BMS Ep 5: #BMSRecommendations 2023 Reading Challenges To Participate In!

Hey reader! I’m back again with another Blame My Shelf with Naija Book Bae Podcast blog post doubling down as a #LitRecommendation. Hope you’re doing great and taking life easy, one thing at a time…my motto is “I can’t come and kill myself” when it comes to anything, so when it feels like something is becoming too much, I always stop, destress and find a healthier way to accomplish said thing if it’s really important.

After BMS Ep 4: Love in Literature ft. Tomilola Coco Adeyemo which was a lovely chat, I’m back again with another recommendation! One of the best ways to add jazz, spice & sugar to your reading year is by participating in reading challenges, and in this post, I share five reading challenges to get you started.

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BMS Ep 1: Books that work for The 2023 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge

Hola, how are you doing? If you’re here looking for more titles concerning the 2023 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge then I’ve got you covered!

In the first-ever episode of the Blame My Shelf Podcast, Naija Book Bae aka Lara T. Kareem shares the list of books she will be reading based on the prompts for the Something Bookish Reading Challenge, and she definitely went off tangent in a couple of places.

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If Bully Romance is your cuppa.

It started with a twitter thread about a high school bully romance The Secret Girl by C.M. Stunich and I was intrigued because I love reading enemies-to-lovers stories…I didn’t know getting my hands on this book would set me on a dangerous path down the world of bully romance that can be alarmingly dark at times and I haven’t really reflected on what that says about me because I read them.

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