Cake anyone? Yes, we met at Jen's cake shop and she made us lovely food! It was soooo nice. Thank you Jen for hosting us in such style.
Most people were a bit blah about this book. It's very long and the first few chapters didn't grab us, however it got better as we went on. We got quite annoyed at the falcon trivia at the start of each chapter, we felt it was a bit contrived, trying to link the story to the title. OK, Isabela was on a quest to find some falcons but the book was about much more than that. We felt the title was a bit misleading and we could have done with some more falcons (just not more trivia).
That's it! I must admit we did spend several hours catching up with each other and having a bit of a gossip which mean the book talk was a little short.
Concept: 4/10
Plot: 6/10
Ending: 2/10 - very frustrating ending, what happened to them? Finish the story!
Cover: 7/10
Page Turner: 5/10
Who to slap? Isabela's mother
Where's the cheese? How everyone fell in love with Isabela
Would we recommend? 1/5
Better as a ... graphic novel
Add a twist: Eydis turned into a falcon!
Total: 4/10 (however we felt this was a much better book than 'Season to Taste')
Our next book will be 'Five Star Billionaire' by Tash Aw and the August meeting will be at Susie's house. Kate will host the September meeting.
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HI, are you accepting new members? I am looking for a book club to join. I live in Reading, am 34, SAHM to a 1 year old....In my previous life I belonged to a few book clubs but gave them up as I moved here....I love Reading but need something to focus on otherwise life takes over at the moment! Please do let me know. Kind Regards, Shelly
ReplyDeleteHi Shelly, yes we are always happy to accept new members. Please email me at readingbookgroup AT gmail.com
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