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📖BOOK TITLE: KAT GIRL  📖 AUTHOR : SARAH LAHEY  📖 PUB DATE : JULY 12 2024   📖 THOUGHTS&OPINIONS :  #SeventiethBookOf2024 #LetterK Of My Alphabet Challenge #Arc Thank you to Booksirens, the publisher and author of this ARC. I  received this ARC voluntarily in exchange for my honest opinions. The phrase don't judge a book by its cover doesn't apply to me anymore 😂. A book has to be visually appealing before I decide to even read the blurb, and the cover for 'Kat Girl' is so intriguing. I think this is the second book I've read about women in construction, and in both of these books, women have to face sexism and even misogyny just because they are women doing a man's job. After two failed marriages and one lost baby, Kat decided no more men, which directly means no marriage until Liam comes along. For Liam, he wants a partner who he can put down roots with, get married with, and even have a family, but can he move his line in the sand fo

📖 BOOK TITLE: WHEN IT ALL FALLS DOWN  📖 AUTHOR : CHINEDU ACHEBE   📖 PUB DATE : AUGUST 24 2024   📖 THOUGHTS&OPINIONS :  #SixtyninthBookOf2024 #Arc Thank you to the author for this ARC. I received this ARC voluntarily in exchange for my honest opinions. The cover of this book is beautiful, and it was what first drew me in. I loved the characters, particularly Nkechi. The whole story of this book is about how the Ifeanyis navigate a period of forced lockdown, job loss, grief, elections, racism, and an unexpected pregnancy. Obi and Nkechi's marriage has been through a lot, and I am so glad they stuck to each other. Like they say, marriage is a school you will never stop learning from! I loved the whole rant about politics, but over time the politics talk became too much for me. Naturally, I'm not a fan of politics at all. With everything happening in the country, the Ifeanyis came to realize that family is everything. 📖 PAGE LENGTH : 204 PAGES   📖 RA

📖 BOOK TITLE : ALL IT'S WORTH  📖 AUTHOR : JULIE NANG GAVIN   📖 PUB DATE : JUNE 4 2024   📖 THOUGHTS&OPINIONS :  #SixtyeighthBookOf2024 #Arc    Thank you to the publisher, Booksirens, and the author for this ARC. I received this ARC voluntarily in exchange for my honest opinion. I loved the premise of the whole story—rich families, Heiress and Heir to a top company, friendship, and not forgetting a little bit of scandal as well 😉😉. Chloe is a ball of energy who brings light wherever she goes, but she does not think that her summer interning in Thailand at her father's company (Gold Elephant) will bring about a love interest with Evan (her arch enemy). While interning, she finds herself fantasizing about Evan (what! This can't be!). While I ate the whole forbidden love trope between Chloe and Evan, their love story felt rushed; I didn't feel any chemistry between the two main characters. Overall, I enjoyed the story and the continuity of the legacy of

📖BOOK TITLE : MEET ME IN IVY FALLS (BOOK 1) 📖AUTHOR : AMY TRUE  📖 PUB DATE : JUNE 25 2024 📖THOUGHTS&OPINIONS :  #SixtyseventhBookOf2024              #Arc Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and Amy True for this Arc. I recieved this ARC voluntarily in exchange for my honest opinion. I think after this book, second chance romance trope is not for me because there's a whole lot of history and emotional baggage attached to a particular person and that whole drama is just not for me and it is no different with Torran & Beck.  These two main characters have whole lot going on in their respective lives and whilst they still have the chemistry I didn't think they would work out. At some point, I even stop rooting for them but love always prevails. I think I can guess what book two will be about so Amy count me in for every book in this series. 📖 GENRE: WOMEN'S FICTION | ROMANCE  PERFECT IF YOU LOVE: 🌸SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE  🌸DUAL POV 🌸SMALL TOW

Hi, I'm Rayo, and welcome to another chapter! In today's chapter, I'll be discussing my country (Nigeria) and how it puts Nigerian book reviewers at a disadvantage. If you've not been following these weekly specials, I'm going to add the links below (right from chapter 1). Now let's get to the gist. As a Nigerian book reviewer, we don't have access to certain things, which include and are not limited to just these: A. Goodreads giveaways : Of all the giveaways I've seen or come across on Goodreads, not once have I seen one that includes citizens of Nigeria, and honestly, I think Goodreads should be more inclusive in bringing more giveaways that cut across all countries! B. Book Influencer Programs : The other day I was going through the criteria for you to be eligible for these programs, and I saw a particular phrase for almost ten programs I checked, which is 'You have to live in the US'. C. Libraries that actually offer fictional bo

📖 BOOK TITLE: ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF  📖AUTHOR: ONYI NWABINELI  📖THOUGHTS&OPINIONS:  #SixtysixthBookOf2024 The moment I read the blurb, I knew that I had to read this book. This is a story that hits so close to home. Many times I stumble on parents documenting their children's lives on social media, and while it's not bad in itself, it is the backlash that is the problem, and you can't save your children from these. Countless kid pictures are used as memes to express rage, contempt, laughter, and the rest, and these are pictures saved from the internet. The internet never forgets!! This book gives us an insider's view into social media influencers lives, particularly  "momfluencers." Anuri had to fight for her independence with a woman who raised her. And now I am starting to think: was it all about money, popularity, and fame for Ophelia? Why did she not see reason even when her family was falling apart? I loved that Loki's