Sigh ... I was disappointed in this book. There were lots of good things about it: I'm a sucker for historical fiction, so I liked that. I liked the way the book flipped between past and present. I loved all the characters and felt very invested in their well-being. Also, having known nothing about the Armenian genocide, I was fascinated by that.

But. The whole time I felt like I was just waiting for something to happen. Which is weird, because a lot did happen. It wasn't boring. But I was waiting for that WOW moment and it never came. In fact, I read this on my Kindle and I usually pay attention to how far along I am and for some reason this time I didn't. When I got to the end, I couldn't believe it. I had to double check that I was 99% done. I don't feel like there was every really a climax.

However, I would totally recommend it. It's worth the read, simply for the wonderful characters and historical knowledge.