The Last Painting of Sara De Vos Book Review

The Last Painting of Sara De Vos: Book Review by Dinh.

4.5 stars

Synopsis:

AMSTERDAM, 1631: Sara de Vos becomes the first woman to be admitted as a master painter to the city’s Guild of St. Luke. Though women do not paint landscapes (they are generally restricted to indoor subjects), a wintry outdoor scene haunts Sara: She cannot shake the image of a young girl from a nearby village, standing alone beside a silver birch at dusk, staring out at a group of skaters on the frozen river below. Defying the expectations of her time, she decides to paint it. Continue reading “The Last Painting of Sara De Vos Book Review” →

Until The Beginning Book Review

Until The Beginning: Book Review by Dinh.

3.5 stars out of 5 stars

Until The Beginning Book Review

Synopsis:

When Juneau’s clan disappeared, she lost more than her friends and family; she lost her entire world. She discovered her life was a lie-her people weren’t living in the wilderness because they were the sole survivors of a nuclear war. They were in hiding, hoping no one would find them and learn their secret: they never get sick, they hardly age, and they have the power to communicate with nature. Continue reading “Until The Beginning Book Review” →

After The End Book Review

After The End: Book Review by Dinh

4 stars

Synopsis:

World War III has left the world ravaged by nuclear radiation. A lucky few escaped to the Alaskan wilderness. They’ve survived for the last thirty years by living off the land, being one with nature, and hiding form whoever else might still be out there.

At least, this is what Juneau has been told her entire life.

When Juneau returns from a hunting trip to discover that everyone in her clan has vanished, she sets off to find them. Leaving the boundaries of their land for the very first time, she learns something horrifying: There never was a war. Cities were never destroyed. The world is intact. Everything is a lie. Continue reading “After The End Book Review” →

The Little Red Chairs Book Review

The Little Red Chairs: Book Review by Dinh.

3.5stars
The Little Red Chairs

Summary:

Dr. Vladimir Dragan, a stranger, masquerading as a healer and a sex therapist arrives in the small Irish town of Cloonoila and disrupts the quiet town.

Soon he meets the locals and charms them all. The town’s beauty Fidelma McBride falls under his spell.

Fidelma is married to Jack, who is significantly older than her. Fidelma desperately wants a child and connives with Vlad to get her deepest desire. Continue reading “The Little Red Chairs Book Review” →

The Queen of the Tearling Book Review

The Queen of the Tearling: Book Review by Dinh.

3.5stars
The Queen of the Tearling Book Review

 

Summary:

Raised by loyal servants, in a cottage deep in the woods, Kelsea Raleigh has been in hiding since the death of her mother, Queen Elyssa.

Now at the age of 19 years old, The Queen’s Guard- loyal soldiers that protect the throne, have come to take Kelsea to the capital to be crowned as the new Queen of the Tearling. Continue reading “The Queen of the Tearling Book Review” →

After You Book Review

After You: Book Review by Dinh.

3.5stars

Summary:

The conclusion of the first book Me Before You (2012), left a very sad and very emotional ending with the death of Will Traynor.

After You follows Louisa Clark’s life as she struggles to cope with the aftermath of his death.

We find Louisa living in a flat in London, a year and a half after Will’s death. She bought the flat with the money Will had left her. Continue reading “After You Book Review” →

Everything I Never Told You Book Review

Book Review by Dinh.

3 stars out of 5

 

Summary:

“Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet.”

This is the first line of the book.

This is a novel about the Chinese American family, James and Marilyn Lee, their daughters Lydia and Hannah, and their son Nathan.

The story is set in 1970s in a small town in Ohio. The father James is Chinese and a professor at the university. The mother Marilyn is Caucasian and a housewife. Continue reading “Everything I Never Told You Book Review” →

A Man Called Ove Book Review

A Man Called Ove: Book Review by Dinh.

5 out of 5 stars

 

Summary:

On the exterior, Ove looks like an old grumpy man. His life is made of strict principles and routines. His daily routines involves inspection of the neighborhood, making sure bikes should be where bikes are suppose to be, and noting any strange or new cars around.

Ove is lonely without his wife Sonja who passed away a few years back. He has no motivation to live and plans to take care of this by killing himself. Continue reading “A Man Called Ove Book Review” →

Dark Prince Book Review

Dark Prince: Book Review by Dinh.

3 stars out of 5

 

Summary:

Raven Whitney is on a needed break from her job as a telepathic hunter of serial killers. Whilst resting at an inn in the Carpathian Mountains, she hears a lonely and desperate voice that gets her attention.

The voice she hears is of Mikhail Dubrinsky, the Dark Prince of the Carpathians. The Carpathians are not a race of human but an immortal race that look like humans and have telepathic powers and the ability to change into animals as well as mist. Continue reading “Dark Prince Book Review” →

The City and The City Book Review

The City and the City: Book Review by Dinh.

3 stars out of 5

 

The City and The City Book Review

Summary:

In the city of Beszel, a woman is found murdered and Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad has to investigate the case.

At the offset,  Borlú suspects that what looks like a straight forward murder is far from that.

As Borlú delves into the case, it brings him into the other city of Ul Qoma where he has to work with  Ul Qoman detective Qussin Dhatt. Together the two try to unravel a case that will involve conspiracies and perhaps take on more than they can handle. Continue reading “The City and The City Book Review” →