Many years ago, before I ventured into reading Christian fiction, I’ll admit it, for the longest time, I wasn’t sure how I felt about Christian fiction. I thought it would either be too “preachy” or maybe not as engaging as the mainstream books everyone was raving about. But then, one day, I picked one up. … Continue reading What Reading Christian Fiction Books Has Done For Me and Can Do For You
Rating: 4 Stars Published: October 8, 2022 Pages: 307 Genre: Romance This is the second book in the 'Lagos Plastic Surgeons series' and while I was eager to jump into reading this one because I really enjoyed the first book which was one of my favourite reads last year, I have had great difficulty reading … Continue reading Book Review: Through the Fire by Amaka Azie
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
Confession time: I have more unread books on my shelves than I’d like to admit. But if you’re reading this, chances are you do too. Don’t worry—you’re in good company! Welcome to the world of book hoarders, where buying books and actually reading them are two completely separate hobbies. I used to think I was … Continue reading Why We Buy more Books Than We Read: The Psychology behind book Hoarding
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
Hello everyone and a happy new year to you! 2024 wasn’t a huge reading year for me as I was saddled with multiple projects. However, I still read 30 books and there were some really good reads in this lot. Here are my top 10 reads and check out my reviews of each of these … Continue reading My Top 10 Reads of 2024
Tomorrow Died Yesterday: A Novel by Chimeka Garricks Published: In 2010 by Paperworth Books Pages: 415 Genre: Fiction Purchase on http://www.amazon.com Publisher's Blurb: It's 2004 Port Harcourt, Nigeria at the height of the kidnap of oil workers in the Niger delta, a kidnapping goes awry and four lives are reconnected. Douye aka Doughboy the career … Continue reading 9 Books I Would Always Recommend
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
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 author’s books keep making it to my top 5 best books of the year, so I was excited to get into it. Infact, I didn’t … Continue reading Book Review: Just for the Summer (Part of Your World#3) by Abby Jimenez
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?