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Heart Bones - Colleen Hoover

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Colleen Hoover delivers another mind blowing novel immerse with suspense that will keep you glued to the pages of this book. image gotten from goodreads Heart bones is a romantic novel that takes us through the story of Beyah and Samson. Two broken pieces willing to do anything to survive. Samson and Beyah seems to have nothing in common.  Beyah on the other hand is assumed to have come  from a family of wealth and privilege . Unknown to them, they have more in common than anyone could ever imagine, one of which is the fact that they  a re both drawn to sad thing  w hich means they  a re drawn to each other. Heart bones is a heart breaking yet amazing story. We are able to recognize  the void in the lives of these character  and watch them fight selflessly to fill this void. This book will make you see more right to wrong than there is. We follow the lives of two broken children that find completion in each other. One thing I really loved about this bo...

Queenie - Candice Carty-williams

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https://rhbooks.com.ng/?ap_id=Jannaonyemaobi You can purchase Queenie from rovingheights with the link above. image gotten from goodreads Queenie is a psychological fiction that focuses on the life of a 25 year old black woman living in London and the poor decisions she makes. These decisions were mainly caused by low self esteem and the desire to feel loved and accepted. While reading this book, the first few chapters gave me this ‘Nah’ vibe because I felt the author was trying to justify the bad decisions Queenie made rather than focusing on ways she can become a better person but as I dived deeper, I began to sympathize with Queenie, I could not believe I actually judged her without taking out time to look for the why behind her reasons. Queenie is a black girl that does not date black men because of the relationship her mother had with a black man. She feels black men do not like her. She uses her experience with one black man to judge all black men. Personally, I feel this is not ...

Half of a yellow sun - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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  https://rhbooks.com.ng/?ap_id=Jannaonyemaobi You can purchase Half of a Yellow Sun from Rovingheights with the link above. The world was silent when we died. image gotten from goodreads Half of a yellow sun is a historical fiction about the Biafra, the breakaway state in the eastern Nigeria that only survived for three years. In this book, Adichie focuses on the Nigerian - Biafran civil war and the worlds reaction to this war. This period was marked by extreme starvation, violence and discrimination. This story is told from the perspective of five fictional characters. She takes us into the ordinary lives of these characters and we watch as their lives unfolds before, during and after the war. Adichie took her time in developing her characters. Half of a yellow sun is a journey, starting from the period of peace and to some people, plenty after the Nigerian independence in 1960 and then it progresses to the war which took place between 1967 -1670. This book is divided into four p...

Purple Hibiscus - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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https://rhbooks.com.ng/?ap_id=Jannaonyemaobi You can purchase Purple Hibiscus from Rovingheights with the link above. RELIGION Extreme religious belief PERFECTION Fear of not doing what is right   SILENCE Fear of speech   OPPRESSION Beaten and bruised image gotten from goodreads Purple hibiscus is a literary fiction novel set in post colonial Nigeria, a country that is faced with political difficulties, economic instabilities and corruption.   The story is about a 15 year old girl named Kambili and her family. Kambili and her brother grew up in a wealthy home, they had everything they ever wanted, everything in terms of food, clothing, good education etc but something was missing, these sibling never knew the world outside their home until they went to live with their cousins in NSUKKA. Kambili’s father is a very religious man and he imposes his religious beliefs on them. I really enjoyed reading this book, it felt close to home because I could relate to every single deta...