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Monday 13 April 2015
Date Published: March 3, 2015
Publisher: Self-published at Smashwords
Pages: 292
Source: Review copy provided by Devika Fernando
Format: Kindle edition
Goodreads Synopsis
Some people are destined to meet.
It sure feels that way when Sri Lankan tour guide Sepalika meets Daniel. The mysterious tourist from Ireland steals his way into her heart and makes her questioneverything her life is built upon. Instant attraction turns to love –
but does he feel the same? And what about the secret she’s hiding from him?
Follow the two on their quest for a happy ending amid the beauty and wonders of the tropical island paradise of Sri Lanka.
It sure feels that way when Sri Lankan tour guide Sepalika meets Daniel. The mysterious tourist from Ireland steals his way into her heart and makes her question
Follow the two on their quest for a happy ending amid the beauty and wonders of the tropical island paradise of Sri Lanka.
My Review
The
story line of the novel is probably the simplest yet the most complicated one I
have ever read. Sepalika , a tour guide in Sri Lanka, falls in love with a
foreigner, Daniel, on her tour over the course of time. What started off from
mere curiosity ends up in pristine love for Daniel. She struggles with her
ethics and moral values for a while but in the end fails to hold herself back. Her
history lessons to
“The minute I heard my first love story,
I started looking for you, not knowing
How blind that was.
Lovers don't finally meet somewhere.
They're in each other all along.”
~Rumi, The Illuminated Rumi
I
really enjoyed reading this novel not only because of the story but is
When
it comes to romance of two history geeks in Sri Lanka, you’re surely be
One
of the most fascinating things about this book is conversations which are the
very foundation of a romantic novel. Devika
The
only thing I didn’t like about the book was that Daniel, male lead character,
felt alien or a stranger to me even after finishing the novel. Somewhere along
the line, even after finishing the novel, I couldn’t possibly understand why Daniel
would do what he did. His actions and suddenness of the same lead to confusion.
But, on the other hand, I also understand the reason behind it – Devika’s novel
demanded a foreigner and so she gave us one. The narration from Sepalika’s
point of view was the need of the novel and she did an excellent job at it. The magic of falling in love with
someone over the course of time out of love and attraction is captured
perfectly by Devika Fernando in Saved in Sri Lanka. Apart from a few
spelling mistakes and one place, where Daniel was mentioned as David, the rest of
the book was just a perfect romance novel!
UPDATE: The spelling mistakes and other mistakes have now been corrected!
Does
Daniel feel the same the way Sepalika does? And what about the secret she’s hiding from him?
To
find out, read Saved in Sri Lanka by Devika Fernando…
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I
rate this wonderful book a 3.5 out of 5 mostly for the history lessons and
fascinating romance between Sepalika and Daniel. I recommend this book to every
romantic novel lover, to the generation which falls for
Huge thanks to Devika Fernando for the review copy! I really appreciate it.
Note: I
sincerely apologize to Devika Fernando for the delay in reviewing this
wonderful book. But, I believe that a book such as this one deserves a book
review which does justice to it. For that exact reason, the delay was caused in
the reviewing this book.
~RP
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3 comments:
A very well written Review :)
Thanks a lot for the detailed and honest review! I appreciate the feedback, and I'm glad you enjoyed my book. The review was well worth waiting for. The small mistakes have since been fixed, by the way. :-)
Devika ma'am, I had forgotten to UPDATE my blog post accordingly. I just updated the blog post. Apologies for the delay! And I'm truly glad you liked my book review. :)
Thank you Rubina ma'am! I really appreciate it. :)
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