Monthly Book Review: October 2020

Majesty by Katharine McGee is the follow-up to American Royals which I read back in January (ah, sweet sweet January, before all hell broke loose). It picks up exactly where the first book left off and while it lingered a little too long in the middle, I really liked where it ended. Very much a girl power read. A solid B.

The Stationary Shop by Marian Kamali is a beautiful story about lost love, family, politics and food. It spans from 1953 Tehran, Iran (28 Mordad coup) to 2013 Boston. Roya and Bahman fall in love in the stationary shop, but political winds and family secrets work against them. The audio version is wonderful. The food was such an integral part of the story and - I've already looked up several recipes for jeweled rice, khoresh and ghormeh sabzi. A solid A.

 TBR List

• Murder at Melrose Court by Karen Menuhin
• Blindness by Jose Saramago
• September by Rosamunde Pilcher
• The Farm by Joanne Ramos