3 out of 4 stars
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My Trip to Adele is a tribute to Adele as the authors R.I. Alyaseer & A.I. Alyaseer are absolutely besotted with her. This shows in the fact that each chapter ends with lyrics from one of her songs. The book is about three people, each with their own life problems, how they cope with it and of course Adele playing a big role in each one’s life. With Elias, Yaser & Nadia being the main characters, the story follows each one and their reasons to want to attend Adele’s concert in Verona.
Elias is being haunted by memories of Malika – a girl he met 8 years ago at the El-Fnaa Square when on vacation in Marrakesh. In the week he spends with Malika in Marrakesh, she stole his heart and he fell in love with her. Unfortunately, he cannot bring her back to Rome with him, but before he went back to Rome he made a promise to her to meet her in the future at one of Adele’s concerts. Eight years later and back in Rome, he had a chance meeting with a fortune-teller. This meeting compelled him to return to Marrakesh and search for Malika. BUT, Malika had her own dreams. Will Malika still be in Marrakesh or will he be reunited with her at Adele’s concert in Verona?
Yaser, a surgeon in Las Vegas, USA, is married to Marriam. They have marital problems and are seeking the help of a marriage counsellor. The counsellor instructed them to find one happy memory, revive the memory, and maybe this will help to save their marriage. Although Yaser rebels against all that Marriam believes in, he is the one to find the happy memory. This is the memory of the day he proposed to Marriam. She almost choked on the ring because it was in a cup of coffee. While he proposed to Marriam, he played one of Adele’s songs on his cell phone. In spite of his rebellion, he still try’s to save their marriage and buy tickets to Adele’s concert in Verona, but….will they board the plane?
Nadia is a divorcee who lives in Amman, Jordan. She has a son, Waleed, who absolutely adores Adele. Nadia needs to take unpaid leave to take her son to Adele’s concert in Verona for his birthday. The first problem she encounters was the disapproval of her request for unpaid leave. Luckily, Nadia is a strong woman and refuse to be intimidated by anyone. Her ex-husband had their son injured at his wedding and Nadia felt compelled to report the incident to the police. In the end Waleed was fine and she got he leave sorted out, but when she and Waleed arrived at the airport, she had a nasty surprise waiting for her.
The book is written in first person. I liked this because I could climb into each character’s shoes and connect with them emotionally.
The hopping from one story to the other was a bit confusing in the beginning, but once I had figured out which belongs to which the reading went smoothly. There are some characters and scenes which I felt were unnecessary. Overall I enjoyed reading the book and everything worked well together.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. The book is almost free of grammatical and formatting errors. If you enjoy books that do not require too much concentration, then this one is for you.
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Trip to Adele
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