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Love and Secrets in Dubai
An old diary and a sand art bottle tell the story of a friendship that turned into enmity, spanning two continents and leaving its mark on several generations. Are forgiveness and redemption possible? And is love strong enough to transform hurt and pain into a lesson for us all?
The young and ambitious architect Anna Sterling and the enigmatic IT entrepreneur Sebastian Reed will be the ones to complete this story.
The young and ambitious architect Anna Sterling and the enigmatic IT entrepreneur Sebastian Reed will be the ones to complete this story.
56 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 15, 2025
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January 27, 2026
firmly a 3.75 star
Though this was a short read, it packed a lot. The story pacing progressed well, the characters didn't feel flat. I honestly think (separate from a few phrasing choices) the biggest flaw of this book, is that it was well done and interesting enough that it's easy to spot where a more fleshed out book would have been better; you can feel the holes: More dates when they were falling in love would have been beautiful to see, More time dealing with the diary and what happened after in each of their lives… maybe a flashback or two would have been pertinent to *REDACTED* relationship and its *REDACTED*.
This feels like a sampler. I think a good marker of a story is that it feels complete, or the parts of a story that don't feel complete are intentional. This didn't feel complete in an unintentional way. I think Sebastian and Anna deserved more… but what we got was well done..
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Though this was a short read, it packed a lot. The story pacing progressed well, the characters didn't feel flat. I honestly think (separate from a few phrasing choices) the biggest flaw of this book, is that it was well done and interesting enough that it's easy to spot where a more fleshed out book would have been better; you can feel the holes: More dates when they were falling in love would have been beautiful to see, More time dealing with the diary and what happened after in each of their lives… maybe a flashback or two would have been pertinent to *REDACTED* relationship and its *REDACTED*.
This feels like a sampler. I think a good marker of a story is that it feels complete, or the parts of a story that don't feel complete are intentional. This didn't feel complete in an unintentional way. I think Sebastian and Anna deserved more… but what we got was well done..
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
September 19, 2025
This is a short story novel that easily could have been extended a couple hundred pages. I wish the author had dug a little bit deeper into the story and put in more character development. I really enjoyed the family history of our two MCs and wish that was elaborated a lot more.
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