This month's book was on the whole not liked at all! Lynda and Joanne have been to Oman and Dubai and thought the descriptions of the setting were spot on. Anne Marie thought it was like a travel guide. Most people in our group did not enjoy the book. However Lynda, Joanne, Deb and Pauline quite liked it. Sue had not finished the book but was enjoying it - she wants it to go somewhere.
A few parts of the book irritated some of us. Jeanette did not like the first sentence of chapter 2! Emma did not like the fact that she was ‘pecking’ at her phone. Emma also thought that the book was lazily written and lazily researched.
Joan had read two previous books by the same author and had especially enjoyed The Beauty School of Kabul. This book had seemed real as the author had experienced this. Joan thought our book did not seem real at all.
Some agreed that the book was an easy read but more of a chick lit holiday read. Shiela wanted something to happen and was disappointed by the book. Deb liked the descriptions of the different nationalities in the book. Pauline said that it was unmemorable but an easy read. Many would not recommend the book. Abbie did not like it and thought it was too predictable. She prefers a more hard hitting read.
Overall we rated the book 2 stars.
We also discussed having a second choice for our next read as Joan has read the next two books. We decided that this would not work. Our next book for discussion is When God Was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman.
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