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  • October 29, 2024

Quotes from The Places I’ve Cried in Public by Holly Bourne

If you are not aware, I am now a columnist in the Citizen Newspaper. There, I write book reviews every Tuesday. It has become one of my favourite things, and I look forward to it every week. I have created a reading and writing routine that brings me so much joy.  Through my writings, I…

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  • October 29, 2024
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  • June 12, 2024

Book Thoughts: Before I Let You Go by Kennedy Ryan

This was my first book by Kennedy Ryan. I also read another book of hers, titled “Reel,” both of which my friend recommended, but “Before I Let You Go” remains my favourite. This book is a novel-worthy experience; it was that good. I finished it in April, and it took me forever to write this…

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  • June 12, 2024
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  • February 25, 2024

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides | Book Thoughts

In November last year, someone I know pushed me out of my comfort zone with “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes, a book I unexpectedly loved. You can read my thoughts on it here. It motivated me to explore different genres. I pushed myself further from my comfort zone with “The Silent Patient”—a shocking thriller….

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  • February 25, 2024
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  • November 14, 2023

Tomorrow I Become a Woman by Aiwanose Odafen

I have mixed emotions about this book! It made my blood boil. It made me laugh. It made me sad. This is a well-written book about friendship, marriage, grief, and womanhood. It is a sad book, but also very fast-paced. I woke up last night just to finish it because I couldn’t help myself! I…

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  • November 14, 2023
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Books 📚 | Coffee ☕️ |
Personal: @janeshussa ✨️

I love spending time in bookstores. 💫📚 Walking ar I love spending time in bookstores. 💫📚

Walking around. Picking up books I probably shouldn’t buy. Thinking about all the books I still want to read. 😪

And honestly, I can’t think of a better way to spend a day 📚
a woman with opinions and too many books ☕📚 a woman with opinions and too many books ☕📚
A non-negotiable time for joy 😊 Yes, the waking A non-negotiable time for joy 😊 

Yes, the waking up at 5am sucks... but it is absolutely worth it. ✨️

See that sunrise? We stood there like idiots just staring. 💫
And then a rainbow showed up after some rain like it was an apology 🤣

And reward after the walk? That cup of coffee was well deserved, I kid you not ☕️

And, of course the company ❤️

Slide 3 is my favourite shot this month 😎
This is usually how my off days look lately... tak This is usually how my off days look lately... taking care of the little things that give me joy 😊

#daysoff
Zanzibar 💫 Bits and pieces I loved while there ❤️ Zanzibar 💫

Bits and pieces I loved while there ❤️
I think what unsettled me most about The Stranger I think what unsettled me most about The Stranger is how little Meursault performs for others.

He does not pretend to feel what he does not feel. He does not say things simply because they are expected.

And somehow, that honesty becomes disturbing to everyone around him.

#thestranger
#albertcamus
My review of The Stranger is out in today’s The Ci My review of The Stranger is out in today’s The Citizen.

Perhaps we are more attached to how things should look than we realise. To the right words, the right emotions, the right reactions.

We learn them. We repeat them. And over time, they begin to feel like truth.

And sometimes, we don’t question it.

Also, see a lineup of books I am reading and loving. Between Friends and Lovers has my whole heart ❤️ (review coming soon)
How is ease into my week ☕️💫 . . #handgrinder #co How is ease into my week ☕️💫
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