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
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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
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
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Book 29/30. My rating: 2 of 5 stars I bought this book on a whim for KES 100 (less than USD 1) because I thought the cover was really pretty. Not long after I bought it I came across it on a Goodreads list of 100 books to read by Women of Colour and I … Continue reading A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Night Road by Kristin Hannah
Book 28/30. My rating: 5 of 5 starsWHAT A BOOK!!! ALL OF THE 5 STARS!!! ALL OF THEM!!!Three chapters in and I just knew this was going to be a 5 star read. From the get-go this book grabbed me and refused to let go until I was done with it. This book twisted my … Continue reading Night Road by Kristin Hannah
Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
Book 27/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsTifAni FaNelli. I mean, WTF nonsense name is that?!That being said, TifAni FaNelli is ViLe!!! I have never used that word to describe anyone before, either IRL or in a book I've read/TV show or movie I've watched, but fucking hell TifAni FaNelli is fucking vile!!! The worst … Continue reading Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
Straight Up and Dirty: A Memoir by Stephanie Klein
Book 26/30. My rating: 1 of 5 starsA few pages in and I just KNEW this was going to be a 1 star read.I did not like a lot of things about this book, most of all how really really REALLY clichéd the writing was. Honestly, if Ms. Klein can get a book deal with … Continue reading Straight Up and Dirty: A Memoir by Stephanie Klein