afox98's review against another edition
3.0
3 1/2 stars. Alice Pendelbury is enjoying her life in 1950s London, hanging out with good friends and working as a "nose," creating perfumes. Then she meets a fortune teller in Brighton who tells her she was born in Istanbul and will meet 6 people on her journey to the most important man in her life. Alice is puzzled, but ends up making her way to Turkey with her cranky yet generous neighbor Mr. Daldry to learn more about her past and possible future. I enjoyed the characters and the story, but the ending felt a little forced/rushed.
ico181's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
starshine1's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide and Medical trauma
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Grief
rondasue27's review against another edition
Over halfway through and just losing interest as I go. It all seems ridiculous and boring
jenmat1197's review against another edition
4.0
This is the story of Alice. A 30 something single woman living in London. She has good friends, a good job, and a great apartment. Around Christmas one year, her life begins to change. She and her friends take a trip to a carnival and Alice decides to sit for a reading with a fortune teller. The Fortune teller tells Alice that she will soon meet the love of her life. In order to do so, though, she must travel to Turkey.
Alice, returns to her apartment and tries to put what the fortune teller says behind her. Her neighbor - who is usually biligerant, gives Alice a candle and matches on the night of a blackout, and to Alice - seemed strangely kind. Soon the two of them are talking and keeping each other company. Alice tells him about the fortune teller, and he drives her back to see her again and find out the rest of the story. After the meeting - and the long drive together - Ethan (the neighbor) decides that Alice must take this trip. He agrees to fund it and go along with her to get her started on finding Mr. Right.
On the journey, Alice has strange dreams, and deja vu when she sees certain places in Turkey. Even though she is convinced she has never been there before. What she discovers about herself, and Ethan, will change her life forever.
This was a sweet book. I listened to it as an audiobook all in one day. An 8 hour day of yard work and errands by myself and I had this one finished. It was a great story, well told, and just fun. Ethan has a funny side and I found myself chuckling often. The ending is predictable - you know what is coming right from the beginining, but it didn't distract from the story.
Fun read. I recommend trying this out.
Alice, returns to her apartment and tries to put what the fortune teller says behind her. Her neighbor - who is usually biligerant, gives Alice a candle and matches on the night of a blackout, and to Alice - seemed strangely kind. Soon the two of them are talking and keeping each other company. Alice tells him about the fortune teller, and he drives her back to see her again and find out the rest of the story. After the meeting - and the long drive together - Ethan (the neighbor) decides that Alice must take this trip. He agrees to fund it and go along with her to get her started on finding Mr. Right.
On the journey, Alice has strange dreams, and deja vu when she sees certain places in Turkey. Even though she is convinced she has never been there before. What she discovers about herself, and Ethan, will change her life forever.
This was a sweet book. I listened to it as an audiobook all in one day. An 8 hour day of yard work and errands by myself and I had this one finished. It was a great story, well told, and just fun. Ethan has a funny side and I found myself chuckling often. The ending is predictable - you know what is coming right from the beginining, but it didn't distract from the story.
Fun read. I recommend trying this out.
mcatmay's review against another edition
3.0
Solid engaging read
Decent read with a good plot line that read a bit like a movie. The writing was good enough to keep me engaged but the denouement was a bit pat. Good enough for a summer read :)
Decent read with a good plot line that read a bit like a movie. The writing was good enough to keep me engaged but the denouement was a bit pat. Good enough for a summer read :)
jschmidt10's review against another edition
4.0
What a delightful story. The very end felt rushed, but at the same time, expressed throughout the pages. I guessed part of the ending but it had a twist I didn’t guess. I liked Alice and enjoyed reading a story about a “nose,” and in particular loved how places were described by their scents; sometimes it can feel overdone when an author is establishing something about a character but this was really nicely done
cerinekihel's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
mec8337's review against another edition
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0