of work and this profession! I enjoyed the romance between Charlotte and Tristan – there was an almost going back in time aspect to how the relationship grew.
Beautifully written as always, gentle in places, but never disappointing.
I can really see this story made into a lovely film, set in the beautiful rural English village in Somerset!
Five stars from me for this lovely book!

The book was trying too hard to please me. It wasn't for me, I struggled to finish it. The words were confusing and long. The characters didn't make any sense. I'm really displeased with this book.

Heartwarming and cozy romance set in the Somerset countryside of Southwest England with touches of academia, star gazing, and family intrigue. A Sky Full of Stars is full of warm fuzzies, and is certainly a nice way to spend a long weekend.

Sweet and pastoral romance blooms when an historical/astronomical archivist meets an estate developer with family ties to the local observatory schedule for demolition. The grumpy meet cute slowly simmers into a darling closed door romance. All while you are rooting for the cantankerous and handsome 30 something fella, Tristan, to open his heart to the smart and slightly damaged academic, Charlotte, scientific discoveries are afoot that may shed some light on the untimely death of Tristen’s parents years before.

This book is lovely: closed door romance with darn near ZERO spice (so that’s nice if you aren’t a spicy person), and yet the romance has a sweet build up, so you still get all that lovely anticipation. There is a cocker spaniel named Comet, here’s a quirky gramma, and lovely walks in the woods. There is also an underlying mystery that adds an element of intrigue that doesn’t exist in many romance novels.

Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

This was an enjoyable read but to me this was more of 'filler' book for when I'm in-between series. It's clear the author did her research on astronomy which drew me in to reading this book. I felt the chemistry wasn't really there with the two main love interests but I did like all the characters. Nice, simple and easy read for when you are on holiday or just want to escape reality for a few hours.

Thank you netgalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I really liked the premise of this story and found the characters to be adorable, but it was a bit too slow for my liking and had a lot of description.

A Sky Full of Stars didn't hit a lot of good notes for me. Mainly, the romance was a bit off for me. The chemistry I love to read in romance books just wasn't present here and it felt sort of rushed alongside a slower burning plot unraveling. There were aspects I didn't agree with and overall I just felt it was a bit stale. The cover, title, and summary of the book really drew me in and even through the first quarter of the story I was excited about it but eventually it became dragging and long.

This was overall an enjoyable read but wasn't really something I'd write home about. To me this was more of a palette cleanser book. If you love astronomy, you'll like this book as it's clear the author did her research.