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 reviews.

It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

Book 21/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsIt Happened One Summer is a Schitt’s Creek-inspired rom-com from Tessa Bailey about a Hollywood “It Girl” who is cut off from her wealthy family and exiled to a small Pacific Northwest beach town where she butts heads with a surly, sexy local who thinks she does not … Continue reading It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

Book 20/30. My rating: 5 of 5 stars Let it be said about the Eras Tour, we’re tricksy. That’s what we are. We enjoy a good, healthy setlist hijinks. That is what my ABSOLUTE FAVE Taylor Swift had to say about her current RECORD-BREAKING AF tour, but it could also be said about The Pillars … Continue reading The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

The Art Of Deception by Nora Roberts

Book 19/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsReading a Nora Roberts novel is the bookish equivalent of eating one of my favourite comfort foods—perhaps a thin crust seafood pizza with extra mushrooms and cheese made in a wood-fired brick oven at an Italian restaurant, preferably paired with a glass of Shiraz. If I could bottle … Continue reading The Art Of Deception by Nora Roberts

A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena

Book 18/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsKaren Krupp was home making dinner for her husband. She was expecting him any second. The phone rang—it was the call she hoped she'd never get. She jumped in her car and raced to a neighborhood she thought she'd never visit. She peered into the dark, deserted building … Continue reading A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Book 16/30. My rating: 5 of 5 starsYoung Adult is my second favourite genre (after Romance) but I went into this with a 50-50 mix of excitement and trepidation. Excitement because I LOVE YA and trepidation because I was still nursing a book hangover from the Six of Crows duology and was worried the hangover … Continue reading Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

Book 15/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsOn December 29, 2022 at the Chasing Paper Book Club inaugural in-person review, I met a few African women who all mentioned that they did not enjoy The Sex Lives of African Women as much as they thought they would. The general consensus was that the essays were … Continue reading The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Book 14/30. My rating: 5 of 5 stars No mourners.No funerals. AND JUST LIKE THAT (snaps fingers) THE SIX OF CROWS DUOLOGY IS MY FAVOURITE BOOK(S) OF ALL TIME!!It was THE MOST bittersweet feeling going into Crooked Kingdom because I loooooooved Six of Crows and was dyyyiiiiiiinnngggg to pick up the story where it ended. … Continue reading Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Book 13/30. My rating: 5 of 5 stars No mourners.No funerals. AND JUST LIKE THAT (snaps fingers) THE SIX OF CROWS DUOLOGY IS MY FAVOURITE BOOK(S) OF ALL TIME!!Such a bold statement (literally 😅), especially from someone who has never really had a favourite book before, but wow this was beyond incredible!!! It took me … Continue reading Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Book 12/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsMarch is Women’s History Month and so the books I plan to read this month are all written by female authors 🤩💁‍♀️ Femi makes three, you know. Three, and they label you a serial killer. My Sister, the Serial Killer is a tale of two sisters, one of … Continue reading My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite