Mists of the Serengeti by Leylah Attar
Over the years, I found that when I'm deeply impressed and touched by a well-written story, the harder it is for me to put my thoughts into words. I'm writing this a few minutes after I finished this book and how am I supposed to condense everything I felt in a few sentences? One thing is for sure, i'm regretting the fact that I've had this sitting in my Kindle for years when I should have read this so much sooner!
Mists of the Serengeti by Leylah Attar is such a breathtaking story of loss, love, and the undeniable power of human connection. It tells the story of Ro and Jack, two strangers bound by tragedy as they set out to rescue children across the vast Serengeti, a land teeming with both danger and wonder. This book was published eight years ago, and I know there are plenty of incredible, newer releases out there, but please please give this one a chance. You won’t regret it.
There’s something truly magical about reading a story so intricate and emotional that it completely consumes you, taking your breath away and leaving you in stunned silence after the last chapter. It’s the kind of feeling that only bookworms understand, the rush of discovering a book that speaks to your soul and lingers in your mind. Is it too early to say this is my favorite book of the year? I don’t think so.
P.S. This story is inspired by true events and includes emotional triggers, including the death of a child. It may not be suitable for sensitive readers.
Once in Africa, I kissed a king.
“And just like that, in an old red barn at the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, I discovered the elusive magic I had only ever glimpsed between the pages of great love stories. It fluttered around me like a newborn butterfly and settled in a corner of my heart. I held my breath, afraid to exhale for fear it would slip out, never to be found again.”
When a bomb explodes in a mall in East Africa, its aftershocks send two strangers on a collision course that neither one sees coming. Jack Warden, a divorced coffee farmer in Tanzania, loses his only daughter. An ocean away, in the English countryside, Rodel Emerson loses her only sibling.
Two ordinary people, bound by a tragic afternoon, set out to achieve the extraordinary, as they make three stops to rescue three children across the vast plains of the Serengeti—children who are worth more dead than alive.
But even if they beat the odds, another challenge looms at the end of the line. Can they survive yet another loss—this time of a love that’s bound to slip through their fingers, like the mists that dissipate in the light of the sun?
“Sometimes you come across a rainbow story—one that spans your heart. You might not be able to grasp it or hold on to it, but you can never be sorry for the color and magic it brought.”
A blend of romance and women’s fiction, Mists of The Serengeti is inspired by true events and contains emotional triggers, including the death of a child. Not recommended for sensitive readers. Standalone, contemporary fiction.