Being a ride or die for your sister takes on a different meaning, in Oyinkan Braithwaite’s debut novel, “My Sister, the Serial Killer.” Set in modern Nigeria, this novel depicts the lives of two sisters …
Most Anticipated Books of 2019
To be honest, I could spend the next hour talking about all the books I want to read in 2019 but I won’t. Instead, I’ll scale it back a bit and share my top nine. …
My Top 10 Books for 2018! You’ll Never Guess my Fav!
It’s my favourite time of the year! The time where all the ‘best of’ lists start popping up all over. This year I’m happier than ever because for the first time in a decade I’ve …
The Hate U Give: A heart-wrenching reality that lit up the screen
A few weeks ago I learned a hard truth. Something that I would have normally bet my life on. In any case, I was forced to admit that the book isn’t always better after seeing …
To be young, missing, black and female… Monday’s Not Coming Book Review
What would you do if your bestie just vanishes one day, and you are the only one who notices? That’s what happens in the page-turning novel, Monday’s not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson. In this …
Washington Black reminds that the most important journey is inward
A slave escaping the perils of slavery in a hot air balloon, called a cloud-cutter, is perhaps the first time I’ve read this type of experience. Yet Esi Edugyan made it work in her third …