Book Review: Burqalicious

I just finished reading Burqalicious by Becky Wicks. The synopsis goes like this:

"As a sassy young woman used to blagging, blogging and slogging her way through dreary London, the call of a glamorous, tax-free lifestyle in sunny Dubai just couldn't go unanswered. During two and a half years, an entire city rose from the dust around Becky, along with a good few rungs of that hard-to-climb career ladder. She was a celebrity editor in a land where sex definitely does not sell and spent most nights in a five-star blur of champagne luxury. For two and a half years, Dubai gave Becky everything, but it all got a bit messy - not least because a wealthy jealous Arab made her his mistress. These days, shamed rule-breakers and failed entrepreneurs are a dime a dozen in Dubai, but it wasn't always so tragic. Becky lifts the burqa behind the razzle-dazzle and what it was really like to live in the world's fastest up and coming city." 

I enjoyed reading her blogging account of her adventures in Dubai and would definitely recommend it to anyone who is thinking of moving there, especially if you are a western non-Muslim. You would probably relate to her better if you are a fun-loving, beer drinking Brit as the majority of her stories revolve around her bar-hopping and being a rich Arab guys mistress :p It's definitely a page turner but like other Dubai-based books I have read, it has left me feeling like the Dubai dream is over, as her dream of a glamorous life there begins to slowly unravel. I give it a 3/5 :)

Just finished reading Desperate in Dubai :)

 

I don't know if it's right to say i enjoyed reading "Desperate in Dubai" it as there is a lot of drama and sadness, but i was definitely hooked and finished the book in 2 days as i couldn't put it down! I felt like I was almost being dragged and caught up in the 4 main characters lives, and at times I definitely felt as if I was right there with them, experiencing all these emotions; guilt, fear, sadness, anger, remorse, excitement, hope...I also think that the reason i found it so interesting is because i see a part of myself in all these girls, and felt a lot of compassion for each character, wishing that i could somehow console them and tell them it would all be alright in the end. There were a lot of one-liners that i absolutely love, but can't share with you guys in case you want to read the book yourselves :) 

Overall the book was very well-written, and I do hope there is a sequel to the book, as I would love to see how the future turns out for all of the characters!!!