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I received this book as a gift however, one of my bookish friends really loved it so I was eager to jump into it. The story follows two families from Pakistan and Iraq while focusing on two main characters, Anvar and Safwar. Exhausted with living in war torn countries, both families move to the United … Continue reading Book Review: The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood
This is the second book in the 'Wideacre' Trilogy and after reading the first book, I was eager to know how the story unfolds in this book. 'The Favored Child' follows Beatrice Lacey's two children, Julia and Richard. As they grow up together in the now bankrupt Wideacre estate raised by their aunt, they are … Continue reading Book Review: The Favored Child by Philippa Gregory
This is the fourth book in the "Hedgehog Hollow" series by the author and I loved reading books 1 to 3 so I really had high hopes for this one or at least for it to follow in the trend of the other three. In this book, the author focuses mostly on Phoebe who used … Continue reading Book Review: A Wedding At Hedgehog Hollow by Jessica Redland
I read the author's debut a couple of years ago so when I stumbled upon this novella by her, I was curious to read it and see how her work has grown thus far. 'The Baby is Mine' is a story set in Lagos, Nigeria during the time of the COVID-19 Pandemic lockdown told from … Continue reading Book Review: The Baby Is Mine by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Hello everyone and happy new month! I hope you had a good reading month in May and looking forward to a better one this month. May was a better reading month for me than April on a general note but I wished I had gotten to read more books. I have quite a number of … Continue reading Jolly June: New Releases to look out for this month
Hello everyone, Welcome to our monthly feature for authors. The author for the month of May 2022 is Kikelomo Kuponiyi, author of 'Tri-Party and Unfolding Grace'. I have read and reviewed her books on this website and you can check out my reviews (in "Book Reviews") to see if you may be interested to read … Continue reading Author Interview: Kikelomo Kuponiyi
This has been a long time coming. Philippa Gregory is my favorite historical fiction author and her books are the most I have of a single author in my library. However, I have found myself gravitate towards her stories about the royal family more and I believe this is why it has taken me so … Continue reading Book Review: Wideacre by Philippa Gregory
Hello everyone, Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday. This week, I will be writing one-word reviews of my last ten reads. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: One-Word Reviews of My Last Ten Reads
Hello Everyone, I hope your week has been good. Today, the spotlight is on Chimeka Garricks. He is the author of the highly acclaimed novel and short stories collection 'Tomorrow Died Yesterday' and 'A Broken People's Playlist'. Today, he is on the spotlight as he shared some great news with his fans on his social … Continue reading Author Spotlight: Chimeka Garricks
This is an Audible original and a quick but engaging listen. It is my first by the author. It is a story with a close-proximity trope about two strangers who meet on a train ride from Milan to Paris stuck together due to a snow storm that has delayed their journeys. Amy is an American, … Continue reading Book Review: Snow Day by Julia Lipson