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  • The writing bug found me this morning and I found myself completing 2 book review drafts from 2017 🙈. 🎀 Bad Feminist 😍 Under The Udala Trees 😕 Both reviews are at the link in my bio 👆 Looking forward to reading your thoughts on both books...
  • 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?
  • I picked up this book because I had heard nothing about it and now I know why. See the link in my bio for my review 👆 🎀 So far the only Buchi Emecheta novel for me has been The Joys Of Motherhood. To be fair, I've only read 3 of her books and I am open to suggestions. 🎀 What's your favourite Buchi Emecheta novel?
  • It took an obscene amount of time to get around to this review and then an incredible struggle with the internet to publish it 😒 But the devil is a liar, so here we are: 🎀 First, I have to say my expectations for this book were skyscraper high and #ChasingButterflies wasn't everything I hoped for tbh. Please go read my review at the link in my bio 👆, I'm exhausted already 😣 🎀 If you've read this book and DWWTP (pls I'm tired 😣), I'll love to hear your thoughts on both novels.
  • Reviewing short story collections can be a pain. Do you look at the book as a whole, talk about the stories individually or just pick your favs and move on? 🎀 My solution for moments of utter confusion usually is to do nothing. 😓 However, I had gone to the trouble of pointing a phone camera at this book and everything, so here we are... 🎀 The second reading of "What It Means When A Man Falls from The Sky" wasn't as thrilling as the first time which was disappointing because I do judge a book by its ability to thrill after multiple readings. Hi, Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban 🖐 🎀 While I found "The Future Looks Good" thrilling (in a "this book is a thriller" way not "I love when innocent people get murdered" way) last year, I couldn't help feeling like it was a bit too much this time around. I mean, was the end really necessary. 🎀 Maybe I'm the one who's changed though. I can't deny the brilliance of some of the stories... "Who Will Greet You At Home" scared the crap out of me, despite the fact that I knew what would happen. I almost ran away from a story in a book. So I guess that's good, right? 🎀 I also found myself being overly practical as I approached the end of the title story (I am not typing that again 😣). As in, the first thing to do if a gunshot victim shows up at your door will not be to shoot yourself in the face, would it? Smh 🎀 Anyways, I remain an evangelist for this collection and will always recommend it. You know, 'cos its still really just that good. 🎀 Now a test to find out those who actually read this epistle 😂: Has a second reading ever ruined a book you loved the first time 'round?
  • It took an obscene amount of time to put this review together. Mainly because as I read it, I found myself getting worked up at all of the hype around this book. Now, I was there for the story but I could not find justification for most of the superlatives used to describe it. 🎀 Of course, an all African Scifi/Fantasy cast is always attractive to me which is why I keep reading Nnedi Okorafor even though I didn't enjoy her books so much till I read Who Fears Death earlier this year. 🎀 Anyways, I finally got it together enough to share my thoughts about Children Of Blood And Bone as objectively as possible. You can read my review at the link in bio 👆 🎀 If you have read this book, I would love to hear your feelings about it as a Yoruba/Nigerian.
  • You know, I really tried to find an intelligent way to say "There's a new book review on the blog..." See link in bio 👆 🎀 Having said that, I have to say this book fueled a fire in me. I mean, I just want to be like Aunty Nkiru when I grow up 😎 and we have so much in common already I think I'm making progress. 🎀 What are you reading this week?

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