November Wrap Up
November was a super weird reading month for me. I started November on a high. I was excited to get through my To Be Read (TBR) pile and I attacked it aggressively, maybe a bit too aggressive. I started out reading some books that were all less than 150 pages then went on to tackle […]
Six Books For the Woman Who Wants It All
As women, we are constantly being told we cannot have it all. We are given options and told to pick three. For those of us who want it all, it can be a constant struggle to balance our expectation of what “all” is and how to achieve it. Countless books have been written that explores […]
October Wrap-Up
In October I read 17 books, not as much as I wanted to, but according to Goodreads, I am still on track. (Yay). I am not sure if it is just me, but October went by so fast and all the reading I had planned to do did not happen. I think I just needed […]
So Many Islands: Stories from the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Pacific
So Many Islands:Stories from the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Pacific edited by Nicholas Laughlin is a collection of short stories, poems, essays from the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Pacific. When I heard about this collection of stories, I instantly gravitated to the idea of different island people coming together to speak their truth in […]
Not Your Cliche Chick-Lit
We all know how the story goes. We’ve read the book a million times. The movie adaption is on repeat on our Netflix. We never get tired of reading this story: girl meets handsome guy, falls in love, something keeps them apart, but they overcome and they end up happily together. What is it about […]
30 Books To Read Before 30
I decided to do a “30 Books To Read Before 30” because having reached 30, I know how reading these books helped me in my 20s and how much I am better for it in my 30s. A lot of these books really opened my eyes, my world, taught me something new, helped me to […]
How To Rekindle Your Love For Reading
Recently I wrote an article for The Guardian Newspaper here in Trinidad and Tobago. In it I spoke about how to rekindle your love for reading. Since launching BookOfCinz, I have met a lot of persons and their major feedback to me is, “I used to love reading, I don’t know what happened and when […]
September Wrap Up
In September I actively took part in @anovelfamily’s #ReadWhatYouOwn challenge. The challenge was put forward on Bookstagram for readers to read the books they currently own during the month of September. While I was preparing for the challenge, I realized I had at least 20 books that I haven’t read on my shelf. My goal […]
July Wrap-Up
This month I read a whopping 7,222 pages—that’s 22 books, 5 of which were solid 5-star reads. That leaves of course many that were underwhelming but also includes books that are my favorite re-reads. My standout books were “Nearing Home: Life, Faith and Finishing Well” by Billy Graham. This read really made me start thinking […]