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Book Review: A Country of Extra Ordinary Ghosts by Onyeka Nwelue

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Title – A Country of Extra Ordinary Ghosts

Author – Onyeka Nwelue

Publication – August 2018.

Publisher – Blues and Hills

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A Country of Extra Ordinary Ghosts is one of the craziest books I’ve read featuring Nigerians, because of the debauchery that occurs throughout this story. It was the major theme. The Bad Side of Lust. I swear this should have been the title because the book really showcases how uncontrolled lust can be a detriment in our lives.

As much as I enjoyed this story, I have a lot of bones to pick with it. First and foremost, The jump from one world to another is quite alarming. We are in Sodom one minute and we are arriving in Lagos, Nigeria the next. But then again the pacing of the story is that of a train on track moving at full speed.Read More »

Book Review: Heart of Mist by Helen Scheuerer

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Title – Heart of Mist

Series – The Oremere Chronicles #1

Author – Helen Scheuerer

Publication – August 31st, 2017.

Publisher – Talem Press

Genres – Young Adult & Fantasy.

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Book Review: Sadie by Courtney Summers

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Title – Sadie

Author – Courtney Summers

Publication – September 4th, 2018.

Publisher – Wednesday Books

Genres – Young Adult, Contemporary, Mystery & Thriller.

Sadie hasn’t had an easy life. Growing up on her own, she’s been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated small town, trying her best to provide a normal life and keep their heads above water.

But when Mattie is found dead, Sadie’s entire world crumbles. After a somewhat botched police investigation, Sadie is determined to bring her sister’s killer to justice and hits the road following a few meagre clues to find him.

When West McCray—a radio personality working on a segment about small, forgotten towns in America—overhears Sadie’s story at a local gas station, he becomes obsessed with finding the missing girl. He starts his own podcast as he tracks Sadie’s journey, trying to figure out what happened, hoping to find her before it’s too late.

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LARA KAREEM: And it begins, as so many stories do, with a dead girl. Such a gripping line don’t you agree, right off the bats after I read those words, I immediately became intrigued and anticipated what was to come.Read More »

Book Review: Scattered Constellations by Ankita Singh

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Title – Scattered Constellations

Author – Ankita Singh

Genre – Poetry

Published – July 31st, 2018.

Words tumble out, with no pause;
From the pen, my anelace,
That I hold so graciously,
(In awe of its majesty, its power)
In my hand.

They form thoughts, hopes and musings;
Reflect my soul, my entire being,
And spread across the page,
Like scattered constellations
Across the sky.

(Scattered Constellations is a YA Free Verse Poetry collection.)

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