Book review – Lily's Blog

Recap of 2018 reads

At the beginning of 2018, my goal was to try and complete at least 12 books by the end of the year (one book per month). The final count for 2018 was 8 books completed which was a massive improvement from 2017. I don’t really have a defined selection criteria when picking my next read […]

Freshwater

I have lived many lives inside this body. I lived many lives before they put me in this body. I will live many lives when they take me out of it. Of humans and gods. Of souls and spirits and bodies. I started reading Freshwater on the first day of my vacation and felt completely […]

Born a Crime

It is apt that the day I turned the last page on Trevor Noah’s fantastic literary debut happened to be Mother’s day. Born a Crime is a story of many things. Life as a biracial child in apartheid South Africa. The tales of mischief of a young boy with a healthy sense of curiosity and all-round naughtiness. […]

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives

I can’t remember the last time I felt as frustrated reading a book as I did reading The secret lives of Baba Segi’s wives. This is in no way a reflection of the book, which I thought was wonderfully written full of humour and empathy for all the characters. What I found frustrating was the […]