The Island of Missing Trees

The story travels back and forth in time and between POVs normally I'm not a fan of going back and forth in time (because I lose track of what's happening when) but Shafak managed to make things distinct enough that it wasn't hard to keep track of what was happening to whom, when. I enjoyed the presence of a rather unusual POV character and the developing dynamics between characters.

Shafak's writing style and characters are so charming that I often forget just how heartbreaking some scenes are, sometimes that's a plus sometimes I'm not sure how I feel about it.

It was the 3rd book of hers I read in the span of a month, I think I'm hooked!