It drags on a bit with very little action, romance, or even adventuring. I have to say I wasn’t too thrilled with the middle of this story. I think he was very good at smoothing Zelda’s sharpness. He was very chill, and just kind of wanted to have a good time. I kind of adored Ian, despite his obsession with getting high…but hey, he was on vacation. However, she was still a very likable character, whom I felt really grew as she continued through her experiences. The second downfall was how angry she got at anything that did not go her way! She came off often as privileged and entitled. However, Zelda’s naivety of the touch western culture has on just about everything was her downfall.
I can really get behind her need to experience the nitty gritty of the culture. I was totally jealous of Zelda Richardson’s ability to leave everything behind and start an adventure. I am an avid adventurer! I love everything about going out and traveling the world, getting lost and finding yourself. Needless to say, I was pretty damn excited to be able to reach out to the author and read her novel. I was fortunate enough to come across it again during the Mystery Thriller Week. This book has been on my radar for some time when I came across it in a Goodreads giveaway. What follows is every traveler’s nightmare as they find themselves entangled with an international gang of smugglers who believe Ian and Zelda have stolen their diamonds.Ĭan Zelda find a way to get the smugglers off their backs and her Nepalese students to respect her, before her time in Kathmandu is over? When her students laugh her out of the classroom and the headmaster publically humiliates her, Zelda flees to the tourist district of Thamel to drown her sorrows with Ian. One distraction is the charming Ian, the sexy Australian backpacker whom she gets to know on arriving in Nepal. Despite the power outages, lack of running water and difficulty in learning the language, she sticks it out, wanting to prove to her friends and family – but mainly to herself – that she can survive without the luxuries of home. She can’t wait to immerse herself in Nepalese life – wear a Sari, eat with her right hand and wipe with her left – but becomes overwhelmed by its foreignness. Inspired by a girlfriend’s trip around the world, she sublets her apartment in Seattle, Washington, buys a backpack and flies to Kathmandu as a volunteer English teacher – determined to make a difference and find herself whilst doing it. Overworked computer programmer Zelda Richardson is teetering on the edge of burnout. This does not affect my opinion in any way. This book was given to me by the author in exchange for a review during the Mystery Thriller Week Event. Publisher: CreatSpace Independent Publishing Platform Series: Yes, Adventures of Zelda Richardson, #1
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