A review by embezzlerr
The Island by Victoria Hislop

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. Not a book I would normally picked up from the shelf as it had that samey feel as many other books in the charts. This was February's book in our book club and with the horrid weather here in UK, the descriptions of glorious Crete weather kept me warm! Anna's character provoked a strong reaction in me! She made me angry, whilst Maria,the complete opposite, was a little frustrating with how angelic she was. The descriptions of Crete, Spinalonga and the characters were fabulous and I forgot all about Alexis and Ed. I was so engrossed in the story of the Petrakis family, I was sad when it came to an end.