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Sorcery Of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson – Book Review

Sorcery of Thorns Series by Margaret Rogerson Blurb A New York Times bestseller! All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer’s Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of sorcery—magical grimoires that whisper on shelves and rattle beneath…

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The Spanish Love Deception (Elena Armas) Book Review

The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas is an “enemies-to-lovers”, fake-dating romantic comedy. Perfect for those looking for a steamy slow-burn romance with the sweetest Happily Ever After.  Honest opinion this book just wasn’t it for me. The Spanish Love Deception sealed my decision to stop reading books hyped on Tik Tok and Instagram because…

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It Ends With Us Movie – What We Know About The Film Adaptation + Updates

Colleen Hoover’s outstanding romance novel It Ends With Us is being made into a movie! It Ends With Us was originally published in August 2016 and won the Goodreads award for the Best romance book in 2016. It has been fully confirmed now that It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover has a movie adaptation…

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Confess By Colleen Hoover Hoover- Book Review

Confess didn’t meet my expectations. Been on a Colleen Hoover reading spree since last year. This wasn’t like I expected. Auburn has suffered immensely in her teenage years and is struggling with her life. The story begins with her in search of a job as she is desperately in need of income. When she notices…

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The Cruel Prince by Holly Black – Book Review

The Cruel Prince – Book One in The Folk of Air Book Series The Folk of Air series (The Cruel Prince, Wicked King and Queen of Nothing) is an intriguing enemy to lover’s romance written by Holly Black. The book has been listed as a favourite bookish romance among many bok readers. It’s a slow…

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Ogadinma by Ukamaka Olisakwe Book Review

Ogadinma: (Everything Will Be All Right). The story was very engaging and relatable from the first page to the last.  Ogadinma tells the tale of what women go through in a world that is designed for men. It’s painfully true, intriguing and very insightful. It shows the experience of women at the hands of men…

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Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye- Book Review

Blood Scion gave me so much joy. I was so proud as a Yoruba girl to see Yoruba representation of the gods, names, incantations and anecdotes.  The Yoruba gods are known to be powerful and sometimes petty which is quite interesting. I had to learn their names, stories and powers growing up and I’ve always…

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A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer (The Cursebreaker Book 1) – Book Review

  A Curse so Dark and Lonely is a beauty and the beast retelling, dragged a bit in some places, was quite predictable but I enjoyed it. I rarely read retellings. In fact, I try to but I really loved the A court of Thorne and Roses beauty and the beast retelling. I was also…

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House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City 2)- Book Review

Crescent City (2 book series) by Sarah J. Maas Let’s just start by saying 2 years ago I’d have finished this book in 2 or 3 days. But it took me 2 weeks to finish it and I enjoyed every moment. House of Sky and Breath follows the same formula as House of Earth and…

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It Starts With Us By Colleen Hoover Announcement (It Ends With Us Sequel)

Coolen Hoover Announces It Ends With Us Sequel This article was updated on the 10th of August 2022 Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan favorite Atlas’s side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the “glorious and touching” (USA TODAY) #1 New…

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Angels & Demons
The Fault in Our Stars
Lady Midnight
Me Before You
The Fellowship of the Ring
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Here Lies Daniel Tate
Fangirl
Beautiful Creatures
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend
Clockwork Angel
Looking for Alaska
Before I Fall
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Fifty Shades of Grey
Reflected in You
Turtles All the Way Down
Paper Towns


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It Starts With Us By Colleen Hoover Book Review.
⭐⭐
I must admit that it was a pleasure to return to Lilly and Atla’s story.

I really loved the story and I like that it made me smile and sad at the same time just like the first book (It Ends With Us) it is not a sad book.

However, it’ll shelve this on my just because you can doesn’t mean you should pile. 

The plot really didn’t have the impact that It Ends With Us had. I think It Ends With Us ended perfectly well.

Nevertheless, it was eye-opening to see the story of the aftermath of abuse and see the horrible scars it leaves physically and emotionally affecting others around them too.

It Starts with Us depicts the aftereffects of abuse in all forms. The sequel demonstrates how realistic, and terrible, and how even a happily ever after is tainted by the anguish and reminder of abuse. 

It Starts With Us starts right where It Ends With Us ends. It’s the story of Lily and Atlas after she ended it with Ryle. Switching between the perspectives of Lily and Atlas, It Starts with Us picks up right where It Ends with Us stops.

Revealing more about Atlas’s past and following Lily as she embraces a second chance at true love while navigating a jealous ex-husband.
#itstartswithus #itendswithus #atlasandlily #bookreview #atlascorrigan #coho # cooleenhoover #itstartswithusreview #bookrecommendations #booklover
Ogadinma: (Everything Will Be All Right).
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The story was very engaging and relatable from the first page to the last. 

Ogadinma tells the tale of what women go through in a world that’s been designed for men. It's painfully true, intriguing and very insightful. It shows the experience of women at the hands of men who want to control them until the women find it too much to bear.

Please check for trigger warnings- Some include- Domestic violence, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Abortion.

One thing I didn’t enjoy was the suffering of women. It is well depicted here which had me all in my feelings. I kept on sighing at some point.
It was so heartbreaking and sad to read the things she had to go through. But one thing I kept on telling myself was that Ogadinma- Everything will be alright so I kept on reading.

Nothing about Ogadinma’s story is new, it’s the stories we hear day to day, It’s things we go through as women or experience other women go through.

Ukamaka Olisakwe is such a gifted and beautiful story writer. She painted such vivid images which really engaged me as a reader and once I started reading it I couldn’t put it down until I was done. 
She did a good job telling us everything will be alright at the end by showing there was hope and much more opportunities for her which I really loved.

Also, understand that the choices she made were a result of choices and options available to her at that time.
Thanks, @the_swapng for my copy.

#ogadinma #africanliterature #africanauthors #bookstagram #bookreview  #africanfiction
#bookworm #nigerianauthor #blackbookblogger #diversebooks #masobebooks #bookstagramnigeria #bookreccomendation
Blood Scion- Deborah Falaye ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bloo Blood Scion- Deborah Falaye 
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Blood Scion gave me so much joy. I was so proud as a Nigerian to see Yoruba representation of the gods, names, incantations and anecdotes.

Sloane is the main character and she’s a scion who can incinerate her enemies and has spent her whole life hiding this. She’s a ray of hope in the darkness depicted in this book.
Her character was written so well and we could see the thought process beneath every action she took. You also have to remember that She is really young as well as her other companions who she found and became friends and acquaintances with.

I enjoyed the anecdotes and how Yoruba mythology and gods were intricately woven into the story. This book is so creatively written that you’d never know this was a debut novel if you didn’t know beforehand.

It was really a compelling plot with intriguing characters. The characters were relatable and each played their part well. Even those we never meet directly.

I thought it’d be heavy on some stuff but not so much. Pretty much similar to most content we consume on the news already but still note these trigger warnings before going in.

The best part was the audiobook, I listened to the audiobook and it was awesome. The pronunciations, incantations, Yoruba mannerisms, and pacings were so good. I applaud the narrator. That last chapter really made me proud and I just had to go back to listen to the incantations again.

The book is fast-paced which I appreciated once it started it didn’t stop.

Apart from the fact that it was predictable which I think Is just me, this is a 5-star book. I really hope it doesn’t suffer from second book syndrome, we get more of the gods and scions in action. 

It ends on a cliff hanger but it’s a good ending so you don’t have to suffer the whole wait for book 2, it’s more if what comes next?
Also more incantations, please.

#bloodscion #yorubamythology #deborahfalaye #bookish #bookstagram #booklover #adultfantasy #nigerianbook #bookstagramnigeria #bookstagram #bookishlove
Convincing you to read the book based on a quote f Convincing you to read the book based on a quote from the book Pt 1. 

Book: November 9 by Colleen Hoover 
Rating: ⭐️⭐️✨

#bookstragram #booklover #bookshelf #bookworm #bookish #booked #booksofinstagram #booknerd #bookphotography #reader #read #readersofinstagram #bibliophile #yabooks #bookishlove #bookaesthetic #itendswithus #colleenhoover #readersofinsta #itendswithus📖 #itendswithusquotes #itendswithusquote #bookreview #bookblog #verity #collenhooverbooks #november9
Happy New Month guys. . . #april #newmonth #cresce Happy New Month guys.
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#april #newmonth #crescentcity #lightitup #lovehypothesis #thelovehypothesis #sophiekinsella #sophiekinsellabooks #books #bookstagram #bluebooks #bluestacks
POV. You’re reading the Crescent City Series. # POV. You’re reading the Crescent City Series.

#crescentcity #houseofearthandblood #houseofskyandbreath #crescentcity2  #acortar #sarahjmaas #brycequinlan #huntathalar #bookstagram #booklover #adultfantasy #rhysand  #throneofglass #bookish #adultfantasy #sarahjamass  #fantasy #lightitup
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren is a seco Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren is a second chance romance told in a present and past perspective by Macy the main narrator. I really loved the innocence of young love and the intentionality of adult love.

Love and other words is a beautifully crafted story of friendship and first love, of suffering loss and finding your soulmate.

Macy’s and Eliot’s story is one I love. I took my time to read it and just enjoy the story. I didn’t speed through it in 5 hours like other books I have been reading. I just wanted to appreciate the story and the book and I really did. 

It was so beautifully written. This is a book that I really connected with and kind of related to. They were so good together and it makes you wonder what happened to them that made 11 years fly by with no contact. And that makes you keep turning the pages because you really need to find out to they can talk it through and resolve their issues.
#love #loveandotherwords #christinalauren #romance #bookstagram
Currently reading Sorcery of Thorns and I’m actu Currently reading Sorcery of Thorns and I’m actually surprised at how much I love it.
#currentlyreading #bookstagram #sorceryofthorns #bookshelf #bookstagramreels
House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City 2) by Sarah House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City 2)
by Sarah J. Maas
4.5 stars
Let me just start by saying 2 years ago I’d have finished this book in 2 or 3 days. But it took me over 2 weeks to finish it and I enjoyed every moment. House of Sky and Breath follows the same formula as House of Earth and Blod - Crescent City 2 so it was quite easy to get into and felt familiar reading.  Goes without saying that Sarah J Mass is an amazing writer and the book is an amazing book. House of Sky and Breath starts with Bryce and the fallen angel, Hunt, trying to get back to normal after (temporarily) saving the world.

Super detailed and elaborate review on my blog.

Non-Spoiler Review
The House of Sky and Breath book was as big as the House of Earth and Blood. Despite being a second book still has a lot of information dumping and world-building. It also had an ensemble cast.
The major characters all had POVs and were quite as diverse as book one. I wish we had gotten more from some characters and less from other characters. 

Every other character kinda took a back seat here. I wish we got more of Fury and Juniper. Maybe not Juniper but probably Fury.
 
To be honest Sarah J mass is a good writer which made it easy to read this chunky book, however just like book one it could have been a few pages shorter. It could have been 500 pages and still good. Some POVs were quite unnecessary and towards the middle and end, I started to get frustrated with the book.

Also, another character that was focused on in this book was Danika. Danika is dead but she still lives on in their lives. Apparently, a lot of things she has done in the past come to play here I thought we already put Danika to rest in book one but apparently not.

However it was a good book just a little too big in my opinion and if you are a big Sarah J Mass fan, There’s that big surprise at the end of the book.

#crescentcity #houseofearthandblood #houseofskyandbreath #crescentcity2  #acortar #sarahjmaas #brycequinlan #huntathalar #bookstagram #booklover #adultfantasy #rhysand  #throneofglass #bookish #adultfantasy #sarahjamass  #fantasy
Fantasy February is almost over and I only finishe Fantasy February is almost over and I only finished one fantasy book 😫. A Curse So Dark and Lonely which I loved.
I never got to reread House of Earth and Blood, but I started House of Sky and Breath. It’s a huge book but I’m enjoying it so far.

#houseofskyandbreath #houseofearthandblood #crescentcity #bryceandhunt #sorceryofthorns #fantasyfebruary #sarahjmaas #acotarseries #acotar #fantasybooks #bookstagram
No review here. I have a detailed one on my blog. No review here. I have a detailed one on my blog.
I’m just here to lament at how I could finish a book this big in 2-3 days just 2 years ago but now it’s taking over a week to finish a big one or even a fairly big book.
Same with binge watching series.
Is it just me?

“No woman should be made to fear that she wasn’t enough”

This is my favorite quote from the book.

#bookstagram #booklover #adultfantasy  #bookstagramng #bookstagramnigeria #love
#booknerd #bookstagram #booklover #love #bookish #instalove #bookquotes #shadowhunters #YA #fantasy  #yalit #reader #book #ebook #ebookstagram #bookish #prioryoftheorangetree #priory #dragons #bookstagramfeature
Bye bye romance, Hello Fantasy February. I diverte Bye bye romance, Hello Fantasy February. I diverted a bit last year with all that was going on, I just wanted simpler things and a distraction from the hardship of life, so I read a lot of romance.
Well this year I’m going back to my favorite genre- Fantasy. 
Just finished reading A Curse So Dark And Lovely. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ It’s a beauty and the beast retelling, dragged a bit in some places, was quite predictable but I enjoyed it.
I loved the ending but I fear book 2 won’t live up to expectations book one left.
I’ll write a proper review on the blog later.
 #acursesodarkandlonely #brigidkemmerer #beautyandthebeast #fairytaleretelling 
 #bookstragram #booklover #bookshelf #bookworm #bookish #booked #booksofinstagram #booknerd #bookphotography #reader #read #readersofinstagram #bibliophile #yabooks #bookishlove #bookaesthetic #readersofinsta  #bookreview #bookblog
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