“The crux of this most painful quandary of his was that he did not know whether her competence was God’s auspicious blessing or the handiwork of Satan’s tapestry.” Genre: Historical Fiction Published: May 25, 2022 Pages: 448 Rate: 3.5 stars Goodreads Synopsis Lost are the creatures destined never to be understood. 1926. Professor Josef van… Continue reading Review: The Crooked Little Pieces by Sophia Lambton
Coffee Break: A Different Perspective of A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Hi Reader, if you have been here a while then you remember my review come rant of A Little Life, which you can read here. When I read A Little Life, I did it with a group of people and one of my friends wrote a piece, at my request, on what she thought about… Continue reading Coffee Break: A Different Perspective of A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Review: The Beasts Under Your Bed by JM Rogoi
“You should automatically know your mother loves you. It doesn’t need to be said.” Genre: Fiction Published: 2022 Pages: 122 Rate: 3 stars Synopsis Every day, the populace wakes before dawn to head to the blast furnaces of Nairobi’s Industrial Area leaving behind another bustling economy of daily subsistence carried on by the not so… Continue reading Review: The Beasts Under Your Bed by JM Rogoi
Review: Mwikali And The Forbidden Mask by Shiko Nguru
“Never water yourself down to make other people more comfortable. Stay whole, stay true, and let them adjust to you.” Genre: General Fiction/ Middlegrade Pages: 288 Published: 11th October, 2022 Rate: 5 stars Goodreads Synopsis 12-year-old Mwikali is moving to a new school in Nairobi and just wants her life to be normal. But when… Continue reading Review: Mwikali And The Forbidden Mask by Shiko Nguru
A No Buy Year – Kinda
Reader, in a perfect world I have read my TBR aka all my unread books and I dwindled that number to 0. Unfortunately, it’s not that world but I am trying to make it one. I am one of those people who struggle with a big TBR (to be read) and I get anxious and… Continue reading A No Buy Year – Kinda
My 2023 Reading Goals
Reader, I love structure. I love having goals and something to look forward. I tried not making goals and targets and for me that was a struggle. So now each year I sit down and write what my reading year will/should look like. Here are my 2023 goals: I use both Goodreads and StoryGraph to… Continue reading My 2023 Reading Goals
2022 Year In Review
Hi Reader! It’s that time of the year where I look back at my past reading and blogging year and wrapping it up. I ended up reading less than I expected because, life, and also blogged less because again, life. I read 130 books in 2022. (Goodreads says 129 but that’s because one book wasn’t… Continue reading 2022 Year In Review
15 Classics I Read In 2022
Hi Reader! Happy new week. If there is a genre I read purely for myself and vibes, meaning I barely review it, it’s classics. For some reason they give me pure pleasure, well some, while I am reading them, and I realized there is a small group of people who are like me too. So… Continue reading 15 Classics I Read In 2022