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What really pleased me was that plot line in the past and the conflict that arose between the back-then protagonists.

Maybe only because I don‘t read World-War-I-fiction often but I could perfectly understand both parties. Each had arguments that were both relatable and irrational at the same time which made it engagingly difficult to take a side.

You see, the book really ain‘t bad. Overall I just missed the icing on the cake. 🤷🏽‍♀️

Seems my mind is not yet through with this. 🤷🏽‍♀️

Yes, I wouldn‘t even have considered “reading” it had I known before that WWI plays a role in there. And _yes_ I then definitely would‘ve missed an impressive description‼️

But: This present female character and her behaviour towards Tristan, the protagonist … I just wanted to give her a clip round the ear. 😠 This plot line tries to copy the one in the past so badly that it‘s annoying.

In whole not absorbing enough for a “Pick”. The end disappointed me and leaves me with the feeling to have missed something.
The plot set in the present often is too constructed; additionally it sometimes explained too few.

At first, the other two plots (during WWI and an 1924 expedition to Mount Everest) felt like interruptions of the main plot. But the further the main story went the more I liked them. They became really fascinating.

I am not contended with me today. I didn‘t manage to do my exercises although I felt my body told me it would appreciate me doing so.

Instead, I decided to lair me in bed with the help of some pillows while continuing my audiobook. Let‘s hope this also does the trick.

When you don‘t know if you want to continue your audiobook which until now seems rather intertwined and you therefore know you better pay close attention – or if you instead of listening prefer to continue your current paper read which has quite a lot of characters you until now still confuse easily …

And you then on the spur of the moment decide to start preparing lunch for the day after tomorrow. 😇😂

Less than 30 minutes old and already enthralling. 😃

Next audio.

“Young Tristan Campbell must find out who the mysterious, beautiful Imogen was. And why wealthy Ashley fell in love with her – almost a century ago. And above all, why they couldn‘t find each other. A race against time begins, in which the heartbeat is getting stronger and stronger: From the heights of the Himalayas to London, Paris, Berlin to Sweden and Iceland. Everywhere, he discovers traces of a great love.”

I‘m really curious.

This totally scratched my wanderlust / historical fiction / alternating narrators / subtle love interest itch. I'll probably read it again in a couple of years.

If you liked Postcards From No Man's Land, I bet you'll enjoy this too.

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This is the first book I've won with the Goodreads Giveaways..
I was going to share a pic of my copy of "The Shadow of the Wind" but I couldn't find it ? I think I have landed it to a friend, but it never came back.. So those two shadows on the cover are the first thing that I thought of!

What if a phone call out of the blue sends you on a chase of illusive clues of your past? What if you had a tough choice to make? I felt for the characters in the scenario (both the older and newer generation), but the ending was NOT REALLY an ending. It left so many unanswered questions, and the scenes I wanted just weren't there. Mixed emotions, but overall well written.

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My inability to finish this book probably has more to do with where I am in my life than with the book itself. For some reason, I couldn't engage the story or the protagonist, despite the fact that I honestly tried to. That said, the premise is so promising that I'll probably circle back around to it at some point.

this is one of those books that manages to be thoroughly satisfying while also having an ending that is frustratingly open-ended, and i loved it.