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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This dual timeline book gives a nod to Anne Frank. In quasi modern times, Zoe has moved to Morocco with her husband after an unnamed tragedy changes their lives back in England. She finds a journal under the floor of the house they are renting. In it, we see the WWII journaling of 13 yr old Josie and from then on, the stories unfold in alternating chapters. Sweet, poignant, these stories also paint a vivid image of Morocco. Lots of literary references too - why have I not read Dorothy L Sayers?
emotional
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Some things are impossible to move on from – instead, you have to find a way to live with them. The secret is to open your heart, even as it breaks
In 2010, Zoe and her family moved to Casablanca due to her husband, Tom, who is starting his new job and also in hope, looking for a fresh start. They moved in to a beautiful house but started to notice a floor creaked in her baby daughter's room. In hoped to repair the floor, she accidentally found a wooden box filled with diary and other stuffs. The diary is belong to 12 year-old Josie Duval, who started to wrote her diary in 1941 while waiting for a passage to America with her Jewish family.
To be honest, it gets pretty interesting after 2nd halves and I could not put the book down, anticipating the next journal by Josie. There were plot twists after plot twists and it made my heart break as well. I do recommend this book to anyone who are a fan of dual timeline and historical fiction.
In 2010, Zoe and her family moved to Casablanca due to her husband, Tom, who is starting his new job and also in hope, looking for a fresh start. They moved in to a beautiful house but started to notice a floor creaked in her baby daughter's room. In hoped to repair the floor, she accidentally found a wooden box filled with diary and other stuffs. The diary is belong to 12 year-old Josie Duval, who started to wrote her diary in 1941 while waiting for a passage to America with her Jewish family.
To be honest, it gets pretty interesting after 2nd halves and I could not put the book down, anticipating the next journal by Josie. There were plot twists after plot twists and it made my heart break as well. I do recommend this book to anyone who are a fan of dual timeline and historical fiction.
dark
emotional
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.6 rounding down tho…
I chose to read this book bc i wanted to see Casablanca in the eyes of a writer vs what I experienced. Definitely more glorified in the book but it was a very pretty way to look at it. The writing is unique from 12yr old josie’s POV as a French refuge in Casablanca during WWII and her family being involved w the French resistance was quite interesting. The other POV was from zoe, an expat wife, who found josies journal and is in “present day”. I didn’t find myself actually desiring to finish this book and considered it being my first DNF novel but the reviews are so good tht I stuck w it. The last 50-30 pages were definitely the most captivating and drama filled than the rest of the book. A good historical fiction but i just personally find it as interesting as the “keeper of happy endings” which had a similar style of storytelling. Tbh I think it’s missing an element of romance. The ending was rlly good tho!
I chose to read this book bc i wanted to see Casablanca in the eyes of a writer vs what I experienced. Definitely more glorified in the book but it was a very pretty way to look at it. The writing is unique from 12yr old josie’s POV as a French refuge in Casablanca during WWII and her family being involved w the French resistance was quite interesting. The other POV was from zoe, an expat wife, who found josies journal and is in “present day”. I didn’t find myself actually desiring to finish this book and considered it being my first DNF novel but the reviews are so good tht I stuck w it. The last 50-30 pages were definitely the most captivating and drama filled than the rest of the book. A good historical fiction but i just personally find it as interesting as the “keeper of happy endings” which had a similar style of storytelling. Tbh I think it’s missing an element of romance. The ending was rlly good tho!
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes