Costanza by Rachel Blackmore

Costanza

Rachel Blackmore

13 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
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Costanza by Rachel Blackmore is ideal for readers who crave emotionally charged historical fiction that explores feminist resilience and the complexities of reclaiming power in a vividly rendered, darker past.

Description

Rome, 1636. History calls her a Muse. Temptress. Fallen woman. This is her story.In the scorched city of Rome, the cobbled streets hum with gossip and sin. Costanza Piccolomini is a respectable young wife - until she meets Gianlorenzo Bernini, the...

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Community Reviews

4.3
based on 124 reviews

Moods

emotional: 77%

dark: 55%

reflective: 50%

sad: 48%

challenging: 43%

tense: 41%

inspiring: 29%

informative: 27%

adventurous: 18%

hopeful: 18%

mysterious: 6%

funny: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

15% of readers chose fast
61% of readers chose medium
22% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
48% of readers chose A mix
44% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

89% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

36% of readers chose Yes
51% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

36% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
43% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

63% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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