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starshine1's review
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide and Medical trauma
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Grief
henrismum's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
First by author /Non-series - Marc Levy
Audiobook (All of my entries on The Story Graph are audiobooks.)
Why I added this book to my TBR pile: I got this book through a 2-for-1 sale at Audible. Otherwise, I would have never noticed it or been interested. (After nine years as an Audible member, this is the only 2-for-1 sale I have ever participated in.) It's not a traditional mystery or romance but it has elements of both genres.
Will I read more by the author? Probably NotMaybe Highly Likely I enjoyed this story in many ways, but by the end, I turned the speed up to 1.3x. The author started out very strong, but seemed to set his sights too high and tired somewhere in the middle. Eventually, the rich dialogue and scenery was replaced by letters to summarize action. The end seemed thrown together. It was a nice enough tale though.
The narrator was Elizabeth Knowelden. I must have listened to other books by her. She read very well.
Audiobook (All of my entries on The Story Graph are audiobooks.)
Why I added this book to my TBR pile: I got this book through a 2-for-1 sale at Audible. Otherwise, I would have never noticed it or been interested. (After nine years as an Audible member, this is the only 2-for-1 sale I have ever participated in.) It's not a traditional mystery or romance but it has elements of both genres.
Will I read more by the author? Probably Not
The narrator was Elizabeth Knowelden. I must have listened to other books by her. She read very well.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, War, and Abandonment
coralewis's review
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-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? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Minor: War and Death of parent
jayisreading's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
1.5
This was one of those books that wasn’t necessarily bad, but it was boring. It’s a shame, really, because the book started off with a mysterious premise: Alice, the protagonist, encounters a fortune teller who tells her that the most important man in her life would be found in Istanbul. Thus begins her curious journey to a country she’s never visited in search of said man, who she would find with the help of six unnamed individuals.
It was the moment Alice decided that she would go to Istanbul in search of this man that the book started losing its intrigue and became plain and predictable for me. I think it didn’t help that the ending was very lackluster and seemed hastily thrown together to create a happily ever after of sorts.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent and Genocide
masha_and_the_cat's review
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent, Genocide, and Violence
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