THEPRIORYOFTHEORANGE
TREE
BY SAMANTHA SHANNON
(BLOOMSBURY) R479*
Following the end of Game of
Thrones and this came highly
recommended. But this is pretty
far from the blood and gore of
Westeros.Therearea lotofcharac-
terssoitcanbeconfusingatfirst,
especiallyastheauthortakesher
timeinbuildingthestories.But
onceyou’vegotit,you’llbehooked
intheworldsoftheEastandWest.
QueenSabrantheNinthmust
conceivea femaleheirtoprotect
herqueendom,warriorTanéis
hassworntodefendhercountry
andEadDuryansecretlyprotects
Sabran.Thisisn’ta rip-throughread
- setasidetimetogetsweptupin
theiradventures.– CHARLENEROLLS
READ
THESE
BOOKS
Good reads
Get stuck in a gripping female-driven fantasy, an emotional
family drama and a dark psychological mystery
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Berenson, a gifted painter married
to a sought-after photographer,
shoots her husband five times in
the face and refuses to say a word
afterwards.
She literally just stops talking
and nobody can figure out why.
She’s sent to a psychiatric hos-
pital after being found guilty of
murder and Theo Faber, a criminal
psychotherapist, becomes ob-
sessed with getting her to talk
about why she committed the
inexplicable crime.
Others have tried before him
- and failed – but he’s convinced
he has what it takes to break this
headline-grabbing case.
It’s a dark story in which
the intentions of most of the
characters are completely murky
and you can’t tell what all the
agendas are.
It does all come together in the
end and even though I guessed the
twist before it came, it was still
worth the read. – CHARLENE ROLLS
THEROSIERESULT
BYGRAEMESIMSION
(PENGUIN)R219*
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started with The Rosie Project and
I’m both happy and sad it’s over.
This book jumps ahead a few
years since we last read about Don
and Rosie in The Rosie Effect, and
this time the unlikely couple are
facing a new challenge.
Their son is having trouble at
school and the couple must figure
out how they can help him without
hindering him. Don, as always,
tries to solve the problem using
logic and reason, which has both
hilarious and poignant results.
I liked how the writing wasn’t too
heavy despite some of the serious
topics (autism, bullying, domestic
violence) and the tone for the kids’
interactions was appropriate.
But it’s the emotional exchanges
between the characters that
make this book better than the
previous two. If you haven’t yet
read this series, I suggest you
get it now if you like books about
family dramas and emotional
connections. – CHARLENE ROLLS
THE SILENT PATIENT
BY ALEX MICHAELIDES
(ORION) R219*
There’s nothing like a good tale full
of twists and turns when it’s cold
outside and all you want to do is
snuggle under the blankets.
This is one of those. The plot
GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES is certainly intriguing. Alicia