In the Shadow of Saints Book

This book was unfortunately everything I was afraid it'd be: loosely connected new-ageish spiritual concepts plus repetitive usage of the word "love." It was not easy to read through this book; not because it was deep and complex, but because it was exhausting to see a coherent direction throughout the book. It lacked analytical arguments to support the author's main ideas, and, I assume, was mostly written for the readers, who either already do or want to believe in a loose form of spirituality.

A noticeable and irritating issue with this book is that it is only loosely connected to Islam. The author cherry-picks some verses from the Qur'an to serve his purpose of promoting loose spirituality. The Qur'anic verses could've easily been replaced with spiritual verses from any other religious book, and nothing substantial would've changed.

In addition, the author reveres Rumi to a great extent, to the point that it seems his Sufism, and this book, is inspired more by Rumi's teaching than by Islamic teachings. Unfortunately, author's admiration for Rumi seems to have blocked him from pursuing proper education in Islam, as some of his mistakes regarding Islamic teachings make it evident that he has not pursued Islam, carefully.

After reading the reviews on Goodreads and Amazon, I had high expectations from this book. Unfortunately, I was disappointed.

Would I recommend this book to anyone interested to learn about Islam? No.
Would I recommend this book to anyone with an analytical mindset? No.
Would I recommend this book to anyone who is adept at critical thinking? No.
Would I recommend this book to anyone at all? Yes, to whoever that is interested to get a vague idea about Mevlana Order of Sufism.