How To Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
This is the gold standard of memoirs. Brilliant, moving, an emotional journey, layered, spectacular, heavy, redeeming, unforgettable and un-putdownable. I read this book a month ago and I am still unable to put into words how brilliant this memoir is. My life is forever changed reading this book. Safiya Sincliar’s writing is forever in my […]
Things I Have Withheld by Kei Miller
In Kei Miller’s long-awaited collection of essays Things I Have Withheld , he exams in the author note, silence, his body and how it is viewed by others. This is examination is continued throughout the collection. The title of the book Miller notes, was taken from poet, Dionne Brand. In each the essays he says, […]
How to Fall Out of Love Madly by Jana Casale
Packed with Millennial angst and discomfort and I could not get enough of it! Give this woman an award!!! This is going to be the darling of millennial reads this year and trust me, you will not be disappointed. If you are a fan of Sally Rooney, Brandon Taylor’s REAL LIFE, MY YEAR OF REST […]
Six Things I Learned Taking a Social Media Break
After an intense month of June, I decided to take a social media break. June is #ReadCaribbean month and I spent every single day of June showing up online for challenges, interviews and making sure the mission was being carried out. The last few days in June I was ready for the month to be […]
January 2019: Wrap Up
January was such an amazing reading month for me and I hope this energy continues for the rest of 2019. Overall, I read 14 books majority were four and five stars- most of them got under my skin and stayed there. Every January there is a list of books I re-read to get my year […]
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
I could not wait to get my hands on a copy of Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams mainly because the main character is a Jamaican. I was also drawn to this book because it is being dubbed as “Bridget Jones meets Americanah” and while I see why that is the case, in some (most) instances I […]
I Read 200 Books In 2018- This Is How
In 2018 I read 200 books, the highest number I have read in a year; this is how. On January 24th I launched by my Bookstagram Account- @bookofcinz quit my job and stayed home and read for the rest of the year… JUST KIDDING! If only life was that simple. I managed to read 200 […]
2018 Book Year In Review
In 2018 I read 200 Books. It still blows my mind when I think of the fact that in 365 days, I read 200 books, that is over 58,000 pages, that amounts to 0.5 books a day- yess… madness. With that said, I have decided to not aim for such a high goal next year. […]
5 Reasons Why Books Are the Best Christmas Gift
With the impending Christmas season, we are constantly being bombarded by gift ideas, most of which does not include books. These Christmas gift ideas usually features the latest gadget for Dad or the most modern kitchen aid for Mom, not to mention the hottest toy on the market for the children. What if I tell […]
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