Review: A beautiful tale of forbidden love
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 30, 2014
This book is a brilliantly constructed story revolving around two lovers who seemingly share little in common. That does not stop them developing a special bond even though the world around them does not like the unconventional relationship they share.One of the things I liked most about the book was the age gap between Noa and Amar as it represented two people at completely different points in their life. Amar is young and lacks real maturity while Noa is far more world weary having experienced the heartache of divorce. She is at the stage where love almost feels out of reach for her. Amar changes all of that and helps her to grow as a person.The overall relationship between the two is a superb representation of the fact that we humans cannot help who we fall for. Also that love is an incredibly strong bond that can survive almost anything.It’s worth mentioning the illustrations in the book. This was a really nice touch from the author who clearly has artistic talent. It showed the amount of effort and energy that has been put into the book.To summarize, this beautiful tale captures forbidden love perfectly and evokes deep emotion from within the reader. I was compelled throughout and feel this book fully justifies my five star rating.