Tenacity is Your Passport to Life: Second-Class Citizen Review

Book Title: Second-Class Citizen Author: Buchi Emecheta Genre: Fiction (Literary Fiction) Pages: 186 Publisher: Allison and Busby Release date: 1974 Buy, Buy Second-Class Citizen is a book that never ceases to amaze, drawing readers into the life of Adah, a Nigerian immigrant living in London in the 1960s. Its reality and straightforward language expressed a …

A Guide to Dating in Lagos: Nearly All the Men in Lagos are Mad Book Review

Book Title: Nearly All The Men In Lagos Are Mad Author: Damilare Kuku Genre: Fiction (Short Stories, Chick-lit) Pages: 245 Publisher: Masobe Books Release date: October 2021 Buy, Buy https://open.spotify.com/episode/4tv9JNgLdVh28l24RIfFOh?si=KSoTsFxrTx-UO7gTE66sPw&utm_source=copy-link Although it's advised to "not judge a book by its cover," Damilare Kuku's debut book is as humorous as it appears to be. With a …

Shades of Greatness: Love in Colour Book Review

Book Title: Love In Colour  Author: Bolu Babalola Genre: Fiction (Myth, Folktale, Romance) Pages: 304 Publisher: Headline Publishing Release date: August 2020 Buy, Buy, Buy Love in Colour is a breath of fresh air. It’s unique and relatable at the same time. I’ve always loved mythical stories, especially when they’re reimagined and retold as Bolu Babalola …

Born in Ignorance: Born on a Tuesday Book Review

Book Title: Born on a Tuesday Author: Elnathan John Genre: Fiction (Realistic Fiction) Pages: 264 Publisher: Cassava Republic Release date: 2015 Born on a Tuesday is a disquieting but necessary story. The thought that kept coming to my mind was Tupac Shakur's popular phrase, "The Hate You Give Little Infants Fucks Everyone (THUG LIFE)."  Exploring …

Deception and Despair: Stay With Me Book Review

Book Title: Stay With Me Author: Ayobami Adebayo Genre: Fiction (Realistic Fiction, Drama) Pages: 272 Publisher: Canongate Release date: 2017 Buy, Buy Stay With Me is an intense read, full of drama and a catalytic end. Yejide, the heroine, is an unassuming and easily infatuated character which makes her easy prey for her cunning husband, …