Book Review: Piercing the Darkness (Darkness #2) by Frank E. Peretti

Rating: 4 stars Published: January 1, 1989 Pages: 448 Genre: Christian Fiction This is my second book by the author. After reading the first book in this two book series, I decided to take a break before reading this one and I think it was a good decision. The story is set in a small … Continue reading Book Review: Piercing the Darkness (Darkness #2) by Frank E. Peretti

Book Review: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

Rating: 4.5 Stars Published: May 2, 2023 Pages: 724 Genre: Historical Fiction I saw a review of this book by one of my favorite bookish people on Instagram and being a historical fiction fan, I put it on my TBR for this year. This is my first interaction with the authorโ€™s work and I went … Continue reading Book Review: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

Book Review: Love on the Brain by Ali hazelwood

Rating: 4 Stars Published: August 23, 2022 Pages: 368 Genre: Romance As you may already know, the author is one of my favorite romance writers for several reasons of which the most important one is the fact that I am a female scientist who has worked in male dominated work environments for over 18 years … Continue reading Book Review: Love on the Brain by Ali hazelwood

Book Review: Don’t Tell Daddy What Happened in Lagos by Yemi Odunfa

Rating: 4 Stars Published: Published April 29, 2024 Pages: 101 Genre: Play I have had this book on my radar for a couple of months with several good reviews about it, so I made a conscious effort to put it in my January TBR especially since it's a short read. I went into reading this … Continue reading Book Review: Don’t Tell Daddy What Happened in Lagos by Yemi Odunfa

Book Review: Complicated (Roommates 2) by Ola Tundun

Rating: 4 Stars Published: January 5, 2024 Pages: 406 Genre: Romcom This is the second book in the Roommates series, and I couldn't wait to get into this one especially with how the author ended the story in the first book. In this book, Ariella accepts a new role she is offered and has decided … Continue reading Book Review: Complicated (Roommates 2) by Ola Tundun

Book Review: Roommates (Roommates Bk 1) by Ola Tundun

Rating: 4 Stars Published: September 20, 2023 Pages: 406 Genre: Romcom I have had this story and the characters living rent free in my head for too long and it's time to let them all out here. Hopefully, they will give me the rest I need. Roommates is a romance story with multiple tropes such … Continue reading Book Review: Roommates (Roommates Bk 1) by Ola Tundun

Book Review: Amongst a Thousand Stars by Rosemary Okafor

Rating: 5 Stars Published: January 1, 2024 Pages: 268 Genre: Contemporary Romance Another highly anticipated read that I was excited to get into as soon as I received my copy I bought on Amazon. This particular author never fails to impress me with her story telling and I had high hopes for this one. The … Continue reading Book Review: Amongst a Thousand Stars by Rosemary Okafor

Book Review: Just for the Summer (Part of Your World#3) by Abby Jimenez

Rating: 5 Stars Published: April 2, 2024 Pages: 432 Genre: Contemporary Romance This is one of my most anticipated books for this year because in the last three years, the authorโ€™s books keep making it to my top 5 best books of the year, so I was excited to get into it. Infact, I didnโ€™t … Continue reading Book Review: Just for the Summer (Part of Your World#3) by Abby Jimenez

Reading Fiction as a Christian: What is and isn’t Appropriate?

Recently on social media, specifically Instagram, I have come across several accounts that now promote reading what they call "closed door romance" mostly targeted at Christian readers of fiction especially those who read romance and this got me thinking deeply about what is actually appropriate for Christians to read when it comes to fiction. Before … Continue reading Reading Fiction as a Christian: What is and isn’t Appropriate?