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Ok the cover is great. I can feel that this will be a book filled with family drama. The book got...
The title is intriguing and the cover is interesting. But it is the rhythm of the words and...
The writing pulled me in right away. I had a vivid picture as I moved through the sample. I can’t...
Yay, two books with "diverse" points of view! The jackpot! However, this isn't really my type of...
I really like family dramas and its set in a culture with which I am unfamiliar. As someone who...
The cover is so great! I also like the writing--Alyan's prose is lovely and this excerpt flows...
I know next to nothing and haven't read anything set in Beirut, so I'm intrigued. I question at...
I dont read nearly enough foreign novels, and would be interested in learning more about Beirut...
This snippet was extremely interesting. I really liked the setup, I liked the main character were...
After reading the preview and others' reviews this sounds like a nice read but just not for me....
This book sounds like it will be a touching story about what it means to be family. I wonder how...
Can you imagine having to sell your family home after the death of your mother or father? Can...
I am so intrigued by this book! I am already anxious to find out what happens to Ava and her...
I have high hopes for this novel. There appears to be a universal them about being united as a...
Inasmuch as I do like family drama's, this one just seems too hardcore. Especially since it...
The cover for this one is just absolutely beautiful—I was immediately drawn to this book because...
This story is as old as time and yet somehow the reader's take is fresh and intriguing. The story...
This sounds like an interesting novel with Arab-American characters and culture. I'm interested...
At first I saw the cover and something drew me to it. I wasn't sure what to think. Then I read...
One of my favorite things about the recent books Bookish First has provided is that there seems...
I'm all for selling the place if things are to dangerous to live there. I understand that there...
I have been to Beirute and would love to read this book. I am sure I can identify with some of...
This isn't my go-to genre. I like the cover, and for people who like family dramas, this could be...
This family drama set in Beruit sounds very interesting.I think the family drama part will be...
I want to like this; I love stories of family and human resilience. However, this is written in...
The cover is intriguing to say the least. The diverse family is complex but interesting and will...
Beirut as a home base gives a rich history to a family that has traveled across the globe so when...
Wow, this book offers so much! I love family dramas, especially when they can teach me about a...
This book was difficult for me to get into. I was drawn in by the cover and the blurb, but I...
This book has quite an intense (and tragic) opening. I was on the edge of my seat and caught up...
I really enjoyed reading the first impression of this book. It’s not something I would normally...
I would stand up to Iridis if it means that a family gets to keep their house after their dad...
This was my first introduction to the author's work, and I was already captivated by her...
What a 1st impression! I think this book will be character driven with detailed and complex...
There's a lot of information thrown at the reader in the very first chapter, yet somehow it's not...
This book brings to mind other books I've read. At the heart of it, it's about family. family...
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