“Have you travelled a long way?” she asked carefully..
A smile twitched at the corner of his mouth. “Well, yes,” he said slowly. “Yes, you could say that. But it was worth the wait.”
London, 2015. When reclusive art appraiser Eve Shaw shakes the hand of a silver-haired gentleman in her office, the warmth of his palm sends a spark through her.
His name is Max Everly—curiously, the same name as Eve’s favorite composer, born one hundred sixteen years prior. And she has the sudden feeling that she’s held his hand before . . . but where, and when?
The White Octopus Hotel, 1935. In this belle époque building high in the snowy mountains, Eve and a young Max wander the winding halls, lost in time.
Each of them has been through the trenches—Eve through a family accident and Max on the battlefields of the Great War—but for an impossible moment, love and healing are just a room away . . . if only they have the courage to step through the door. (Synopsis courtesy of Amazon.)
I don't know what I expected from this book but it DEFINITELY was not what I just read and I mean that in the BEST way.
When I read the synopsis of The White Octopus Hotel I was really excited to meet Max and Eve and journey to a magical hotel in the Swiss Alps. This story not only transported me to one of my most favorite settings in a book but also introduced me to some amazing characters.
I don't want to give too much away with this one. Just know there is so much that happens in this story. It contains mystery, time travel, a layered story that ebbs and flows pulling you in and spitting you out again, and dynamic characters that you will dearly miss when the story is over.
I love that there was so much hope, love, and grief in this story. I constantly felt like I could see myself in Eve's character and really can't wait for you to meet her. She really explores making peace with some mistakes she has made and whether or not she can forgive herself for her past and I think we can all really relate to that.
Thank you so much to Penguin Random House Audio, I was able to do an immersive read of this one and really enjoyed Mei Mei MacLeod's narration. I enjoyed her voice very much and really felt she wonderfully brought this story to life.
This is definitely going to be a five-star read for me and a story that will live rent free in my head for some time to come.
Thanks to Random House for the book in exchange for an honest review.
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