#blessingreads

[olubukolas-thoughts]

⁣ Have you purchased a copy of To Love and to Hold?⁣ ⁣ Head over to the Dedication page 😁⁣ ⁣ If you haven't, what are you waiting for? It is available both in print and in e-book form.⁣ ⁣ #Repost @thereadingmom.ng⁣ • • • • • •⁣ Apparently, when I say I’m very busy and reduce time for TV, movies and social media, I end up reading more than usual 😁⁣ ⁣ My Christian books for the month of June – How to Find, Fulfil, Follow God’s Will for Your Life by Andrew Wommack and Tongues of Angels by Dotun Arifalo⁣ ⁣ Non-fiction books of the month are I Woke Up At 30 by Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin @msabisoye and The Reading Café’s pick – Born A Crime by Trevor Noah⁣ ⁣ The Reading Café fiction book of the month – The Spider King’s Daughter⁣ ⁣ @divasread book of the month – Chance of Loving You, an anthology of stories by Terri Blackstock, Candace Calvert and Susan May Warren⁣ ⁣ I read a lot of Christian Romance and Biblical Adaptations this month. Lovely books by Osar Adeyemi @topeomotoshowrites, Angela Hunt, Simi Joel @suzi_joe, Jill Eileen Smith and Connilyn Cossette (a revelation!)⁣ ⁣ I watched the movie, Defending Jacob in May and just had to read the book.⁣ ⁣ The Russian Assassin series by Jack Arbor were thrilling 😁⁣ ⁣ The Mechanics of Yenagoa and A Broken People’s Playlist has been reviewed⁣ ⁣ @tomilolacoco took me back to OAU in The ’99 Love and then I just had to read the other book in the Rich Kids of Lagos series⁣ ⁣ I read To Love and To Hold by Bukola Adekusibe @olubukolas_thoughts in 2016, before it was published and encouraged her to publish it. I’m glad to see it in print and ebooks. Lovely book.⁣ ⁣ Alabi Onajin did a great job illustrating On Ajayi Crowther Street by Elnathan John⁣ ⁣ _______________________⁣ ⁣ #thereadingmom #Junebooks #booksreadinJune #booksofthemonth #bookreviews #bookworm #readinginLagos #bibliophile #booklover #bookofthemonth #readinginNigeria #Blessingreads #Blessinghotreads #2020books #bookmeme #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookblogger #Junereads #bookofthemonth #readinggoals #bookgoals #avidreader #voraciousreader (at Suru Lere, Lagos, Nigeria) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCHL_UfFvi7/?igshid=cgpf7n0rs4kx

[betaservio]

Reposted from @blessedfifi Reposted from @thereadingmom.ng This is a beautiful one from the beautiful and multi talented @_achalugo Watch out for my reviee Reposted from @_achalugo This story is dear to me Over three years ago at my desk at the Lawfirm, I dozed off, managing a headache induced by litigation stress I woke up startled and it was raining heavily and the sun was shining brightly I always find that fascinating, I began to write a chapter from the view This morning, I woke up to the exact same thing, rain and sun. I felt immensely fulfilled, a completion ordained even by the skies I poured my heart out into this My joy is immeasurable I, I did it ________ Cover design: @ibkdagreatest of @showballervisuals Cover illustration: Jessica Louis Editor: @teekrosdot Published by: Winepress, an imprint of @noirledge . Available via link in bio, from @bookpeddlerng @thebookmarket_ng @irefer.ng - #regrann __________________ #thereadingmom #blessingreads #bookworm #bibliophile #bookofthemonth #fantasy #africanfantasy #africanfiction #fiction #fortheloveofbooks #newbook #bookrelease #signedcopy #africanauthor - #regrann - #regrann (at Ibadan, Nigeria) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA7IzdiJsu-/?igshid=67na2qsymuyj

[ufuomaee]

Thanks for #reading and dropping your #review for me 🤗 Reposted from @thereadingmom.ng - As requested by the author – Perfect Love by Ufuoma E-Asogbon @ufuomaee ______________________________ This was the book of the month of a book club I belong to @divasread for February. Perfect for the month of love (pun intended😉). ______________________________ An unhappily married woman meets her ex after a long time and old feelings resurface. Her husband is also unhappy in the marriage and has found comfort elsewhere. An unexpected almost-tragedy is the beginning of their journey to understand what love truly is. _______________________________ What I learnt • It is important to intentionally keep the spark alive in marriage • God is able to help us come to the point of full forgiveness • There is no ‘greener grass’ elsewhere • Recognise and appreciate the good in your spouse ________________________________ What I liked • The spiritual and marital lessons • It all worked out in the end • It was quite interesting ________________________________ What I didn’t like • The writing style was a little inconsistent • The story seems to have too many twists and turns ________________________________ I read this book on @okadabooks ________________________________ #bookreviews #thereadingmom #bookworm #perfectlove #ufuomaee #bibliophile #blessingreads #blessingshotreads #readinginLagos #booklover #readinginNigeria - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/BvL7u1MHF6d/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2b6s16ii0ig3

[amylittlefordauthor]

B O O K R E V I E W : . Ask for it by @sylvia_day . Rating: 3.75 stars 🌟 . I've read many of Sylvia Day's books and have loved them, my favourite being the Crossfire series of course. I really enjoyed this book and love the enemies to lovers relationship between Elizabeth and Marcus. They are such a fierce couple. . The whole back story with Hawthorne and the journal was a little strange for me. It didn't really add anything to the story. The fact that Elizabeth was in danger didn't seem to add anything until the end of the book. When the story of the journal came to a close it did seem rushed. It may have been a twist but a very predictable one that I had guessed quite early on. I think the romance between the two was enough to drive the story without the journal and the rest of that story. . Being a widowed woman was a strong idea to go forward with but I don't feel this was used well enough. Her indecisive behaviour towards Marcus would have been understandable if it were to do with her late husband but it wasn't. . Looking past this I really enjoyed there relationship and look forward to starting the next book. . #amylittleford #amylittlefordauthor #askforit #sylviaday #bookreviews #bookstagram #bookreview #bookworm #booklover #bookish #bookreviewer #books #bibliophile #book #booksofinstagram #bookstagrammer #booknerd #bookblogger #booklove #bookshelf #bookrecommendations #bookbloggers #bookstoread #booklovers #blessingreads #goodreads #bookclub https://www.instagram.com/p/B5r-CG4lD-F/?igshid=tkgarx0sukzg

[amylittlefordauthor]

B O O K R E V I E W :

If You Cannot Find Her by Shee

Rating: 3.75/5 stars 🌟

3.75 stars.

I have read Shee’s writing for a while on IG and was so happy that she brought a book out! I’ve been trying to write my own for a while so know how hard it is.

I really liked the introduction that Shee put at the beginning of the book as it allowed us to personally connect with her before starting to read her poetry and prose. She really sets you up what to expect and is so humble about her talent. After reading this book I feel so proud of Shee to be able to share such painful memories and feelings with her readers. There is a mix of long and short form which adds a wave like effect to the book. The pieces of art on every other page really adds a nice addition to the writing.

My favourite thing about this book was that there is interactive parts where you fill in the blanks which is the first book I’ve seen this in and I loved it! It made me feel more invested and got us to really connect to the words.

The reason I have rated this book just under 4 stars is because I found it very emotionally draining which made me read it a lot slower. I relate to a lot of the emotions in the book but I have been through many years of healing from these things so it felt like a step backwards to being reading such painful emotions. Most poetry anthologies I have read have a light at the end of the tunnel moment which this book doesn’t have. Having said this I really did enjoy reading this anthology and Shee has done an amazing job with her debut anthology!