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Wow! I started this book and couldn't put it down until I was done. 'When Trouble Sleeps' is the sequel to 'Easy Motion Tourist' which I had read sometime in 2017. This book continues with Amaka's determination to find Malik who runs a secret sex club outside Lagos and hopefully bring him to book as … Continue reading Book Review: When Trouble Sleeps by Leye Adenle
"Hajiya Binta Zabairu was finally born at fifty-five when a dark-lipped rogue with short, spiky hair, like a field miniscule anthills, scaled her fence and landed, boots and all, in the puddle that was her heart". Set in northern Nigeria, this story is suppose to be about Hajiya Binta and her forbidden affair with 'Reza', … Continue reading Book Review: Season of Crimson Blossoms by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim
I will never know..... The words I never heard, The notes I never read, When you slipped right through my hands, Where you went the other night, How far gone you were in it, What you wished or didn't wish, Who I really was to you, Why you didn't walk away, If you'll slip away … Continue reading The Unknown……….a Poem by Biyai Garricks
My third Kerry Fisher book and I can't get enough of her. This story was captivating from the first page......... "Six weeks. That's all I had with you. Forty-two days. Time we throw away carelessly, wishing the days away, to Christmas, to a holiday, to the end of, to the beginning of, to when we … Continue reading Book Review: The Secret Child by Kerry Fisher
2018 was a good year in books for me as I finally started this blog which was a way to journal about the books I read. This has grown to become a platform for book reviews, my poetry and travel experiences and I am grateful to God and all of you who have encouraged me … Continue reading My 2018 Best 12 Reads
Wishing you all the best in this New Year. I am looking forward to a great year ahead with you all. Thank you for being a part of my journey. God bless you!
Kerry Fisher is the new author I have been looking for...…. After reading 'The Silent Wife" a few months ago, I have plunged into buying her books with reckless abandon and with no regrets. Maia's story is the story of a modern day Cinderella but with laughs on almost every page. Her life with her … Continue reading Book Review: The Not So Perfect Mother by Kerry Fisher
Love for Worship. Confidence for Pride, Truth for Lies, Meekness for Weakness, Silence for Fear, Self Control for Cowardice, Sharing for Boasting, Openness for Naivety, Fashionable for Attention Seeking, Hard Work for Eye Service Success for Luck, Contentment for Laziness, Generosity for Foolishness, Courage for Rudeness, Introverted for Snobbish, Bookish for Nerdish, The Fear of … Continue reading Misunderstood…… a Poem by Biyai Garricks
In my life, I've always yearned for, Someone so strong, To love and to care for me, And in my heart, I've prepared, A place so warm, To welcome this dream, Then you came into my life, Loving me like no one could, Making my dream true, You are my dream, You are my world, … Continue reading My dream… a Poem by Biyai Garricks
Words heal, Words Kill, Words Live, Words Cleave, To the ears that receive, To the heart that gives, Like a two edged sword, Like a soothing balm, Like a broken record, Like the air we breath, They remain, In the hearts they warm, In the hearts they break, They speak life, They speak death, They … Continue reading Words……..a Poem by Biyai Garricks