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Welcome to Memory Lane Mondays! This is a weekly feature of unforgettable books I have read in times past which have not had the chance to be reviewed on this blog as I read them a long time ago. Lets’ call them my personal classics. I will be featuring a new favorite every week and … Continue reading Memory Lane Monday: Kemi’s Journal by Abidemi Sanusi
There has been a lot of buzz about this book so I decided to purchase a copy not minding that I am not too crazy about contemporary fiction and this is the author's debut. The story is about two protagonists. Alix Chamberlin is a married mother of two who is struggling with her family's move … Continue reading Book Review: Such A Fun Age by Kiley
How long have you been here? You can not say. When you are in the dark, with chains at your feet, and cuffs on your hands, It's hard to tell. Days, months and years roll by, And you are still here. You see nobody, nobody sees you, Except your jailer of course, He is … Continue reading Jail Bird : A Poem by Biyai Garricks
First Lines Fridays (#FirstLinesFriday) is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? This is how it works, - Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read … Continue reading First Lines Friday: April 24, 2020
"The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when every other pleasure fades" - Anthony Trollope Quite a number of people have recently told me of their desire to develop a reading habit and have no clue how to begin. Some used to be voracious readers when … Continue reading 5 Quick Tips To Cultivate A Reading Habit!
Welcome to Word Play Wednesday! Word Play Wednesday is a weekly feature of written and spoken word poetry. I will be sharing my written and spoken word poems in addition to poems by other like minds. If you are interested in sharing some of your poetry, feel free to buzz me and we can work … Continue reading Word Play Wednesday: Africa my Africa by David Diop
Sometime last year, I read a book by this author titled 'Risen' which is a novelization of a motion picture (Check out my review on this book by clicking the "Book reviews" tab on the menu bar of this blog's homepage). I really enjoyed the story and have been looking forward to reading other titles … Continue reading Book Review: Egypt’s Sister (The Silent Years Book 1) by Angela Hunt
Welcome to Memory Lane Mondays! This is a weekly feature of unforgettable books I have read in times past which have not had the chance to be reviewed on this blog as I read them a long time ago. Lets’ call them my personal classics. I will be featuring a new favorite every week and … Continue reading Memory Lane Mondays: The Firm by John Grisham
''Like the Thames tide the city had a temperament, and it could give or take.'' - Stacey Halls, The Foundling. Another absolutely brilliant story by Stacey Halls. After just reading her debut novel "The Familiars" which blew my mind away, I wondered if this book would give the same punch the first one gave and … Continue reading Book Review: The Foundling By Stacey Halls
Let's face it, history books can be very boring except you are a historian of course: but, there are other fun ways to learn about the history of the world without getting bored.I have always been drawn to history right from my childhood days. My mother happens to be a historian and she was a … Continue reading Historical Fiction: A Fun Way To Learn About The Past