Books

​I’ve had many lovers But none as demanding as you None as consuming as you I’ve needed a savior a bit too many times And you showed up instead, Dressed in your let-me-blow-your-mind-away gown Adorned with your ability to make me forget And smelling of your sweet scent of taking me away from my reality

I Do Not Come To You By Chance- Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

When I read the synopsis of this book before I purchased it- I couldn’t understand what its about very clearly. So I ignored it at first. But that title kept on nagging me..so I gave in and got it. Best decision ever! I have laughed, highlighted hilarious parts just to find more hilarious pages further

The Defining Decade- MEG JAY

Someone in the group where I got this book asked, what’s the fuss about it? And no one has answered up to now. Its hard describing this book. It talks of so much in such a clear way giving real life examples. There is no single twenty year who can read this book and not

YESTERDAY I CRIED- IYANLA VANZANT

Its hard to describe this book. But if I get the kind of audience it targets, its way easy. Well, technically speaking it targets everyone.  We all need to heal. All of us. None of us was raised in a perfect home, and if you were raised in a good home then certainly you got

GIRLS OF RIYADH – RAJAA ALSENEA

Wow! I have totally enjoyed reading this book.  You see, the previous books based on Saudi Arabia by women or about women, that i have read, are usually really sad and makes one aghast with the oppression of women there. Most are even written by women in exile from Saudi Arabia who are even wanted

Teju Cole – Every day is for a thief

Who is an African writer? This discussion has been going on for the last few years. Especially with renowned writers from Africa being based abroad and their books published there by international publishing houses. Or the other case being that we only celebrate African writers on the continent once they have been awarded by outsiders. 

Year of yes- Shonda Rhimes

This has been a personal one. Like this isn’t exactly a review since my personal life is intertwined with how I perceived it.  I’ve heard of this book and seen it doing rounds for quite a while. But it wasn’t until a friend put up a screenshot of it that I considered reading it. And

Own your normal.

Yesterday morning I had one of those awakening straight up talks from one of our loyal customers. You see, instead of staying idle while looking for a job, I decided to help out my parents in their business. And with time I’ve become quite good at it. To the extent that even our customers are

WE NEED NEW NAMES – NOVIOLET BULAWAYO

This one is a roller coaster. That’s the best way to describe it.  Before I read it, I thought it was written a long time ago. Like over 10 years ago. Reason being that for the longest time ever, I have always heard about it. I heard of it before I heard of Chimamanda.  Just

The last Black Unicorn- Tiffany Haddish

Rating =9/10 I looked for this book due to its popularity. And everyone who talked about it made it seem like a ‘must read’.  One thing that made me love it and could be the reason for this book being an instant hit is the Vulnerability and Honesty. Tiffany has laid bare her soul in