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The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

The Island of Missing Trees

The Island of Missing Trees was an eye-opening book for me. Before I read it, I had no idea there was a brutal conflict between Greek and Turk Cypriots in the 1970s. I always knew some bad blood between Turks and Greeks, but I always associated it vaguely with their conflicts throughout medieval history. I…

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

This book has been on my TBR for the longest time – mainly because it seems to be universally loved, maybe that very intriguing title and cover; also, I love old-time Hollywood depicted in a book or movie. All that glamour! About the Book Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready,…

Top Ten Tuesday – Books I wish had a sequel

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week you compile a list of ten books that coincide with that week’s theme. You can find everything you need to know about joining in here! This week’s theme is about books I wish had an epilogue. I didn’t have strong feelings about…

The Mirror and the Light

The Mirror and the Light

I have been waiting years for the final book in Mantel’s Cromwell trilogy. I loved the previous books – Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies. Unfortunately, by the time the last book was released, we were in full lockdown mode, and I had developed the attention span of a toddler. So, I kept this…

The Four Winds

The Four Winds

I read The Four Winds almost back to back after Firefly Lane, and these two books couldn’t be more different in terms of writing style. Technically, Firefly Lane, published in 2008, should have been the rougher/cruder book, but I found The Four Winds (pub date 2021) more amateurish in style. Maybe Hannah had bitten off…