this is a lovely novel of love, family and long forgotten choices. I quickly came to love the characters in this book, particularly Nur and Sadik. the story is really tender and emotional and Suman does a great job at pulling you in from the first page. 

I absolutely loved the setting of Turkey and island life. all the smells and habitats I could picture perfectly, it was though I was inside the book. 

I did, however, feel like it was a book of memories. and maybe it is supposed to be like that and I just wasn’t expecting it at first, but it didn’t feel like a lot was happening in the present and therefore felt a little bored at times. not to mention that some parts I was confused whether it was reality or a memory. not always a bad thing though and if this is how it’s meant to be, I just didn’t get it! 

Thanks again to the publisher for sending me this ARC to review!!