“I’m waiting and waiting for a response and I’ve got nothing to do but more waiting so I’ll wait until I have nothing else to do but wait.” Genre: Literary Fiction Pages: 364 Published: 9th March 2021 Rate: 4 stars Goodreads Synopsis So begins Imbolo Mbue’s powerful second novel, How Beautiful We Were. Set in the… Continue reading Review: How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue
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Review: The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak
“Believe in your values and your rules, but never Lord them over others.” Genre: Literary Fiction Pages: 354 Published: 1st March 2009 Rate: 4 stars Goodreads Synopsis Ella Rubenstein is forty years old and unhappily married when she takes a job as a reader for a literary agent. Her first assignment is to read and… Continue reading Review: The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak
5 Reading Challenges I’M Doing In 2022
Good morning, Reader! It's currently 9am on a Thursday as I write this. I hope you have been reading some good books and having a lovely time. If you have been here a minute you know I love doing reading challenges. I find it a great way to spice up my reading. I have 5… Continue reading 5 Reading Challenges I’M Doing In 2022
For 2022…
Reader, for the last 3 / 4 years I have been setting my reading and blogging goals for the year and sharing them with you. This year I had planned on doing the same, heck I even had my draft ready and somehow midway through editing it, ready to publish the post I changed my… Continue reading For 2022…
2021 Year In Review
Reader, let’s take a look into the year that was 2021 in terms of reading. Let’s take a look, shall we? I read 200 books in 2021Fiction- 191Non Fiction – 9Backlist Titles (published in 2020 going back) - 161New Releases (published in 2021) – 39Pages Read – 58,414Average star rating – 3.4 DNF’D (Did not… Continue reading 2021 Year In Review
Did I Do It?? // Checking In On My 2021 Goals and Challenges
Hi Reader! I hope you are doing well and that you have been reading some good books. The last few days of December for me are usually for reflecting and taking stock. On today’s post I wanted to share the status of my goals and reading challenges of 2021 and we can both see I… Continue reading Did I Do It?? // Checking In On My 2021 Goals and Challenges
The Women Prize Project 2021 Wrap Up
Hi Reader! I hope you’re doing well and reading some good books out there. At the start of the year I shared 5 reading challenges I will be doing and so this is me checking in. I want to say, I am quite happy with how many books I managed to tick off my list.… Continue reading The Women Prize Project 2021 Wrap Up
Coffee Break: I Read A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Reader, it has been months since I finished reading A Little Life and promising to share my thoughts. Forgive me, it took me longer than expected and mostly that’s because I didn’t want to get back to this book and its characters. I have tried writing a review but it has proven difficult, so let… Continue reading Coffee Break: I Read A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Review: Buried Beneath The Baobab Tree by Adoabi Tricia Nwaubani
"A name can influence a person's behaviour or circumstances. It can play a huge role in who or what your child becomes in life. Your child's name is your child's destiny." Genre: Young Adult Pages: 330 Rate: 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis Based on interviews with young women who were kidnapped by Boko Haram, this poignant… Continue reading Review: Buried Beneath The Baobab Tree by Adoabi Tricia Nwaubani
Review: The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
"Fresh starts were good; that separateness was where you could feel yourself, where you could learn who you were apart from everyone else." Genre: Domestic Fiction Pages: 245 Published: August 4, 2020 Rate: 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis Raised by a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother, Vivek suffers disorienting blackouts, moments of disconnection… Continue reading Review: The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi