Book 6/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars 2 ½ stars I’ve mentioned a few times before that I’m not a believer in ½ stars when it comes to reviews, so this is one of those very rare occasions I give a book a rating that has half a star. And the reason for that … Continue reading Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Month: February 2022
The Easiest “YES” I Ever Did Say
I do not mean to brag… or maybe I do just a little bit, but to say my 2022 started off well would be the understatement of the year. After all, it is not everyday one leaves for their second anniversary baecation in Diani as a girlfriend and comes back to Nairobi as a fiancée. … Continue reading The Easiest “YES” I Ever Did Say
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Book 5/30. My rating: 4 of 5 stars I have a strained relationship with Pulitzer Prize winning novels as they tend to be either a hit or a miss for me. I haven’t read too many of them, but the few I’ve read had me feeling underwhelmed from start to finish. I even took a … Continue reading A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Love in Colour by Bolu Babalola
Book 4/30. My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was so damn cute 😍 The general consensus among Goodreads reviewers is that some stories are stronger than others and while I agree with the sentiment, I enjoyed ALL the retellings. It's just that some were enjoyed more than others 😅 I wasn’t too crazy about … Continue reading Love in Colour by Bolu Babalola
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Book 3/30. My rating: 5 of 5 stars I say all the time that Nora Roberts is my favourite author, but yooo Kristin Hannah is quickly usurping that title. And no, this isn’t me pitting two women against each other because we don’t do that over here. I’ve been reading Ms. Roberts for 13/14 years … Continue reading The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Lwile the Leo 