Wow! April is already here. In these difficult times when we have all been compelled to stay at home, our books have now become more significant than ever before as they serve as a form of comfort and escape from the constant stream of bad news. we pray and believe that this time will pass... Continue Reading →
Memory Lane Mondays: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Welcome to Memory Lane Mondays! This is a weekly feature of unforgettable books I have read in times past which have not had the chance to be reviewed on this blog as I read them a long time ago. Lets’ call them my personal classics. I will be featuring a new favorite every week and... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Chart Throb By Ben Elton
I have been a fan of Ben Elton for some years now after reading "Inconceivable" and "High Society", so when I decided to read this book, I had high expectations to be humored and entertained and I definitely was. Chart Throb is a singing television show (basically like Idols) all produced by Carlton, the stern,... Continue Reading →
I Will: A Christmas Novella by Lisa Kleypas
I started reading this book because I wanted to read something not too long that I could use as an escape during a work break but I wasn't impressed by it at all. Miss Caroline Hargreaves, a bluestocking, is forced to pretend to court the notorious Lord Drake to save her brother and family from... Continue Reading →
First Lines Friday: March 27, 2020
First Lines Fridays (#FirstLinesFriday) is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Madness of Viscount Atherbourne (Rescued From Ruin Series #1) by Elisa Braden
"The Madness Of Viscount Atherbourne" is the first out of nine books in the historical fiction series "Rescued From Ruin". This is a very steamy romance novel where the protagonists are highly physically attracted to each other therefore, it contains quite a number very descriptive sexual scenes. With that out of the way, I must... Continue Reading →
Word Play Wednesdays: The Hunter – A Poem by Ikiyo Garuba
Welcome to Word Play Wednesday! Word Play Wednesday is a weekly feature of written and spoken word poetry. I will be sharing my written and spoken word poems in addition to poems by other like minds. If you are interested in sharing some of your poetry, feel free to buzz me and we can work... Continue Reading →
Author of The Month: Simi K. Rao March 2020
Our author of the month of March is Simi K. Rao. I have chosen to read more poetry books and anthologies this year to help me improve on my poetry and also reach out to fellow poets who are published authors. Last Month, I received a copy of the author's book, "Under The Shade Of... Continue Reading →
Memory Lane Mondays: The Queen’s Fool by Philippa Gregory
Welcome to Memory Lane Mondays! This is a weekly feature of unforgettable books I have read in times past which have not had the chance to be reviewed on this blog as I read them a long time ago. Lets' call them my personal classics. I will be featuring a new favorite every week and... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
This book has been on my TBR for a while and I wish I hadn't waited this long. Milk and Honey is a work of poetry that flows like.... you guessed it, milk and honey. It has four parts, the hurting, the loving, the breaking and the healing. These poems all come together and tell... Continue Reading →