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Continue reading →: A Sky Beyond the Storm – ReviewPicking up just a few months after A Reaper at the Gates left off… A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir The long-imprisoned jinn are on the attack, wreaking bloody havoc in villages and cities alike. But for the Nightbringer, vengeance on his human foes is just the beginning. At his…
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Continue reading →: A Reaper at the Gates – Review
A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir Helene Aquilla, the Blood Shrike, is desperate to protect her sister’s life and the lives of everyone in the Empire. Yet danger lurks on all sides. Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable and violent, while Keris Veturia, the ruthless…
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Continue reading →: Slay – Book ReviewSlay by Brittney Morris By day, seventeen-year-old Kiera Johnson is a high school student and one of the only black kids at Jefferson Academy. By night, she joins hundreds of thousands of black gamers who duel worldwide in the secret online role-playing card game, SLAY. No one knows Kiera is…
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Continue reading →: Book Wishlist for the Blog’s Reading ListNairobi is super hot right now, and 2 pm is almost like mandatory naptime. It’s too hot to be outside, it’s better to be inside reading or checking out your FYP on TikTok (careful with this vortex though, you might not get any work done). It’s almost the end of…
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Continue reading →: A Torch Against the Night – ReviewA Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir In A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT, Elias and Laia are running for their lives. After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart…
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Continue reading →: Belonging – ReviewBelonging by Christine Warugaba Published by Furaha Publishers, based in Kigali, Rwanda. This book is available in March 2022. I received an Advanced Review Copy from C. Warugaba. Summary Belonging by Christine Warugaba is about Keza Rugamba, who was born in Kampala, Uganda to parents originating from Rwanda. Their tribe…
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Continue reading →: February 2022 Reading ListMy February 2022 was filled with ACOTAR. I wonder if a series of books fill other people’s months. I went into ACOTAR with the same excitement I had when I was reading The Throne of Glass Series. I faced some disappointments, however, Sarah J. Maas does write a great epic,…
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Continue reading →: An Ember in the Ashes – Book ReviewAn Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free. Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of…
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Continue reading →: Where to Sell or Share your Complete Story in East AfricaThe one thing writers all need, no matter the level of their creative journey, is feedback from readers. Readers who will dive into your work and get back to you with legitimate feedback on what they think/thought about your work. Feedback will help you grow as a writer, and gaining…
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Continue reading →: A Court of Wings & Ruin- Book ReviewA Court of Wings & Ruin by Sarah J. Maas Feyre will bring Vengeance. She has left the Night Court – and her High Lord – and is playing a deadly game of deceit. In the Spring Court, Tamlin is making deals with the invading king threatening to bring Prythian…
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