Good morning reader and a happy saturday! If you have been a long time subscriber then you are not new to this feature, and if you are new here, hello and welcome to my Coffee With Fay series, where I am in conversation with readers and/or bookbloggers. If you want to catch up with previous… Continue reading Coffee With Fay: Lynnanne Wanjiru
Coffee Break: How I Read More
Hey Reader, It has been months since I have had a discussion post on here so for today's post I am going to give you a look into my reading life. One thing I get from other people is "you read a lot" and for the longest time I hated that. The statement felt condescending… Continue reading Coffee Break: How I Read More
The Act Of Multi-reading and Four Tips To Get You Started
Goodmorning Reader 🙂 I have a (hopeful) dream that one day I'll be able to read and focus one book at a time, but until then, several books it is! If you follow me on Instagram and/or Twitter you are already aware that I tend to read multiple books at the same time, which prompts the one… Continue reading The Act Of Multi-reading and Four Tips To Get You Started
Review: Love In The Time Of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
“I’ll have plenty of time to rest when I die, but this eventuality is not yet part of my plans.” Genre: Fiction Pages: 348 Rate: 4🌟🌟🌟🌟 Published: 1985 Goodreads Synopsis In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is heartbroken,… Continue reading Review: Love In The Time Of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Escape Through The Pages // Books And Banter Bookclub
Hey reader, It has been a minute since I was on here, and I have no excuse other than I wasn't feeling up to it. I am back now and hopefully I'll be regular with my posts, but I am not making any promises. I am not sure if you are aware but I… Continue reading Escape Through The Pages // Books And Banter Bookclub
Review: Becoming By Michelle Obama
"The lesson being that in life you control what you can." Genre: Nonfiction, Memoir Pages: 426 Published: November 13, 2018 Rate: 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United… Continue reading Review: Becoming By Michelle Obama
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides ft LynnAnne, Pi and Michelle
"...to be happy you have to find variety in repetition; that to go forward you have to come back where you began." Genre: Fiction Pages: 529 Published: September 4, 2002 Rate: 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis Middlesex tells the breathtaking story of Calliope Stephanides, and three generations of the Greek-American Stephanides family, who travel from a… Continue reading Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides ft LynnAnne, Pi and Michelle
Turning 24 On The 24th |Taking Stock
Hi, reader! 🙂 How are you? How was your weekend? Mine was lovely, and I read a lot too. Its currently 7pm on a Sunday evening as I write this post & incase the title doesn't give it away, I turn 24 tomorrow! (24/02) eeep! Last year, to mark my birthday, I did an A… Continue reading Turning 24 On The 24th |Taking Stock
Review: Chocolat by Joanne Harris
"I sell dreams, small comforts, sweet harmless temptations to bring down a multitude of saints crash-crash-crashing among the hazels & nougatines..." Genre: Fiction Pages: 306 Published: March 4, 199 Rate: 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis A timeless novel of a straitlaced village's awakening to joy and sensuality - every page offers a description of chocolate to… Continue reading Review: Chocolat by Joanne Harris
2019 Year In Review
Hello, reader! I hope you had a good reading weekend. This post has been sitting in my drafts for weeks now and I have no excuse why. I have been doing yearly reviews for the past 3 years and it is a tradition I want to keep on doing. I like looking back through the… Continue reading 2019 Year In Review