Title : Fourty Rules Of Love
Author : Elif Shafak
Published date : 1 March 2009
Genres : novel , Histrolical fiction , Literary fiction
Length : 354
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Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Why This Book Feels Like Magic
🌙 A Love Story That Transcends Time: Imagine love that isn’t just about two people longing for each other but about transforming souls. Rumi and Shams have a bond that isn’t romantic, yet it’s the most passionate connection you can imagine—one that breaks rules, shatters identities, and creates something divine. At the same time, in modern-day Massachusetts, Ella, a woman stuck in a lifeless marriage, reads about their story and finds herself falling for a man she’s never met.
✨ Shams of Tabriz: The Mysterious Rulebreaker
Shams is the kind of character who walks into a story and turns everything upside down. He’s fearless, intense, and has an almost magical presence. He doesn’t just teach Rumi about love—he forces him to experience it, even when it means losing everything. If you love characters who challenge the world and don’t care about rules (cough Jacks cough), Shams will definitely intrigue you.
💌 Forty Rules That Will Stay With You Forever
Scattered throughout the book are Shams’s forty rules of love, each one like a small secret whispered into your ear. Some of them feel comforting, others hit you like lightning, but all of them make you see love—and life—differently. For example:
“The path to the Truth is a labor of the heart, not of the head. Make your heart your primary guide! Not your mind.”
It’s the kind of book where you’ll find yourself highlighting passages just because they feel like they were meant for you.
🌸 A Book That Stays With You
This isn’t a book you finish and forget. It’s the kind that lingers in your thoughts, makes you question things, and maybe—just maybe—changes the way you see love, fate, and even yourself.
My Review :
If you enjoy books that feel like poetry, where every sentence carries beauty and meaning, then The Forty Rules of Love will captivate you with its lyrical and elegant writing. This book is not just about storytelling; it is an emotional journey that delves deep into themes of love, faith, and personal transformation.
Beyond romance, it explores the idea that love is a force that shapes our souls, pushing us to grow, heal, and see the world differently. It encourages reflection on life’s deeper questions—what it means to love, to seek truth, and to find oneself in the process. Through the wisdom of Rumi and Shams of Tabriz, it offers lessons that stay with you long after you’ve turned the last page.
If you are someone who cherishes books that not only entertain but also inspire and move you emotionally, this novel is a perfect choice. 😊
✨__Firdos_Abdul__✨