bookishsamsch 's review for:

Maybe, Perhaps, Possibly by Joanna Glen

4.0

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Such a beautiful story. Think One Day meets The Salt Path. On one hand, a love story, but it's heartbeat is the coastal tides and seabirds that appear-literally and figuratively - throughout the story.  The metaphors are frequent but needed, they're really an essential part of the storytelling.  I didn't relate to some of the religious elements to be honest, but it didn't detract.  

I'm a keen walker and recently started dabbling in ornithology (grab your binoculars, come follow me*) so it was lovely to be able to recognise a lot of the birds mentioned, particularly the sea birds on the island. I'd also like an octopus please, thank you very much! 

*if you know, you know