The Second-Worst Restaurant in France by Alexander McCall Smith

Stars: ★★★★

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The book will be published July 16th, 2019

General info

Paul is a successful food writer who struggles with a little bit of a writer’s blog. Then cousin Chloe comes into the picture and offers him a chance to spend some time in the French countryside to try and get past the writer’s blog. This is the start of an interesting, a little bit funny and a very heartfelt story.

Things I liked

It was an interesting story as a whole but there are certain aspects that are especially to my liking. I especially like the people living in the village. I also really like Chloe’s character. She is a very interesting woman and she makes the story more interesting really.

Things I did not like

The beginning in my opinion is a bit slow and I was a bit doubtful if I would actually enjoy the book. It turns out it gets a lot better as the story goes on. Another part was the ending. To me it felt like it ended a little bit too soon but maybe there’s going to be another book soon that continues this book.

Conclusion

I really enjoyed this book. It is interesting an interesting story and it lifted my spirits whenever I was reading it. It has a happy ending and all in all it’s a very heartfelt story.

* ARC received from the publisher through First to Read

A Grave Friend by Jason Harris Edward

I have to say that this type of literature is completely new to me. I have never read an illustrated short story for adults.
On that note, I did enjoy reading it and the story itself was very touching. It told a story about the reality of life and of death and it was pleasant to follow and read through. The illustrations were great and it was easy to read and quite fun too even though the story was a bit sad in a way.
I recommend you read this book because it's quick but it also is quite an interesting story.

* I thank the author for sending me a free copy for review!

The girl in the green silk gown by Seanan McGuire

 This is a ghost story but it’s also so much more than just a ghost story.

Meet Rose Marshall, the girl in the green silk gown, the phantom prom date and so on. She’s a hitchhiking ghost. 

Add the person who already killed her once and want to kill her again and you’ve got a prober adventure in your hands.

This book is amazing, the book pulls you in from the first words and keeps you in until the very last period. I loved every second if this book. 

Add all the amazing characters and you’ve got a marvelous novel in your hand that just hooks you in. 

The author also manages to include a a lot of Greek and other types of mythology into the book and that makes the book even more interesting than it already is, and somehow more realistic, as much as a fantasy book can feel realistic.

All in all, this book is amazing and my only regret is not reading the first book in the series. 

I recommend this book from the very bottom of my heart. 

*ARC received from the publisher via First to Read.

The girl in the green silk gown will be published July, 17th!

The possible world by Liese O'Halloran Schwarz

This is such a beautiful story it made me cry.

The possible world is the story of four people, Ben, Leo, Lucy and Claire.
Ben, a boy of six years, whose just lost his mother to a brutal murder, Leo, a boy who lives in Ben's head and memories, Lucy, an ER doctor, whose life is falling apart and Claire, a lady, almost hundred years old who has experienced loss more than anybody should.
They are all very different but still they are connected. The connection between them isn't clear until later in the book and it keeps you guessing and interested in the story from the beginning to the end.

Like I said, the story itself is marvelous and so, so beautiful. It's not particularly happy, it's actually quite sad and full of darkness and misery. It goes through Leo and Claire's story in their memories and Lucy lives through her life that is falling apart. All these little pieces we read through, moves us toward the ending, where all of it makes sense and all of them are connected.

It is so hard to put into words how I felt when reading this book. It's been awhile since I really cried when reading a book.
In the end, they all felt happiness. They all had they happy endings in a way. And after I closed the book, it was really hard for me to fall asleep because I was so, so overwhelmed with the book and how it made me feel. It was truly, truly beautiful and it is still hard for me to comprehend that I've finished it. But I do recommend this book to each and everyone of you from the bottom of my heart.

I received this ARC from the publisher via Netgalley.

The possible world will be published on July, 12th, 2018!

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