The book I’m currently [and forcedly] trying to get through is by a German author named Manuela Inusa. The book is entitled “Blumenmeere” which roughly transaltes to “flower seas”.
Iris is an up and coming artist known for her paintings of girls holding, or being surrounded by flowers. She learns, that her boyfriend is cheating on her with her best friend since childhood.
In an effort to save the friendship, the two women meet for a clarifying conversation. Instead they separate in anger, and Iris becomes witness to her friend’s death, because she carelessly runs
into the street and gets hit by a bus. Lost in anger, sorrow and self blame, Iris moves in with
her grandmother who raised both her and her sister. And of course, in due time she meets a
new man, who happens to be just the kind of guy she was looking for all her life…
What a traumatic start, to be sure. Unfortunately, the way this story unfolds is utterly predictable. The book becomes unnecessarily long-winded and boring. [That’s just my humble opinion].
It is rather disappointing that Iris’ reflecions of the past, including her own behavior, don’t lead to the understanding, that she is at fault as well. She continues to blame her former best friend. And of course she meets a new man […and yada, yada, yada…] the story will probably end with “happily ever after”. I won’t know, because I’m going to find something else to read and make a junk journal out of this book. Yep, I like that idea ☺ Hopefully the next book will hold my interest from front to back cover. Thanks very much for your visit to my blog today. Enjoy your weekend!!
Trivialities & Intricacies 