…So Here’s The Problem With “Raising Awareness”
I’ve got a beef with Awareness Days. A big one – it’s ever-present and ever-growing. It’s an elephant in my room that needs to be let out. It’s one of…
5 Fantasy Series I’ve Read & Loved
I’m a pretty hardcore Fantasy reader and lover. Fantasy reads are always on my TBRs and at the top of my lists. I love nothing more than getting into a…
Beyond Calamity: A South Sudanese Refugee’s Story by Esther Simbi
Beyond Calamity: A South Sudanese Refugee’s Story is a memoir by Esther Simbi, and her journey as a refugee with a disability. The memoir follows her early years and upbringing…
Soul Bound by Ella M. Lee
After reading Fire Within by Ella M. Lee (and loving it, read my review here), I was pretty pumped to check out her latest, Soul Bound. Soul Bound is an…
Please Don’t Hug Me by Kay Kerr
“A friend isn’t just who they are to you, but who you are and who you feel you can be when you’re with them“ Please Don’t Hug Me is the…
December Update | Wrap-Up & 2021 Goals
I’ve been deliberating about what to write in my final post of this year (see my other posts this year from April and from June). I mean, 2020 has been…
Devil’s Road by Gary Gibson
Devil’s Road is a Sci-Fi car race with alien monsters, assassins and guns, deception against the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic city with more secrets than meets the eye. Dutch McGuire…
The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya
“I’ve seen enough to know that you can be a human with a mountain of resources and you can be a human with nothing, and you can be a monster…
Unveiled by Jacklyn Daher
“Stars. Bright and shiny. Falling from above to crash and burn” Unveiled is a YA Fantasy filled with mystery, deception and has that eerie small town quality throughout. This is…
What Makes You A Reader?
Looking back, I don’t come from a family of readers. My parents don’t own a lot of books. Growing up, I occasionally saw my Mum with a book in her…