The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin @chloekbenjamin #BookReview #travelingsistersread

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The ImmortalistsThe Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

Norma’s rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was a Traveling Sisters Group Read, and only two of us were left standing in the Lush Coulee with the rest of the sisters leaving the coulee at or before the first goal of this book. Thank you to Jennifer for reading this one with me, it was a pleasure and I loved the discussion this book brought out.

4.5 stars! This was such a memorable and interesting read that had such a unique storyline with a profound and special message within the pages of this book that had us asking ourselves so many questions!

What if we could find out the date of our death? Would we want to know? Would it change the way that we would live our lives?  Is it fate or do we have the ability to change our fate?

Love life for what we have and live it to our greatest potential as if it were our last, as we never know if we are actually living our last day!

THE IMMORTALISTS by CHLOE BENJAMIN is an interesting, entertaining, fascinating, and a different sort of read that had me feeling quite uncomfortable with some of the early scenes but then had me totally engaged and I needed to find out how this story was going to end.  I thoroughly enjoyed following along the lives of these four young siblings who find out the date of each of their deaths from a gypsy fortune teller.

CHLOE BENJAMIN delivers a beautifully written, intriguing and captivating story here that was told in all the different perspectives of the four siblings as their date predicted by the fortune teller comes near.  My favorite sibling was Klara, and I really loved reading her section and I really enjoyed the magical aspect to her storyline.

I would also like to mention that this book is not going to be for everyone. It’s a thought-provoking book with a strong message that is for sure, but there were a couple of explicit sex scenes which I wasn’t quite expecting and the descriptions were a little uncomfortable for me to read. I wish that I would have been forewarned about them so I would have been a little prepared before reading this book.

To sum it all up it was a fast-paced, heartfelt, powerful, thought-provoking, and a deeply moving story that was hard for me to put down.  Highly recommended with caution!!!

Publishing Date:  January 9, 2018

Thank you so much to Edelweiss, G.P. Putnam’s Sons & Chloe Benjamin for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for a review!

 

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15 thoughts on “The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin @chloekbenjamin #BookReview #travelingsistersread”

      1. I saw the author comment on your Twitter, but always impresses me, so I think I will give this book ago when it comes out, because I got denied for this book! LOL
        No I’m not stalking you!😉
        💚Berit

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      2. That always impresses me too, Berit and makes us feel pretty happy that they take the time to read our reviews and comment. I didn’t think you were stalking me……stalk away! lol

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    1. Oh I sure hope that you love this book too Marie! Let me know what you think of it if I miss your review. I seem to be missing lots lately. 😔 😊

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  4. Great review!!! I liked the book, too, and its premise. Like you, my only dings are the graphic sex scenes which I was NOT prepared for. I’m glad that others feel the same as me.

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    1. Thank you so much! I am so glad that you enjoyed this book too despite the graphic sex scenes. I think there were about five of us that started out reading this and only two of us were able to get through that first part. I’m surprised that I did but I thought the author definitely set the tone with his perspective and I was hooked!

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      1. I’m glad that you said something about it in your review. I *wish* that I had a warning before I started the book. It would have helped prepare me. I don’t think that I’m a prude, but this book definitely made me feel like one, LOL.

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