"People are wrong when they talk of love at first sight. It is neither love nor lust. No as she walks away from you, what you feel is loss. A premonition of loss." Genre: Fiction Pages: 464 Published: April 5th, 2010 Rate: 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis In contemporary Sierra Leone, a devastating civil war has… Continue reading Review: The Memory Of Love by Aminatta Forna
Month: August 2021
Review: Half Of A Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“Education is a priority! How can we resist exploitation if we don’t have the tools to understand exploitation?” Genre: Historical Fiction Pages: 433 Published: September 12th, 2006 Rate: 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis A masterly, haunting new novel from a writer heralded by The Washington Post Book World as “the 21st-century daughter of Chinua Achebe,” Half… Continue reading Review: Half Of A Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
22 Bookish Podcasts To Add To Your Playlist
Hey Reader! This post on bookish podcasts has been in my drafts for a little over 2 years and since then, I have had the pleasure of discovering some amazing ones that I'd thought to share. I love podcasts! If I am not listening to an audiobook, then chances are I am listening to a… Continue reading 22 Bookish Podcasts To Add To Your Playlist
Blog Tour: The Others by Sarah Blau // Review
"...the mask of politeness has been ripped off so quickly; why do we even bother keeping up appearances if they shatter so easily?" Genre: General Fiction Pages: 240 Published: April 13, 2021 Rate: 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis As soon as Sheila hears the news, she knows the police will be calling. Dina Kaminer—one of Israel’s… Continue reading Blog Tour: The Others by Sarah Blau // Review
Blog Tour: The Adventures of Isabel by Candas Jane Dorsey // Review
"Finances had gone beyond desperate and into hopeless, and even blue sky after weeks of rain and Bun purring like a motorised bread pudding couldn't cheer me up." Genre: Mystery, Fiction Pages: 220 Published: August 5, 2021 Rate: 3 ⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis Rescued from torpor and poverty by the need to help a good friend… Continue reading Blog Tour: The Adventures of Isabel by Candas Jane Dorsey // Review
Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
"Laila came to believe that of all the hardships a person had to face none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting." Genre: Fiction Pages: 372 Published: May 22, 2007 Rate: 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan's last thirty years… Continue reading Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Review: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
"Every life contains many millions of decisions. Some big, some small. But every time one decision is taken over another, the outcomes differ." Genre: Science Fiction, Philosophical Pages: 304 Published: August 13, 2020 Rate: 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever.… Continue reading Review: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig