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Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Will you ever realized, that the history we learned on our school— it has sort kind of beneficial for some parties to published? Or, somehow, will that ever change or will it remain just like another secret swallowed by the war; surrender by the sea with a lot of agony?
It has been the second book of Ruta Sepetys that laid on my bookshelf (after I Must Betray You) and this prove me to say all of her writings are masterpiece. Basically, a historical fiction already can convince me. I, also, have seeking my surroundings about how they talked about this book and recommended me as ‘at least you need to read it once in your life time’ and voila—I probably just found one of my best reading I had this year.
Writing this review right on Sunday morning since I had my late caffeine intake with my family gathering the other night, so I stayed up all night to finish this book on one sitting that lead me to buried in tears at the end. This story started from four different characters (which is quite new for me, but I just read the other book with five characters so it still makes sense and toleratable). Emilia, a teenage, Polish orphan; Florian, a restoration artist from East Prussia; Joana, a Lithuanian nurse; and Alfred, a Nazi.
At first it came the a realization that I was quite struggling to notice their characteristics and differentiate them. But as time goes by, I found it very well. The story became more interesting after anti-climax (300th pages and above). Also, as this book was categorized as a young adult, the language usage are so light and insightful— which makes the knowledge and message from this book were easily delivered to the readers. Even so, I highlighted many special phrases or quotes that hit close to home. I probably will give a solid five stars if there were more poetic phrases laid in each page— but it’s still great as it comes!
Salt To The Sea is a book about survival, the loss of everything but we still have something to give (I was shivering while writing this, help), and a light of hope. I believe why this book was talked in almost everywhere since that was how the meaningful and uniqueness of the author deliver are beyond this world, are wider than this sea. I highly recommend you to read it for a bit of knowledge (since the main character are from exactly different backgrounds and purposes of life), sense of belonging and how we— well, basically learn to be grateful to live in this era and can see our family everyday.
It has been the second book of Ruta Sepetys that laid on my bookshelf (after I Must Betray You) and this prove me to say all of her writings are masterpiece. Basically, a historical fiction already can convince me. I, also, have seeking my surroundings about how they talked about this book and recommended me as ‘at least you need to read it once in your life time’ and voila—I probably just found one of my best reading I had this year.
Writing this review right on Sunday morning since I had my late caffeine intake with my family gathering the other night, so I stayed up all night to finish this book on one sitting that lead me to buried in tears at the end. This story started from four different characters (which is quite new for me, but I just read the other book with five characters so it still makes sense and toleratable). Emilia, a teenage, Polish orphan; Florian, a restoration artist from East Prussia; Joana, a Lithuanian nurse; and Alfred, a Nazi.
At first it came the a realization that I was quite struggling to notice their characteristics and differentiate them. But as time goes by, I found it very well. The story became more interesting after anti-climax (300th pages and above). Also, as this book was categorized as a young adult, the language usage are so light and insightful— which makes the knowledge and message from this book were easily delivered to the readers. Even so, I highlighted many special phrases or quotes that hit close to home. I probably will give a solid five stars if there were more poetic phrases laid in each page— but it’s still great as it comes!
Salt To The Sea is a book about survival, the loss of everything but we still have something to give (I was shivering while writing this, help), and a light of hope. I believe why this book was talked in almost everywhere since that was how the meaningful and uniqueness of the author deliver are beyond this world, are wider than this sea. I highly recommend you to read it for a bit of knowledge (since the main character are from exactly different backgrounds and purposes of life), sense of belonging and how we— well, basically learn to be grateful to live in this era and can see our family everyday.
“War is catastrophe. It breaks families in irretrievable pieces. But those who are gone are not necessarily lost.”
Happy Place by Emily Henry
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Decided to add more contemporary romance on my bookshelf ever since, yet I found it to be on the line and finally have my copy for it. First of all, this book has been talked in almost every where, too! So I had a quite high expectation how this book works for me and for others as well. Disclaimer, I need an urge romance trope to learn and get use to of my longing and trauma; so I can get use to it, however, I feel like I found something that this book delivered to me.. It might be healed some parts of me that I never know I needed. It's like, no matter the weather—feet of snow or sun bleeding the thirsty fields dry—when I walk up the steps and put my key into the lock, I feel a lift in my chest, a surety: they will be waiting on the other side, still covered in sawdust and smelling like pine. Before I even see them, my heart starts singing its favorite song. And to called it home.
At first, I thought this book will figure out the inner How You Get That Girl by Taylor Swift trope—to the heartbreak and collect pieces again to get that girl. That's all. But surprisingly, it is more than that... too far if it compared to that. There was a rollercoaster emotion, a hit tip to the toe of healing journey in the part of creating; constant apologize, questioning self-worth, and blinded love to seek from others. They kind of taught me a new kind of quiet, the peaceful stillness of knowing one another so well you don't need to fill the space. And a new kind of loud: noise as a celebration, as the overflow of joy at being alive, here, now.
Happy Place is a book about how you conceal the difference of real life, dark place, and the happiest place we might reach in the end of the day. It could be a place, a person, or even, a long journey of road to go. That could go as the dark shore and magical realism, or maybe it goes dreamy sweet-alike, and a tore palace to come home. If you need a goofy happy lucky go princess charm and emo boy to reach that romantic estate, this book probably wouldn't provide you that. But if you need a self-development, the stage of grief to gain the acceptance and how we make peace with ourselves and the past, this book probably made for you.
At first, I thought this book will figure out the inner How You Get That Girl by Taylor Swift trope—to the heartbreak and collect pieces again to get that girl. That's all. But surprisingly, it is more than that... too far if it compared to that. There was a rollercoaster emotion, a hit tip to the toe of healing journey in the part of creating; constant apologize, questioning self-worth, and blinded love to seek from others. They kind of taught me a new kind of quiet, the peaceful stillness of knowing one another so well you don't need to fill the space. And a new kind of loud: noise as a celebration, as the overflow of joy at being alive, here, now.
Happy Place is a book about how you conceal the difference of real life, dark place, and the happiest place we might reach in the end of the day. It could be a place, a person, or even, a long journey of road to go. That could go as the dark shore and magical realism, or maybe it goes dreamy sweet-alike, and a tore palace to come home. If you need a goofy happy lucky go princess charm and emo boy to reach that romantic estate, this book probably wouldn't provide you that. But if you need a self-development, the stage of grief to gain the acceptance and how we make peace with ourselves and the past, this book probably made for you.
"Everything feels strange, dreamlike: the time-smoothed wooden stairs soft against my soles, the prickle of cool air as I step out back, the rushing sound of the tide sliding over the rocks beneath the bluff."
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Have been always loving each of Anthony Doerr's masterpieces and this one is one of them! First of furthermost, I might say that he is a hellish brilliant brat how could there were five characters in three different timeline.. And all of them are young (start my journey with Cloud Cuckoo Land as a World War Interstellar adaptation) also his writing is elegant and evocative with deep research. My heart always laid upon it everytime <3
We started at the three different timeline; Constantinople 1439, library heist (present time), and at the exoplanet and ship in the mode decades and centuries later. As I sewing saints and stars and griffins and grapevines into the vestments of hierarchs? Every time I stumbled upon his story I always wonder.. like.. What did he do to know this all? What kind of books that he read to gain sort kind of knowledges and write it accordingly? In this book we also learned about the work of raft from the cave and new words to alpha, beta, and omega-- and how it becomes a sentence. Each sign signifies a sound, and to link sounds is to form words, and to link words is to construct worlds. Some of the diction remind me of Tewkesbuty and Enola conversation.. And I realied that he used many old English phrases in this book so it became quite strange to me. I will learn more about it later!
He wrote the forensic report in the most poetic way with: "A trail of corpses left through the void like breadcrumbs from some ghastly faity tale." Also, the tortmen of Rex to choose book seven as he could tell yet a longer tale of all the evils which we have endured by the will of gods. How could it make sense the way you found it!!! He is really a brilliant braat!!! There are lot of moral value as the page turned on too. Like Konstance said as the tale they have to tell is so ludicrous, so incredible, that you’ll never believe a word of it, and yet—“it’s true.”
Overall, Cloud Cuckoo Land is a wide story about the universe, time travel, and history that buried in the heart of the earth.. and how they conceal as one to make this magnificent string for each other. One lack of this book that I keep find is since there are lot of characters in the story, I couldn't dig that deep into their emotion (sorta different with Marie-Laurie and Warner in All The Light We Cannot See.), like, when the chapter is getting excited, Doerr suddenly moved it to another timeline or point of view which somehow makes the readers wanted to punch the air to hold its croase. Haha. However, if you are looking for an astonishing story line that you rarely found it other and how the author can manage it as a beautiful legendary, this book was really made for you.
We started at the three different timeline; Constantinople 1439, library heist (present time), and at the exoplanet and ship in the mode decades and centuries later. As I sewing saints and stars and griffins and grapevines into the vestments of hierarchs? Every time I stumbled upon his story I always wonder.. like.. What did he do to know this all? What kind of books that he read to gain sort kind of knowledges and write it accordingly? In this book we also learned about the work of raft from the cave and new words to alpha, beta, and omega-- and how it becomes a sentence. Each sign signifies a sound, and to link sounds is to form words, and to link words is to construct worlds. Some of the diction remind me of Tewkesbuty and Enola conversation.. And I realied that he used many old English phrases in this book so it became quite strange to me. I will learn more about it later!
He wrote the forensic report in the most poetic way with: "A trail of corpses left through the void like breadcrumbs from some ghastly faity tale." Also, the tortmen of Rex to choose book seven as he could tell yet a longer tale of all the evils which we have endured by the will of gods. How could it make sense the way you found it!!! He is really a brilliant braat!!! There are lot of moral value as the page turned on too. Like Konstance said as the tale they have to tell is so ludicrous, so incredible, that you’ll never believe a word of it, and yet—“it’s true.”
Overall, Cloud Cuckoo Land is a wide story about the universe, time travel, and history that buried in the heart of the earth.. and how they conceal as one to make this magnificent string for each other. One lack of this book that I keep find is since there are lot of characters in the story, I couldn't dig that deep into their emotion (sorta different with Marie-Laurie and Warner in All The Light We Cannot See.), like, when the chapter is getting excited, Doerr suddenly moved it to another timeline or point of view which somehow makes the readers wanted to punch the air to hold its croase. Haha. However, if you are looking for an astonishing story line that you rarely found it other and how the author can manage it as a beautiful legendary, this book was really made for you.
“In a life you accumulate so many memories, your brain constantly winnowing through them, weighing consequence, burying pain, but somehow by the time you’re this age you still end up dragging a monumental sack of memories behind you, a burden as heavy as a continent.”
“Almost overnight, the streets glow with meaning. she reads inscriptions on coins, on cornerstones and tombstones, on lead seals and buttress piers and marble plaques embedded into the defensive walls—each twisting lane of the city a great battered manuscript in its own right.”
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The second book of Agatha Christie that laid on my shelf this month.. and expectedly, much better than the other one that I've read! It's about the secret agents in a little private island to guess who is the murder of all. The author created an easy-plot with different cases to solve which makes this book uniquely amazing!
I have nothing much to say since I read it in the middle of my quite pack schedule so this book wasn't really enjoyable for me.. Like, I expected so much more or maybe my situation wasn't capable to absorb all the story into the jar. But if you love mystery detective cases with several discusssion (sorta look like a werewolf game) this book was made for you.
I have nothing much to say since I read it in the middle of my quite pack schedule so this book wasn't really enjoyable for me.. Like, I expected so much more or maybe my situation wasn't capable to absorb all the story into the jar. But if you love mystery detective cases with several discusssion (sorta look like a werewolf game) this book was made for you.
"The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. The wicked shall be turned into hell."
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Have put my hold ever since about 10 weeks to get this book from my library.. Uh, how I had a high expectations towards the story. I was really into memoir these days and surprisingly I always found great memoir in each step of angle of people’s lives. But for this, it’s quite… different. I feel like this book was really made for the author herself. How she mentioned every thing about her life, the philosophy of food that she ate, the tradition of her culture and family, and how she package it as the romanticize-hustle life, if that makes sense!
The narrative in the book jumps from past and present numerous times, skipping across time with various anecdotes. The language that Michelle offered is like a metaphor diary; so full of adventurous and whole constellations. I felt it like— from the deepest core of my heart that she had a huge dream in even in the small space for her to pursue in her life. I also love how she pictured the faith she had upon her mother to always see her from far and beyond; that I learned it hard way all this time to have faith as that hope comes core value to survive and keep thriving.
The idea of a “the scarcity mentality” mentioned in this book, related to lack of Asian and female representation in the media. Also the beauty standard is an instinct part of the culture and how she manage it to her family— which makes me found interesting to dig more since many people might relate to this course as well. I came to realize that while I struggled to be good, I could excel at being courageous. I began to delight in surprising adults with my refined palate and disgusting my inexperienced peers with what I would discover to be some of nature’s greatest gifts.
Crying in H Mart is a book about family, home-cooking, and love; how you might try to find love in every little thing what mother earth gave to you, how you might see the core meaning of meals that feels so homey.. until it brought memories that laid forever in your heart. It’s all full of loss, grief will be a forever journey to discover… and there will be place to lean and cry, that’s what we called it home.
The narrative in the book jumps from past and present numerous times, skipping across time with various anecdotes. The language that Michelle offered is like a metaphor diary; so full of adventurous and whole constellations. I felt it like— from the deepest core of my heart that she had a huge dream in even in the small space for her to pursue in her life. I also love how she pictured the faith she had upon her mother to always see her from far and beyond; that I learned it hard way all this time to have faith as that hope comes core value to survive and keep thriving.
The idea of a “the scarcity mentality” mentioned in this book, related to lack of Asian and female representation in the media. Also the beauty standard is an instinct part of the culture and how she manage it to her family— which makes me found interesting to dig more since many people might relate to this course as well. I came to realize that while I struggled to be good, I could excel at being courageous. I began to delight in surprising adults with my refined palate and disgusting my inexperienced peers with what I would discover to be some of nature’s greatest gifts.
Crying in H Mart is a book about family, home-cooking, and love; how you might try to find love in every little thing what mother earth gave to you, how you might see the core meaning of meals that feels so homey.. until it brought memories that laid forever in your heart. It’s all full of loss, grief will be a forever journey to discover… and there will be place to lean and cry, that’s what we called it home.
“I had thought fermentation was controlled death. Left alone, a head of cabbage molds and decomposes. It becomes rotten, inedible. But when brined and stored, the course of its decay is altered. Sugars are broken down to produce lactic acid, which protects it from spoiling. Carbon dioxide is released and the brine acidifies. It ages. Its color and texture transmute. Its flavor becomes tarter, more pungent. It exists in time and transforms. So it is not quite controlled death, because it enjoys a new life altogether.”
Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
First of further more, I haven’t read any Agatha Christie’s novels before. So basically this is my first book of hers. And I decided to read one together since one of my close friend asked for a reading date! Oh, a little bit information too, there is a movie adaptation for this book while I decided to read this, but I haven’t watched it any.
It took about almost two weeks for me to finish it— which is a bit weird since the writing is on scale categories for young adult in my opinion, and the plot is quite predictable. There isn’t any exact proof or detective mystery I might find in many other mysteries books. As I saw from other reviews, it has lower ranking from other Agatha’s mystery books. Maybe my mind would change after trying to expand my gut to other of her novels!
However, I love how easy and overflowing the story is. Hallowe’en Party is like a mini pocket size you might bring everywhere and can read in the middle of your busy schedule. I got a bit slump while trying to finish it because the plot is so.. flat? If I might say that. But it has adventurous potential on after climax pages.
It took about almost two weeks for me to finish it— which is a bit weird since the writing is on scale categories for young adult in my opinion, and the plot is quite predictable. There isn’t any exact proof or detective mystery I might find in many other mysteries books. As I saw from other reviews, it has lower ranking from other Agatha’s mystery books. Maybe my mind would change after trying to expand my gut to other of her novels!
However, I love how easy and overflowing the story is. Hallowe’en Party is like a mini pocket size you might bring everywhere and can read in the middle of your busy schedule. I got a bit slump while trying to finish it because the plot is so.. flat? If I might say that. But it has adventurous potential on after climax pages.
“You didn’t say a young man was beautiful. If you did say it, you said it apologetically as though you were praising some quality that had been long dead.”
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Have been seeing this book almost everywhere as people romantized sad-depressed woman until I decided to borrow it from my library and this is out of my expectation. It's a book about a story of Esther, a glamorous and successful young woman from Boston who finally moved to New York and live in her square-up home while working on her illness. The trigger that offered from this book is still toleratable, as I found a slight counciousness that almost (not bluntly) suicidal. It looks like a ghost-conversation in my head.
The writing! I expected that it would be a hard prose poem as I recall, Plath is a poet with incredible poem from east to the west, that makes The Bell Jar the only novel she ever wrote. I thought it would be so much hard to carry but voila, it's something that I probably miss while it gone. It is like a lost-longing sister you met on the countryside, the cup of hot chocolate milk with marshmallow on the top, it is like a brooklyn baby under the raining umbrella that fall upon earth. I found this book enchantingly dark, like.. you probably need to dig more to realize how dark it was. She laid her face to the smooth face of the marble and howled her loss into the cold salt rain.
I love it when it comes to conversation between Esther and Buddy. It's like.. he took care of her really well even before she took care of herself in Doctor Gordon's therapy from time to time. That small white room. “Let me fly with you,” if neurotic is wanting two mutually exclusive things at one and the same time like neurotic as hell.. Yes, please! I might not find it lovely, but the way her crawling to save herself is always amazing to me. It was all about her, don't you think so? Oh, I also found a lullaby by Ophelia Wilde while reading this book and occasionally suited this one too. Maybe you can give it a try as well <3
The Bell Jar is a book about dividing yourself from the crowd to keep it safely inside the jar. How it finally hit you like a truck but we can make it so far, anyway. If you are looking for a book with therapy methods, this book wouldn't provide you that. Otherwises, if you are looking from the great depression surface, how she has been through that rollercoaster life, this book probably will guide you the way. Additionally, Sylvia Plath was passed a way a month right after this book published. Truly wish that it can find the light pathway to those who are looking for help. All the psychological book always guided us to the end with, "You are going to be okay." It sounds cliche, but if it constantly repeatedly heard... It might work as well. Please look and take care of yourself, in whichever part of the world you are right now.
The writing! I expected that it would be a hard prose poem as I recall, Plath is a poet with incredible poem from east to the west, that makes The Bell Jar the only novel she ever wrote. I thought it would be so much hard to carry but voila, it's something that I probably miss while it gone. It is like a lost-longing sister you met on the countryside, the cup of hot chocolate milk with marshmallow on the top, it is like a brooklyn baby under the raining umbrella that fall upon earth. I found this book enchantingly dark, like.. you probably need to dig more to realize how dark it was. She laid her face to the smooth face of the marble and howled her loss into the cold salt rain.
I love it when it comes to conversation between Esther and Buddy. It's like.. he took care of her really well even before she took care of herself in Doctor Gordon's therapy from time to time. That small white room. “Let me fly with you,” if neurotic is wanting two mutually exclusive things at one and the same time like neurotic as hell.. Yes, please! I might not find it lovely, but the way her crawling to save herself is always amazing to me. It was all about her, don't you think so? Oh, I also found a lullaby by Ophelia Wilde while reading this book and occasionally suited this one too. Maybe you can give it a try as well <3
The Bell Jar is a book about dividing yourself from the crowd to keep it safely inside the jar. How it finally hit you like a truck but we can make it so far, anyway. If you are looking for a book with therapy methods, this book wouldn't provide you that. Otherwises, if you are looking from the great depression surface, how she has been through that rollercoaster life, this book probably will guide you the way. Additionally, Sylvia Plath was passed a way a month right after this book published. Truly wish that it can find the light pathway to those who are looking for help. All the psychological book always guided us to the end with, "You are going to be okay." It sounds cliche, but if it constantly repeatedly heard... It might work as well. Please look and take care of yourself, in whichever part of the world you are right now.
“I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree in the story. From the tip of every branch— like a fat purple fig, a wonderful future beckoned and winked.”
“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery; air, mountains, trees, people. Then I thought, ‘this is what it is to be happy.’”
Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
4.0
For coincidence rejectors, trauma healer, and long-lost love seeker— please get yourself right and have a seat together right now! I found this book available on my libby account and decided to borrow one due to its lovely cover.. yes, that’s simple. I never heard about the writer but I might say this one short: delightful.
The book is about Swanee, a successful actress who suddenly needed to lose her dream career and turned into an audiobook reader. In the story, you would meet many characters who eventually came into her life from time to time and unintentionally be the guide of her way to overcoming her trauma and still stand on her ground until reach state of acceptance.
Thank You For Listening is a book you might keep closely to your heart of how this remind you of classic childhood actress who suddenly disappeared from media, but you still heard about her in the core— how it went until realized that is how life works and human put faith on it as well. It’s a basic self-development in the form of sweet and delightful slice of love.
The book is about Swanee, a successful actress who suddenly needed to lose her dream career and turned into an audiobook reader. In the story, you would meet many characters who eventually came into her life from time to time and unintentionally be the guide of her way to overcoming her trauma and still stand on her ground until reach state of acceptance.
Thank You For Listening is a book you might keep closely to your heart of how this remind you of classic childhood actress who suddenly disappeared from media, but you still heard about her in the core— how it went until realized that is how life works and human put faith on it as well. It’s a basic self-development in the form of sweet and delightful slice of love.
“Feelings are temporary. They stick around as long as you believe in them and then they’re gone, waiting to be believed in again. If they were permanent, then we’d only have to say I love you once and be done with it for the rest of our lives.”
Homecoming by Kate Morton
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This book entitled a historical fiction and mystery thriller but I don't know, it just doesn't sit right with me... Maybe my expectation was too high for this genre? I feel intrigue at the early pages but while this lead to the middle until the end.. I can't feel anything; wether sad, curious, happy. It's just empty. I almost forgot that their pronunciation are similar with British, it's sorta like reading English Classic but it has lot of words (around 9k words I can't swallow it up at once).
The plot will guide you from two time: 1959 and 2018 that set around Brisbane and the Darling House for the murder, which I really thought that they will offer us some of motives or decent proof for the category but I can't find those in this book. It's like a long murder case that hasn't been solved so they still work it at this age. I can't find any decent name from the government or any iconic event in throughout the whole page. I found it interesting on < 100 page but I can't feel the vibe until I finished this book.
However, Homecoming is the book about home. How we finally can find our way back no matter how far we go, as we never escape our future, we need to dig our past even if it costs sort kind of sacrifices. You will see the connection between three generation, from sister, grandmother, mother to come across all the same.
The plot will guide you from two time: 1959 and 2018 that set around Brisbane and the Darling House for the murder, which I really thought that they will offer us some of motives or decent proof for the category but I can't find those in this book. It's like a long murder case that hasn't been solved so they still work it at this age. I can't find any decent name from the government or any iconic event in throughout the whole page. I found it interesting on < 100 page but I can't feel the vibe until I finished this book.
However, Homecoming is the book about home. How we finally can find our way back no matter how far we go, as we never escape our future, we need to dig our past even if it costs sort kind of sacrifices. You will see the connection between three generation, from sister, grandmother, mother to come across all the same.
"That was the magic of books, the curious alchemy that allowed a human's mind to turn black ink on white pages into a whole other world."
"Someone I used to know a long time ago told me once that fear is the doorway to opportunity. And I can assure you, my love, that every good thing that's happened to me since has come through acting despite my fears."