Review by Ellen oyieko -- The Girl in the mural by Iris
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Review by Ellen oyieko -- The Girl in the mural by Iris
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Girl in the mural" by Iris.]
The hidden past will always creep into the present life like a snake. The girl in the mural by iris Findlay is a fictional book that brings out the above phrase in a captivating manner.
The story is about two ladies, ava and Ivy. Ava travels to Guam to escape her past. Little did she know that her expectations could sooner vanish. Her happy life with Logan attracts Ivy, a stripper and who becomes so envious. As always we can not run from our destination. Ivy out of her zeal and passion to be loved finds Caleb who happens to be logans friend and they move in together. She immediately starts a mission to take Ava's place in life and she completely destroys her. In the end they fall off a cliff as ava pushes her to say the truth.
Iris Findlay did a great job in bring out the concept of the girl in the mural. The mural of a young Chamoru woman with shoulder length black hair surrounded by yellow flowers, her raised chin that exuded a strong bold energy as evident in page. 15 of the book clearly is the portrays the life of Ava starting from the love of sunflowers that are yellow. The raised chin shows the boldness in her to fight and forget her past.
The plot of the book was not predictable which made the story so interesting and adventurous. It was so fascinating learning various cultures of the Chamoru people in Guam that including the different types of food and the mural itself. The characters were developed in an interesting manner as Findlay brought out a very vivid image of the characters.
The story made me emotional at some points as I saw how Ava fought her past. I loved the writing style of Iris as she started with a forecast that made me expectant.
On the other side it was my wish that I could see ava realise the mural of the Chamoru woman reflected her her closely.
I therefore rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. This is because it was not professionally edited and due to the use of substandard grammar.
I recommend this book for young adults. This is because they need to know that the past will always creep in the present they should live their present wisely.
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The Girl in the mural
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The hidden past will always creep into the present life like a snake. The girl in the mural by iris Findlay is a fictional book that brings out the above phrase in a captivating manner.
The story is about two ladies, ava and Ivy. Ava travels to Guam to escape her past. Little did she know that her expectations could sooner vanish. Her happy life with Logan attracts Ivy, a stripper and who becomes so envious. As always we can not run from our destination. Ivy out of her zeal and passion to be loved finds Caleb who happens to be logans friend and they move in together. She immediately starts a mission to take Ava's place in life and she completely destroys her. In the end they fall off a cliff as ava pushes her to say the truth.
Iris Findlay did a great job in bring out the concept of the girl in the mural. The mural of a young Chamoru woman with shoulder length black hair surrounded by yellow flowers, her raised chin that exuded a strong bold energy as evident in page. 15 of the book clearly is the portrays the life of Ava starting from the love of sunflowers that are yellow. The raised chin shows the boldness in her to fight and forget her past.
The plot of the book was not predictable which made the story so interesting and adventurous. It was so fascinating learning various cultures of the Chamoru people in Guam that including the different types of food and the mural itself. The characters were developed in an interesting manner as Findlay brought out a very vivid image of the characters.
The story made me emotional at some points as I saw how Ava fought her past. I loved the writing style of Iris as she started with a forecast that made me expectant.
On the other side it was my wish that I could see ava realise the mural of the Chamoru woman reflected her her closely.
I therefore rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. This is because it was not professionally edited and due to the use of substandard grammar.
I recommend this book for young adults. This is because they need to know that the past will always creep in the present they should live their present wisely.
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The Girl in the mural
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Wow! I've definitely loved the story in this book. I'll check it out. Nice review!
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