The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak | Book Review | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Synopsis Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. In the taverna, hidden beneath garlands of garlic, chili peppers and creeping honeysuckle, Kostas and Defne grow in their forbidden love for each other. A fig tree stretches through a cavity in the roof, …

Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce

Title: Miss Benson's BeetleAuthor: Rachel JoycePublisher: DoubledayPublication Date: July 23rd, 2020Format: ARC PaperbackSource: Times ReadsPages: 400My Rating: 4/5 stars Book Blurb Margery Benson’s life ended the day her father walked out of his study and never came back. Forty years later, abandoning a dull job, she advertises for an assistant. The successful candidate is to …

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

Title: The Giver of StarsAuthor: Jojo MoyesPublisher: PenguinPublication Date: October 8th, 2019Format: PaperbackSource: Times ReadsPages: 388My Rating: 5/5 stars Book Blurb Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. So when a call goes …

Zuleikha by Guzel Yakhina

Title: ZuleikhaAuthor: Guzel YukhinaPublisher: Oneworld PublicationsDate of Publication: March 7th, 2019Pages: 448Rating: 4 / 5 stars My Review A thought provoking and interesting story. It started off strong with the beautiful words just like reading a classic story but the fact is it was written in this modern world. The story takes place in Sorviet …