Warriors of Love by Jalaluddin Rumi and James Cowan

“Rumi and Shams teach us not only the importance of friendship as a civilizing conduct in the affairs of men, but also how important it is to identify friendship with a power that is not of ourselves.”

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The life of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi—One of Islam’s most celebrated poet, scholar, theologian and Sufi mystic—change when he met a man named Shams of Tabriz who visited Konya in 1226. Shams of Tabriz search for a man who could understand his connection and views of God, and he finally found it in Rumi. They become some kind of soul-bonded friends, both Rumi and Shams find the love for God in their mutual love as friends. Warriors of Love contains new interpretation by James Cowan of some poems that Rumi created for his dearest friend, Shams of Tabriz, as well as his love of God.

The Painting by Charis Cotter

“It was a painting, set in a heavy wooden frame carved into thick swirls. A grassy foreground, a road leading through rocky hills to a lighthouse, and a vast ocean beyond. Something about it seemed familiar.”

I received a free digital copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Annie loves painting, her mother wants her to read more books and do better in school. It’s suffice to say that Annie and her mother don’t really see eye to eye. One day Annie finds an old painting of a lighthouse in the attic. She’s instantly drawn to it so she takes it to her room. Her mother on the other hand, wish that painting never leave the attic. Not long after that, Annie’s mother slips into a coma after a car crash accident. Since then strange things begin to happen to Annie. One night, she got sucked into the old painting she found in the attic. Inside that painting she meet a girl who lives in the lighthouse named Claire. Claire relationship with her mother, Maisie, is fraught, just like Annie and her mom. Annie then try to help them mending their relationship while also hoping that somehow it could also help her relationship with her mom and revives her mother from coma, and bring an answer as to why she could travel into the painting and why she is destined to meet Claire.

August 2017 Reading Recap

It’s time for another monthly reading recap. This month I managed to reach my target of reading more than four books. I also managed to find another 5 stars book which actually is an ARC and has not been published yet, which is quite unfortunate for me because I really want to fangirling talk about it with someone.  I’ll talk about it more later, but now without further ado, let’s get on with the recap.