Around the World in 80 Books discussion

My list for 2024 in this really great challenge. I am a little late with my list but I'm reading no 4 now.

1. The mystery of Henry Pick - France
2. Strange shores - Iceland
☆ 3. The henna artist- Indien
☆ 4. French Braid - USA
5. Stay with me - Nigeria
6. Hamnet - England
7. The sixteen trees of the Somme- Norway
8. En bastu i Umbrien - Italy
9. A case of exploding mangoes - Pakistan
10. A thousand splendid sund- Afghanistan
11. The Yacoubian building - Egypt
12. 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World- Turkey
13. Det gångna är inte en dröm - Greece
14. The exiles- Australia
15. Convenience Store Woman- Japan
16. Mr Potter - Antigua
17. A Conspiracy of Faith - Denmark
18. Time shelter - Bulgaria
19. The magician - Germany
20. Land of snow and ashes - Finland
☆21. Labyrinth of the spirits - Spain
22. The luminaries - New Zeeland
23. Gods of Jade and Shadow - Mexico
☆24. The door - Hungary

My number 4 was French Braid by Anne Taylor. The story takes place in Baltimore, USA. It follows a family from 1959 until present from different family members view at different decades. focusing. It was a pleasent read although I would have liked a bit more depth in the story.

For February I read Labyrinth of the spirits. A pageturner. A mystery set in Barcelona with dark athmosphere. The last book of the fantastic series The Cemetry of Forgotten Books.
4,5 stars

In April I read The Door by Magda Szabo. A great book I highly recommend. I visited Hungary.

For May I visited India and follow a womans truggle for independence in the 1950s India in Jaipur. I really liked the book and I will read the other books in the triology to follow the characters. This is a 4 star book for me.