Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat
Edwidge Danticat is the queen of short stories and she proves this again with her recently published Everything Inside. Everything Inside is a strong collection of stories filled with complex characters, all dealing with major issues, trying to navigate life with Haiti being sometimes at the center of the narrative. I am such a fan […]
Frying Plantains by Zalika Reid-Benta
Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta is a sizzling and wonderous debut novel that you will fly through and absolutely love- I promise you! I sat down and read Frying Plantain in one sitting, it was utterly interesting and delightful. Frying Plantain is a collection of twelve interconnected stories that follows Kara Davis from elementary school […]
The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull
And they didn’t invade. They arrived… Cadwell Turnbull’s debut novel The Lesson is unlike anything I have ever read before and I cannot stop talking about it and I didn’t want it to end. Set on the U.S. Virgin Islands, we meet the members of the community of Charlotte Amalie-like most Islanders, they are pretty […]
May-August 2019: Wrap Up
I took a break from doing monthly wrap-ups because it was getting a bit draining, but in the last four months I have read some amazing books that I cannot shut up about. I wanted to highlight my standout reads from May-August! I managed to narrow down my selection down to 11 must reads! Here […]
Oahu, Hawaii
I had the pleasure of ringing in my 32nd birthday on the beautiful island of Oahu, Honolulu. I was blown away and left speechless by how beautiful this island is. This is one of my favorite destinations and I know I will return to explore more. Oahu is the perfect place for adventurers and outdoorsy […]
Kauai, Hawaii
In May 2019 I had the amazing opportunity to visit Kauai for one of my friend’s wedding. I am generally not a fan of destination weddings, however, when the destination is paradise, I am all for it. For five days I had the opportunity to explore Kauai, I didn’t get to do as much as […]
Stand Out Books For The Year So Far
Where is the year going?!!! I feel like I just did a post about my favourite books for 2018, how am I doing a wrap up for the first half of the year already?!! My bookish goal for this year is to read 120 books as opposed to the 200 I have read in 2019. […]
May-July 2019: Why Caribbean Women?
As part of the #ReadCaribbean challenge I wanted to take the next months to highlight books written by women of colour who are from Caribbean heritage. For the next three months at BookOfCinz Book Club we will be reading debut novels by women of Jamaican heritage. They include: May: Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams June: Here […]
Behind the Caribbean Bookstagrammer
June is recognized as Caribbean Heritage Month to celebrate I teamed up with some Caribbean Bookstagrammers to launch the #ReadCaribbean Challenge. The main goal of this challenge is to create awareness and educate persons on Caribbean Literature and Authors from the Caribbean or Caribbean Heritage. Here is your chance to meet and follow some Caribbean […]