Favorite Books of 2018 (Kenyan Library )

Hello Friends, Yes I know it's been a couple of months since I've posted on this platform... The self-guilt has been eating me alive but I have been pursuing other creative outlets which have kind of taken over my life. Hopefully 2019 I will have some balance because I've missed chatting about books. So 2018 …

A Guide to Buying Books in Nairobi ( New & Used books)

Hello Readers, Today I'll finally answer the most frequently asked question " Where the hell do you buy your books?" I got you fellow Nairobi Bibliophiles I have always been a bit jealous of how most foreign counties have easy access to certain books with state of the art libraries, chain bookstores and indie used …

East African Books I Want to Read

Hello Friends, Yes I know it's been awhile and I can literally see the dust that has built up from my absence and it feels good to finally sit down and compose this particular post. I have been trying to get back into Kenyan literature and a recent book ( Dust by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor …

5 Reasons to Read Rough Animals by Rae DelBianco

Synopsis Out on June 5th, 2018 by Arcade Publishing PRE-ORDER HERE! I was sent the book by the author for an honest review thank you, Rae,  Its been 5 years since their father's death and twins ( Wyatt and Lucy) have been trying to manage their isolated ranch in Box Elder County, Utah. From what little …

5 Books that will Emotionally Break You

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart”  ― Helen Keller We are just going to ignore the fact that I haven't written a blog post for over a month and even the previous month's felt a bit mediocre. My posting schedule …

Classics: A Beginners Guide (Where to Begin and Ones I want to tackle)

Classics /ˈklæsɪks/ plural noun 1. the classics, a body of literature regarded as great or lasting. adjective 2. serving as a standard or model of its kind; definitive “All books are divisible into two classes: the books of the hours, and the books of all Time.”  ― John Ruskin, Sesame and Lilies Hello, Friends it definitely feels good to sit down and write a blog post after days of procrastinating. Hope you are well and welcome to this weeks …

5 Things I’ve learned from 2 years of blogging

Welcome Friends to a very special post, as of today I have been regurgitating musings on books for 2 years on this platform. In short, it's my 2 year anniversary as a book blogger. I never thought I would commit this long, so glad I stuck with it through the good and the bad.  I would …

Days Without End by Sebastian Barry Book Review (Short Post)

Click Here for more info… 259 pages  Viking Genre: Historical > Historical Fiction, Glbt, War, Literary Fiction “Time was not something then we thought of as an item that possessed an ending, but something that would go on forever, all rested and stopped in that moment. Hard to say what I mean by that. You look back at …

5 Best Books of 2017 (Kenyan Library)

“Hope Smiles from the threshold of the year to come,  Whispering 'it will be happier'...”  We have arrived at this glorious moment friends, glad you've decided to celebrate my love for these reads in today's blog post. Welcome! Before we get to the list, I would like to tell you what constitutes as my "favourite" book. …

5 Disappointing Reads of 2017

Hello, Friends, It's that time of the year where everyone and their dog will be posting about the most impactful books of 2017. I always look forward to this time of year, it brings together book lovers, shouting out loud their favourite books and speak passionately about them. Before we get to that positive note let's discuss some books that were in a sense a disappointment