Book 5/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsThis is the story of the dysfunctional Price family and it is told from six different POVs: matriarch Viola, her (soon-to-be ex) husband Cecil and their four children Paris, Charlotte, Lewis and Janelle.You often find with books that have multiple POVs, authors tend to title each chapter with … Continue reading A Day Late and a Dollar Short by Terry McMillan
Category: Book Your Brains Out
I have loved books for as long as I can remember. There is no greater magic in the world than that of a good book. This is me sharing my current reads with ratings and, for books that held on tight and refused to let go, reviews.
Risky Business by Nora Roberts
Book 4/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsView all my reviews ** A guide to ratings **1 star – did not like it2 stars – it was okay3 stars – liked it4 stars – really liked it5 stars – it was amazing
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Book 3/30. My rating: 4 of 5 stars I have been waiting for death all my life. I do not mean that I actively wish to die, just that I do not really want to be alive. Another winning read for 2021 🤩This book is divided into three parts: Good Days, Bad Days and Better … Continue reading Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak
Book 2/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsAnother enjoyable read 🤩I bought this book at the beginning of September 2020 but I was in no hurry to read it as I was not sure I would enjoy it. A myriad of reasons led me to pick it up as my second read of the year, … Continue reading 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Book 1/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsOh I really liked this one!In December 2020, out of nowhere I got an urge to read Little Fires Everywhere. With time it moved from an urge to a … little fire 😅 and I HAD to get myself a copy of the book. I intended to read … Continue reading Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
2020 Reading Challenge
I read 33 books in my 33rd year and the numerology-loving bibliophile I am is pretty stoked about that! 2020 will go down as the year I read the most 1-star books as I read SIX 1-star books last year. To make matters worse, four of them were technically back-to-back as I read The Postmistress … Continue reading 2020 Reading Challenge
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
Book 33/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsView all my reviews ** A guide to ratings **1 star – did not like it2 stars – it was okay3 stars – liked it4 stars – really liked it5 stars – it was amazing
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin
Book 32/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsOh I really liked this one!!This is my second Gabrielle Zevin read. My first was The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry and it was a solid 5 stars for me. I loved it so much this was all I could say in my review: Lol! But like, I … Continue reading Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin
Bossypants by Tina Fey
Book 31/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars Sigh!!I thought I would like this much, much, much more than I did. I was snorting with laughter the first few pages, but after that it went from “amazingly, absurdly, deliriously funny” to oscillating between mildly-funny and not-quite-funny. View all my reviews ** A guide to ratings … Continue reading Bossypants by Tina Fey
The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion
Book 30 of 30 on the 30th!!! My rating: 3 of 5 starsTwo weeks ago I was browsing the shelves at one of my favourite bookstores searching for a suitable book to end my challenge with, as I like to start and end my reading challenge on a high. I was pleasantly surprised to come … Continue reading The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion
