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At least now I know where the term “Whirling Dervish” comes from

The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak

July 12, 2026 by Zirza Leave a Comment

That’s the most positive thing I can come up with about this book. What a slog this was.  The plot: Ella Rubinstein is a forty year old stay at home mother to two children and a possibly perpetually unfaithful husband. She takes up a job with a publishing house to revise a novel called Sweet Blasphemy by a man named Aziz Zahara. As she reads the novel, she becomes fascinated by the story of the novel, about the friendship between renowned 13th century poet Rumi […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Religion Tagged With: #history, arabic history, Elif Shafak, Forty Rules of Love, i hated this, rumi

Zirza's CBR18 Review No:21 · Genres: Fiction, History, Religion · Tags: #history, arabic history, Elif Shafak, Forty Rules of Love, i hated this, rumi ·
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I do not want to read this book

Somebody to Love by Aurelia Fray

May 7, 2019 by Emmalita 3 Comments

This is my first DNF for the year and I have put this author on my not at any price list. The cover is cute, so I requested it from Netgalley. This is an honest review. I wish I had paid more attention to the description, it might have saved me some heartache. Henry only needed to fix the leaky office pipes. So, when a crazy woman barges in and turns his day upside down, then confesses all her secrets like a challenge, he faces […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: aurelia fray, DNF, hate review, i hated this, NetGalley, somebody to love

Emmalita's CBR11 Review No:25 · Genres: Romance · Tags: aurelia fray, DNF, hate review, i hated this, NetGalley, somebody to love ·
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