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Without a Map
From the bestselling author of This Book Belongs To comes a new romantic adventure that will have you laughing, crying, and wishing you were there!
Clara Herrera is a backpacking blogger traveling WITHOUT A MAP. Ben Murphy is a luxury travel writer who never got directions in how to love. When she wins a competition to join him on a trip to India for Holi, the festival of love, they’re both forced to confront their tortured pasts and opposing ideas about how to live in the present. Can they navigate their way around the world—and each other?
'The perfect opposites-attract story for armchair travelers craving love and laughs’ - Torre DeRoche, bestselling author of Love with a Chance of Drowning.
With warm characters and exotic settings, Without a Map is for readers who enjoyed Emily Henry’s Beach Read and Helen Hoang’s The Kiss Quotient.
Clara Herrera is a backpacking blogger traveling WITHOUT A MAP. Ben Murphy is a luxury travel writer who never got directions in how to love. When she wins a competition to join him on a trip to India for Holi, the festival of love, they’re both forced to confront their tortured pasts and opposing ideas about how to live in the present. Can they navigate their way around the world—and each other?
'The perfect opposites-attract story for armchair travelers craving love and laughs’ - Torre DeRoche, bestselling author of Love with a Chance of Drowning.
With warm characters and exotic settings, Without a Map is for readers who enjoyed Emily Henry’s Beach Read and Helen Hoang’s The Kiss Quotient.
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445 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 31, 2025
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February 18, 2025I don't want to rate this one. Cause I have my issues with the MCs and message and it just didn't work as a romance for me.
But that's my personal take and tastes do vary.
The writing was solid, but to me it worked more as a very long travel blog, not so much as a romance or love story.
The underlying topics were obviously very dear to the author's heart, which keeps me from rating as those are good and worthy issues, but for my taste they were too much at the front. As always, I'd have prefered to come to the conclusion myself that tourism should benefit the local industry instead of the multinational corporations. Also, I'm aware that this is a VERY complex issue.
The characters: Clara is this shining young independent woman and explorer, ye I just couldn't bring myself to like her enough. Otoh she's too perfect (never a bad experience on her solo travels, always doing the right thing, never annoyed by the less great aspects of backpacking) while doing some really stupid stuff. I'm no extrovert, so I just don't get it - the need for physical connection, for adventures like her one-night stands with "hot" guys who come across as rather annoying imho.
Being so very impulsive and disorganized as to be drunk enough to oversleep and almost miss an important event (the first flight)
Another pet peeve of mine: drinking. I just don't get it why alcohol is so glorified. Being hungover, yuk.
And one aspect of Clara's "independence" is her easy approach to sex: meet a "hot" yet stupid guy and let him fuck you, but better choose your guys so that they aren't even good lays...
The first part is okay even if I'm far too oldfashioned for this approach. But why stick with brainless guys if they don't even provide any sexual satisfaction??
Those are obviously personal soap boxes for me.
As a female tourist going on adventures alone, Clara didn't exhibit much caution: she claims to need to be more cautious yet I never saw her being circumspect. And she never has to face any difficulty or danger anyway. She comes across as very, very self-assured and somehow even travelling without a map she always knows where to find the best places to stay, the best places to eat, the best and cheapest things to do. She's always treated perfectly by the locals and even knows how to act ideally even when not speaking the language or knowing the customs.
I had less trouble to connect with Ben, the MMC. He's only in his early 30s and is a world renowned travel writer already who is so stuck in his personal trauma that he travels the world without really seeing the world. Exploring his personal background and how he came to be such a good writer would have been fun.
Clara makes him make a huge leap away from his comfort zone. Yes, his luxury travel stuff is boring and kind of claustrophobic. But just switching to do everything like Clara does is a bit too easy.
He's got a box of anxieties that just decrease because he's with Clara?
It's clear why the got along soon enough - their shared love for history, both are foodies, their background and personal trauma. But they are such experts when it comes to the history and culinary arts of the areas the explore, it's a bit much.
And they never ever experience bad side-effects of their surroundings - insects, food they might not take well, any the effects the less than great sanitary circumstances might have on the unaccustomed traveller. They never feel sick, never even are bothered by mosquitos etc.
And though I liked the love story of Ben and Clara in general, the one sex scene was just not my cup of tea. Sex scenes are difficult to write and there are many subjective things that might not bother other readers but which just threw me out of the story: why call Ben's d*ck "manhood" when in an earlier scene this was handled much much better (when his cock got hard and he found a hilarious way to make it relax again). Sometimes it's just the missing logic that made a scene not work (his balls hitting/massaging her clit while having penetrative sex? Really?).
Oh well. This book started out as fun. The MCs are kind and overall good characters, the love story believable. The reader is happy those two end up togehter and it made both their lives better.
The book in itself just didn't work out for me, the cranky reader.
But that's my personal take and tastes do vary.
The writing was solid, but to me it worked more as a very long travel blog, not so much as a romance or love story.
The underlying topics were obviously very dear to the author's heart, which keeps me from rating as those are good and worthy issues, but for my taste they were too much at the front. As always, I'd have prefered to come to the conclusion myself that tourism should benefit the local industry instead of the multinational corporations. Also, I'm aware that this is a VERY complex issue.
The characters: Clara is this shining young independent woman and explorer, ye I just couldn't bring myself to like her enough. Otoh she's too perfect (never a bad experience on her solo travels, always doing the right thing, never annoyed by the less great aspects of backpacking) while doing some really stupid stuff. I'm no extrovert, so I just don't get it - the need for physical connection, for adventures like her one-night stands with "hot" guys who come across as rather annoying imho.
Being so very impulsive and disorganized as to be drunk enough to oversleep and almost miss an important event (the first flight)
Another pet peeve of mine: drinking. I just don't get it why alcohol is so glorified. Being hungover, yuk.
And one aspect of Clara's "independence" is her easy approach to sex: meet a "hot" yet stupid guy and let him fuck you, but better choose your guys so that they aren't even good lays...
The first part is okay even if I'm far too oldfashioned for this approach. But why stick with brainless guys if they don't even provide any sexual satisfaction??
Those are obviously personal soap boxes for me.
As a female tourist going on adventures alone, Clara didn't exhibit much caution: she claims to need to be more cautious yet I never saw her being circumspect. And she never has to face any difficulty or danger anyway. She comes across as very, very self-assured and somehow even travelling without a map she always knows where to find the best places to stay, the best places to eat, the best and cheapest things to do. She's always treated perfectly by the locals and even knows how to act ideally even when not speaking the language or knowing the customs.
I had less trouble to connect with Ben, the MMC. He's only in his early 30s and is a world renowned travel writer already who is so stuck in his personal trauma that he travels the world without really seeing the world. Exploring his personal background and how he came to be such a good writer would have been fun.
Clara makes him make a huge leap away from his comfort zone. Yes, his luxury travel stuff is boring and kind of claustrophobic. But just switching to do everything like Clara does is a bit too easy.
He's got a box of anxieties that just decrease because he's with Clara?
It's clear why the got along soon enough - their shared love for history, both are foodies, their background and personal trauma. But they are such experts when it comes to the history and culinary arts of the areas the explore, it's a bit much.
And they never ever experience bad side-effects of their surroundings - insects, food they might not take well, any the effects the less than great sanitary circumstances might have on the unaccustomed traveller. They never feel sick, never even are bothered by mosquitos etc.
And though I liked the love story of Ben and Clara in general, the one sex scene was just not my cup of tea. Sex scenes are difficult to write and there are many subjective things that might not bother other readers but which just threw me out of the story: why call Ben's d*ck "manhood" when in an earlier scene this was handled much much better (when his cock got hard and he found a hilarious way to make it relax again). Sometimes it's just the missing logic that made a scene not work (his balls hitting/massaging her clit while having penetrative sex? Really?).
Oh well. This book started out as fun. The MCs are kind and overall good characters, the love story believable. The reader is happy those two end up togehter and it made both their lives better.
The book in itself just didn't work out for me, the cranky reader.
March 15, 2025
The story had a weird undertone of fatphobia and racism, with a few too many instances of large people being described in specific and not-nice detail. The author also used some very stereotypical descriptions of Indian and Sri Lankan people, using the “head bobble” too many times for comfort.
Neither of the main characters were particularly likeable, with Ben being a straight up asshole for a majority of the story and Clara not respecting people’s boundaries in the name of adventure.
The description of backpackers felt awfully stereotypical as well. I’m currently on my own backpacking trip in South America and thought this would be a fun read but every time I managed to get past a bug-bear another one would crop up.
Neither of the main characters were particularly likeable, with Ben being a straight up asshole for a majority of the story and Clara not respecting people’s boundaries in the name of adventure.
The description of backpackers felt awfully stereotypical as well. I’m currently on my own backpacking trip in South America and thought this would be a fun read but every time I managed to get past a bug-bear another one would crop up.
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September 1, 20252 travel writers with completely different approaches to travel find their way to each other on a trip to India. One wants to spend all the time inside the fancy resort and one wants to eat food from the street and sleep in a hostel. They go their separate ways and find their way back to each other in a serendipitous way. It was a sweet story mixed with sad and heartache where the unexpected leads back to the expected.
March 19, 2025
This book starts out as a sex story, the female lead is so over consumed with having sex with every man in the world!! She is one of those females that have to have a man, any man, even one she has not met!!! That is just awful, why would anyone want to even suggest a thing, especially when there may be young female readers????
It put me off of the story!!
The story got a little better as it went along, but it still had areas of "wokenss" that was just plain stupid!! Example: The folks in other countries have a lower living rate, mainly because of the way they live. Which to most is fine, it is what is. For a person to go to another country from any of the Western countries, especially the USA, and to assume the people are not happy, because of your concept of happy, is just unbelievable!! Several years ago, India had a higher rate of middle class then the USA, so do not assume you understand their living standards!! Each country has a different standard than the USA!!
It ended alright, I guess with the "happy ever after"
It put me off of the story!!
The story got a little better as it went along, but it still had areas of "wokenss" that was just plain stupid!! Example: The folks in other countries have a lower living rate, mainly because of the way they live. Which to most is fine, it is what is. For a person to go to another country from any of the Western countries, especially the USA, and to assume the people are not happy, because of your concept of happy, is just unbelievable!! Several years ago, India had a higher rate of middle class then the USA, so do not assume you understand their living standards!! Each country has a different standard than the USA!!
It ended alright, I guess with the "happy ever after"
August 22, 2025
Opposites attract
Great story with tons of history and adventure in foreign lands. Two completely opposite people find out how to live outside of your comfort zone.
Great story with tons of history and adventure in foreign lands. Two completely opposite people find out how to live outside of your comfort zone.
March 4, 2025
WOW
I don't know what I was expecting when I started reading this book, but certainly not that it would be one of the best books I've ever read!!
Nick Levy is a new-to-me author and I'm so glad I found him! Without A Map contained wonderful, vivid descriptions of far away lands and their people, as well as fascinating bits of history. Ben and Clara were adorable characters, and I could relate to parts of each of them. I could not put this book down!
I don't know what I was expecting when I started reading this book, but certainly not that it would be one of the best books I've ever read!!
Nick Levy is a new-to-me author and I'm so glad I found him! Without A Map contained wonderful, vivid descriptions of far away lands and their people, as well as fascinating bits of history. Ben and Clara were adorable characters, and I could relate to parts of each of them. I could not put this book down!
November 21, 2025
Didn’t finish after chapter 20. I liked it at first but it just kinda got so clunky. And I was sick of the author telling me what she wanted me to think constantly instead of just letting the characters actions do the talking.
The author makes SURE that we know that Cara is an independent woman who wants to do whatever she wants. She thinks her views and opinions are superior, feels like if people aren’t vacationing the way she is then they are boring or not vacationing right, and she assumes that every guy wants her. This is what she thinks to herself right after meeting Ben; ”Someone this good looking would usually be hitting on me by now”. Oh man I cringed soooo hard at that!!! I almost stopped reading right there. But I thought maybe I’ll give her a chance anyway if she doesn’t say anything like that ever again!😅
Now, apart from the latter opinion of herself, the rest of the stuff would be somewhat fine I guess but the author just is continually telling us these things about Clara. Every time Clara does something showing her “independence”, it’s followed by an inner monologue about how independent she is. Everything the characters do is followed up with an explanation because the author must not have thought we could figure it out for ourselves.
Also is nobody else so incredibly tired of the main characters of romance novels always being described as extremely attractive? Can any author do something different and have the characters just be normal? I read a lot of romance and I swear these romance authors are sharing a brain. Because the characters are all the exact same with like different eye or hair color.
And it just cheapens it for me. Like, wow two exceptionally attractive people fall in love. How shocking. How original. I wonder why they’d like each other?? 🙄 Take for example this quote from the book when Ben says, “She seemed to possess an easy confidence around people. A pretty face and endless legs certainly helped.” So then it’s like, oh yeah, true, it is easy to be good with people when you’re so hot. That’s lame to me. I’d so much rather her be fun and friendly without being extremely gorgeous. Since yeah it is easier to be personable and outgoing when you’re good looking. I just don’t want authors to always take the easy way out.
Also Ben is described as not liking people and wanting to be alone. But then here comes gorgeous Clara and i guess she’s the exception because obviously (again with the obvious) she’s hot. I just think it would be so much more interesting and unique if Clara got past Ben’s defenses without being the most attractive woman ever that apparently every other guy wants too. It just makes him no different than anyone else. The author gives Ben this very distinct personality, but then has him easily falling victim to a hot woman and going against every personality trait the author has tried to build for him. It just cheapens the story and the romance. And feels clunky.
Because despite it being drilled into our heads that Ben does not want a travel companion, Ben is sad to see Clara go and is missing her and jealous after being with her for hardly any time. Again cheapening the character the author has built. If he actually didn’t like people, he wouldn’t be missing Clara that fast. Or caring about her. I just wish the author would have taken way more care with the whole thing. I swear romance authors are so eager to get to the romance that they get lazy and clunky with the storytelling. In their rush to get the two characters wanting each other they start sounding desperate and skip over having the characters really getting to know each other before just falling in lust.
Also, we see Clara hooking up with two random men before Ben. And I’m not sure what the author was trying to accomplish with that. Because it sort of makes it seem like Clara would basically get with any guy she sees when we see her getting with basically the only other guys she’s interacted with besides Ben. Just from my personal experience, parties I’ve gone to, clubs, even college, etc, there were hardly ever guys that I thought were hot enough that I’d want to hook up with. I had pretty high standards I guess. My point is I just feel like when Clara does get with Ben, it won’t be a big deal because she seems like she’d get with basically any guy. Again cheapening the romance.
The book did have good personality to it which is why I was disappointed by the things I said above. I liked Clara. I liked Ben. I liked how opposite they were. I just wish the author would have let the characters actions speak for themselves.
I also wish the two characters would have spent way more time together by the point I read to. I wanted to see them interacting and finding common ground, gaining inside jokes together, showing Clara getting Ben out of his comfort zone and starting to trust each other and stuff. Basically I wanted to watch the two of them learn to really like each other. And not just because they’re both hot. But because they grow to love each other.
I mean, the author seems like she’s a progressive thinker, yet she still relies on the woman having that basic male standard beauty. I feel like these romance authors are catering to men because I personally prefer to read about regular women. Women who are strong and kind and fun. Pretty because of their character more than being models that every guy wants
The author makes SURE that we know that Cara is an independent woman who wants to do whatever she wants. She thinks her views and opinions are superior, feels like if people aren’t vacationing the way she is then they are boring or not vacationing right, and she assumes that every guy wants her. This is what she thinks to herself right after meeting Ben; ”Someone this good looking would usually be hitting on me by now”. Oh man I cringed soooo hard at that!!! I almost stopped reading right there. But I thought maybe I’ll give her a chance anyway if she doesn’t say anything like that ever again!😅
Now, apart from the latter opinion of herself, the rest of the stuff would be somewhat fine I guess but the author just is continually telling us these things about Clara. Every time Clara does something showing her “independence”, it’s followed by an inner monologue about how independent she is. Everything the characters do is followed up with an explanation because the author must not have thought we could figure it out for ourselves.
Also is nobody else so incredibly tired of the main characters of romance novels always being described as extremely attractive? Can any author do something different and have the characters just be normal? I read a lot of romance and I swear these romance authors are sharing a brain. Because the characters are all the exact same with like different eye or hair color.
And it just cheapens it for me. Like, wow two exceptionally attractive people fall in love. How shocking. How original. I wonder why they’d like each other?? 🙄 Take for example this quote from the book when Ben says, “She seemed to possess an easy confidence around people. A pretty face and endless legs certainly helped.” So then it’s like, oh yeah, true, it is easy to be good with people when you’re so hot. That’s lame to me. I’d so much rather her be fun and friendly without being extremely gorgeous. Since yeah it is easier to be personable and outgoing when you’re good looking. I just don’t want authors to always take the easy way out.
Also Ben is described as not liking people and wanting to be alone. But then here comes gorgeous Clara and i guess she’s the exception because obviously (again with the obvious) she’s hot. I just think it would be so much more interesting and unique if Clara got past Ben’s defenses without being the most attractive woman ever that apparently every other guy wants too. It just makes him no different than anyone else. The author gives Ben this very distinct personality, but then has him easily falling victim to a hot woman and going against every personality trait the author has tried to build for him. It just cheapens the story and the romance. And feels clunky.
Because despite it being drilled into our heads that Ben does not want a travel companion, Ben is sad to see Clara go and is missing her and jealous after being with her for hardly any time. Again cheapening the character the author has built. If he actually didn’t like people, he wouldn’t be missing Clara that fast. Or caring about her. I just wish the author would have taken way more care with the whole thing. I swear romance authors are so eager to get to the romance that they get lazy and clunky with the storytelling. In their rush to get the two characters wanting each other they start sounding desperate and skip over having the characters really getting to know each other before just falling in lust.
Also, we see Clara hooking up with two random men before Ben. And I’m not sure what the author was trying to accomplish with that. Because it sort of makes it seem like Clara would basically get with any guy she sees when we see her getting with basically the only other guys she’s interacted with besides Ben. Just from my personal experience, parties I’ve gone to, clubs, even college, etc, there were hardly ever guys that I thought were hot enough that I’d want to hook up with. I had pretty high standards I guess. My point is I just feel like when Clara does get with Ben, it won’t be a big deal because she seems like she’d get with basically any guy. Again cheapening the romance.
The book did have good personality to it which is why I was disappointed by the things I said above. I liked Clara. I liked Ben. I liked how opposite they were. I just wish the author would have let the characters actions speak for themselves.
I also wish the two characters would have spent way more time together by the point I read to. I wanted to see them interacting and finding common ground, gaining inside jokes together, showing Clara getting Ben out of his comfort zone and starting to trust each other and stuff. Basically I wanted to watch the two of them learn to really like each other. And not just because they’re both hot. But because they grow to love each other.
I mean, the author seems like she’s a progressive thinker, yet she still relies on the woman having that basic male standard beauty. I feel like these romance authors are catering to men because I personally prefer to read about regular women. Women who are strong and kind and fun. Pretty because of their character more than being models that every guy wants
March 7, 2025
I love this story with Holly and Ben. I was so captured with their adventures and their romance. It was a great story for the weekend. I also liked learning about the Holi festival over in India. A great story all around. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
March 30, 2025
Amazing story
What a wonderful story, I want to have the funds to travel to places in the story, the people the sites and sounds just come alive and make you want to dream and travel.
What a wonderful story, I want to have the funds to travel to places in the story, the people the sites and sounds just come alive and make you want to dream and travel.
June 25, 2025
This book was so adorable. I enjoyed all the traveling and the personal hurdles the two main characters went through. The ending gave me a small tear in my eyes. A Happy ending.
August 19, 2025
This book is perfect for people who like to travel or read about different countries and cultures, because our main protagonists are both travel writers, even if in a very different way. Ben works for a magazine and writes about luxury, visiting the most expensive hotels and resorts where everything is neat and perfect. Clara is a free spirit, a backpacker who writes her candid experiences on a travel blog.
They met on a plane while working together in India, but soon they parted ways because Clara couldn't fit into the resort lifestyle where everything was impersonal. They found each other again later while they were in Sri Lanka and then the relationship really developed. They are the polar opposites; Ben is a control freak, and Clara is generous and adventurous, but they are both attractive, and they understand each other and their past traumas.
The author describes very vividly the people and the monuments of the places, as exotic as India, Sri Lanka, Dubai, or the Philippines, but in my opinion some of the travels they made alone were a bit boring and I enjoyed the story much more when they finally were together. The long conversations and the delicious local meals were my favourite parts. I would prefer more romance and less travelling, so I can enjoy this fun couple and their troubles along the way.
Overall, it was a nice reading, perfect for summer.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
They met on a plane while working together in India, but soon they parted ways because Clara couldn't fit into the resort lifestyle where everything was impersonal. They found each other again later while they were in Sri Lanka and then the relationship really developed. They are the polar opposites; Ben is a control freak, and Clara is generous and adventurous, but they are both attractive, and they understand each other and their past traumas.
The author describes very vividly the people and the monuments of the places, as exotic as India, Sri Lanka, Dubai, or the Philippines, but in my opinion some of the travels they made alone were a bit boring and I enjoyed the story much more when they finally were together. The long conversations and the delicious local meals were my favourite parts. I would prefer more romance and less travelling, so I can enjoy this fun couple and their troubles along the way.
Overall, it was a nice reading, perfect for summer.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
February 14, 2025
Fun Rom-Com, Complete Opposites, Wonderful Travelogue with Adventure
There was a lot to like about this book, and I enjoyed Clara and Ben as well as understanding how they became the way that they were - completely opposite (a Type A "planner" control freak vs. a "go with the flow" backpacker (no maps) which often made for some hysterical scenes and dialogue especially since it was clear that they were attracted to each other and well suited. However the book was quite long, and while I enjoyed the "scenery" and visiting all of the different places and people with them, I found that it often got bogged down in the details and history while I was looking for the plot to move along. I also enjoyed all of the background characters - both their friends and family and many of the folks (and characters) that they met along the way. I will definitely read more from this author - Enjoy!
I was sent an ARC by the author and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review.
There was a lot to like about this book, and I enjoyed Clara and Ben as well as understanding how they became the way that they were - completely opposite (a Type A "planner" control freak vs. a "go with the flow" backpacker (no maps) which often made for some hysterical scenes and dialogue especially since it was clear that they were attracted to each other and well suited. However the book was quite long, and while I enjoyed the "scenery" and visiting all of the different places and people with them, I found that it often got bogged down in the details and history while I was looking for the plot to move along. I also enjoyed all of the background characters - both their friends and family and many of the folks (and characters) that they met along the way. I will definitely read more from this author - Enjoy!
I was sent an ARC by the author and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review.
May 15, 2025
I have mixed feelings about this book. For one thing, I love travel and loved hearing about Clara and Ben’s adventures. One loves luxury travel, while the other loves backpacking, hostels, and making new friends everywhere. From the travel perspective, it was a great book.
As for the rest of the book, it was mediocre. This couple just didn’t make any sense. They didn’t even start traveling together until halfway through the book. Clara sets out to change Ben’s outlook on life, but in the real world guys like that don’t change. The love scene is crude, and the verbiage used actually made me cringe. The ending was so unbelievably unrealistic that I found myself just waiting for it to all be over.
I wouldn’t discourage anyone from reading this book, but for me it was a 3 star read.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
As for the rest of the book, it was mediocre. This couple just didn’t make any sense. They didn’t even start traveling together until halfway through the book. Clara sets out to change Ben’s outlook on life, but in the real world guys like that don’t change. The love scene is crude, and the verbiage used actually made me cringe. The ending was so unbelievably unrealistic that I found myself just waiting for it to all be over.
I wouldn’t discourage anyone from reading this book, but for me it was a 3 star read.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
October 7, 2025
I tried to like this - a struggle
This was mildly entertaining and engaging- it took forever to get to a ridiculously unbelievable ending. The characters are wholly unlikable and unrealistic. There’s some moments where you get flashes of who these people are; however by the time you get to these moments so much has transpired that I already came to my own ideas of what was their backstory.
It’s one thing to have tragic circumstances impact your life and possibly shift you but Clara became reckless AND immature. Big dreams and goals while acting like a college freshman.
Ben was somewhat believable until the end. Then you disconnect from rational thinking and you can buy the nonsense that followed.
The timing makes the ending completely not plausible - which makes complete sense because this was equal parts fantasy (think Indiana Jones) and chick lit.
Blah!
This was mildly entertaining and engaging- it took forever to get to a ridiculously unbelievable ending. The characters are wholly unlikable and unrealistic. There’s some moments where you get flashes of who these people are; however by the time you get to these moments so much has transpired that I already came to my own ideas of what was their backstory.
It’s one thing to have tragic circumstances impact your life and possibly shift you but Clara became reckless AND immature. Big dreams and goals while acting like a college freshman.
Ben was somewhat believable until the end. Then you disconnect from rational thinking and you can buy the nonsense that followed.
The timing makes the ending completely not plausible - which makes complete sense because this was equal parts fantasy (think Indiana Jones) and chick lit.
Blah!
May 12, 2025
I may be a fan of cricket now the it was explained to me. I also may want to travel to Sri Lanka. When the author describes a temple or Villiage I was having trouble visualizing it in my mind. The cooking bits mad me hungry. I believe the last chapter was a disservice, that relieved a story that we did not get to see.
May 25, 2025
If I could have given zero stars, I would. The endless descriptions were killing me! I was not looking for a guide book but a fun romance novel and instead I got the most predictable storyline ever, generously filled with mind numbing landscape descriptions and tedious facts about various altitudes.
My advice is? Do NOT read this. You will have wasted several hours.
My advice is? Do NOT read this. You will have wasted several hours.
February 12, 2025
your own way
Clara and Ben´s story is amusing but it comes with an important message: in life we often stumble on a path without a map but everybody has to find their individual way to reach their goal.
Clara and Ben´s story is amusing but it comes with an important message: in life we often stumble on a path without a map but everybody has to find their individual way to reach their goal.
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