Book 11/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars Sigh! Another book that lured me in with Oprah’s Book Club logo on the cover 😐This book has a rating of 3.39 on Goodreads, which is nothing to write home about. I may have rated this 3 stars, but it started off as a 2 star read … Continue reading Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay

Book 10/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars I didn’t like this as much as I thought I would, but I also liked it more than I thought I would.Allow me to explain.After a series of misses I no longer approach novels from Oprah’s Book Club with any sort of anticipation. I have bought too … Continue reading White Oleander by Janet Fitch

Book 9/30. My rating: 5 of 5 stars I bought this on a whim pre-Covid for KES 100 (around $1 back then 😩) and did not expect much from it as I’d watched The Silence of the Lambs years ago and it did not impress me much **Shania Twain voice**. But fucking hell this was … Continue reading Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

Book 8/30. My rating: 5 of 5 stars THIS! 👏 WAS!! 👏 PHENOMENAL!!! 👏I have read a shitload of fascinating and engrossing books over the years, but The Testaments took the word unputdownable to A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL!!! Ironically, I didn’t enjoy its predecessor The Handmaid's Tale, but I loved this sequel sooo damn much. … Continue reading The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

Book 7/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars The Silent Patient was one of my favourite books of 2021 and after being blown away by it I made the decision to read more psychological thrillers. The Woman in the Window was one of the first psychological thrillers I identified I NEEDED to read after The … Continue reading The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

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

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

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

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

Book 2/30. My rating: 4 of 5 stars My first Jennifer Weiner read was In Her Shoes which I bought because it was made into a movie starring Cameron Diaz and Toni Colette, so I was certain I was in for a good time.It ended up being a very mediocre 2 star read, and my … Continue reading Who Do You Love by Jennifer Weiner