Title: Nomad's Dream
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Publication Date: January 29, 2019
Cover Artist: Tiferet Design
Length: 192 pages
Reviewed by Morningstar
Synopsis
Two men, each with a hidden destiny. Can they defeat a web of deceit and dark magic to ensure their fates intertwine?
Bedouin Isra al-Grayjaab’s dreams lead him to Janan, an amnesiac beggar on the street of Qena—one who steals his heart and starts him on a seemingly hopeless quest. With only their wits, Isra’s knowledge of the desert’s secrets, and the aid of a mercurial djinn, they must recover Janan’s past. But neither can predict his true identity or the lengths others will go to see that his mind remains broken and his true power out of his reach.
In a sweeping romantic adventure that takes them across the Eastern Desert to the modern streets of Cairo and on to the luxurious Red Sea Coast, Janan and Isra seek a truth that will either bring them into each other’s arms or tear them apart forever.
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Review
I will admit that this book started a little slow for me
which made it hard to want to keep going, but
the characters and setting kept me intrigued enough not to give up.
The author did a wonderful
job in creating and describing not only the world and beauty of the desert but
the Bedouin way of life. They also did one thing that I truly love in books
that have other cultures and languages was include them as part of the story by
interspersing them throughout. And they
was completely respectful in the way they
handled it as well.
The paranormal characters were an interesting and fun addition to the story, but the mix of religious
characters was what threw me. That is a completely personal preference and not something that hinders the
story. It took me a little bit of time to realize that it takes place in modern
day Egypt, but it also made my heart ache
for the LGBT and women in the story. I do have to say that this didn’t feel
like a true romance story. Yes, the main
characters fall in love, and we get to
watch that journey, but it felt as though the focus wasn’t their love and the
evolution of that but, the adventure and mystery parts of the book.
Although I was cautious of Flicker, the djinn (secondary
character) from the start, I thought his
character was well developed and left me intrigued
about him from the start. The author has
a unique way of writing and is both
detailed and beautiful.
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