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  • First of all, I’ll say that this book was/is a major mindfuck. Now, for somebody like me who is a Christian, I believe in God, I believe in Jesus, I believe in the devil even. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ However, I still find it hard to wrap my head around Ogbanje, witches and all those kind of things. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I wrote a review, now up on my blog. Click the link in my bio to read my thoughts on this novel. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have you read #Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi? I'll love to hear your thoughts on the reality of Ogbanjes
  • JAZZ BY TONI MORRISON ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Joe cheated on his wife and shot his girlfriend when she left him. Somehow, he isn't being presented as a selfish controlling man and we're supposed to "understand" his reasoning. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I don't know what to do with that. Normal people don't shot people they claim to love and I kept waiting for a resolution which never came. This was a major distraction as I read this novel. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My full review is on the blog now. You can read it via the link in my bio. #BookReview
  • This year, I set out to read at least 50 books. Seemed easy enough. But, its November now and I have only made my way through 28 books.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Goodreads says there's hope though, if I read 2.5 books every week. That's 10 books a month. Challenge accepted!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My second read this week has been a long time coming. Another Ake buy, I found this at the lowest price I had ever seen. For a Nnedi Okorafor book, its been an easy read so far and I am confident in my ability to finish this tonight. #fingerscrossed⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Did you set reading goals for the year? How's it looking so far?
  • "Privacy is as important in daily life as discretion is in business. Revealing a little of yourself is enough." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Despite my initial misgivings about this book, I did manage to learn something from the author. I still won't call it a Self Help/Motivational book but its not a complete vanity project either. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Full review is on the blog now. See link in my bio #BookReview
  • "Racism, Sexism and whatever other isms out there are distractions from the things you should really be doing". ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I'm paraphrasing here but this quote attributed to Toni Morrison was mentioned by one of the authors of Slay In Your Lane during the "What do women want?" panel at the Ake festival. It struck a cord with me and I put Toni Morrison on my list. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I know, right? What a travesty! But I have never read any of her books despite how popular she is, so I'll be losing my Toni Morrison virginity with "Jazz" which I literally picked off the floor at the Ouida bookstore. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What are you currently reading? #CurrentRead
  • Only thing on my mind this week... 💃💃 Will you be at the Ake festival?
  • It had been such a long time since I read a pure romance novel and I literally groaned when this book came in mail. ( BTW, Thanks to the lovely stranger who sent me this book.) 🎀 The experience wasn't as traumatic as anticipated. It was slow going for a while because I was rolling my eyes too much and my boredom level was at 80% for the most part. 🎀 However, I could get into the buzz around Ted Dekker... he managed to convince me that the military hero saves damsel in distress trope wasn't a total waste of my time. 🎀 I guess I'm supposed to talk about the storyline and such but that's not the mood I'm in today, so... Dear humans, What are you reading?
  • Hello #bookworms, Long time no see... I'll like to say a new age of regular posts, reading and so on is coming but I don't like deceiving myself so I'll be taking it one task at a time. 🎀 Lately, I have been reading a memoir by Chika Ike (who I wasn't aware of until I got this review request). I call it a memoir because despite the aspirations of the publisher, calling it "A Guide To Conquering and Living Your Best Life", so far all I see is a celebrity telling her life story aka A Memoir. 🎀 I can't figure why it's so hard for Nigerian celebs to accept this. You have a fan base interested in your life anyways, own it! There really is no need to try so hard to be motivational (side eyeing Toke Makinwa's On Becoming). 🎀 Anyways, so far so good. I hope to finish this soon and write an actual review (Amen!) 🎀 What are you currently reading?
  • I have dragged this book all over town so much that it looks 5 years older than it is 😣. However, I have vowed to clear my #currentread pile (which includes about 5 books I started and dropped after a couple of chapters for no good reason), starting with this novel. 🎀 I barely remember watching the movie and have decided to avoid Google. So far, it feels incredibly slowpaced. Now, this may be because I have been reading 2 paragraphs a week, so I'm keeping my mind open as I delve into this again. Wish me luck. 🎀 What are you reading today?

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