I took the book with me on holiday, I was in full relaxation mode, I had on my good-good sandals. And the book wasn’t bland, and I’m happy that the industry is making way for more rom-com fictions but that fully purposed book feeling just never came.
Read MoreI visually jumbled together The Little Mermaid, the mer people in Pirates of the Caribbean and Avatar, melanated them up and then I could see the Warinju.
Read MoreIf you are too feeling shitty, and further away from happy or indifferent at this time you are not alone. So right about now, we are going to own our lockdown blues.
Read MoreI’m about to “draw you out.” I’m fed up of scrolling through my newsfeed, to read the latest on the Coronavirus. And I don’t care how “positive” Instagram can be I’m so over scrolling through my feed. If you’ve reached that point too, let’s try doing something different
Read MoreI came for the marriages and stayed for the sister-bond friendship. This book gave me the giggles, the hyped-up “don’t make me take my hoops off” vibes, the side-eye “sis you need to chill out” views, and so much more.
Read MoreThe book opens in Osayuki’s house in Nigeria. She’s just given birth and family and friends are arriving for her baby’s naming ceremony. During the process of getting ready Osayuki watches TV, which is covering a news story of a British-Nigerian who has been found dead on the side of a road.
Read MoreI sampled the spa treatments, and was given a complimentary 60minute full body Khmer massage and boyyy never underestimate a petite masseuse. Thai massages no longer hold the title for firmness. The spa rooms were relaxing decorated earthy, with red and gold tones.
Read MoreSelf care is about taking deliberate and active steps to put yourself at the front and centre making sure that you are meeting your needs and uplifting your wellbeing. Most importantly self care is about taking the time to love and prioritise yourself.
Read MoreThis might be the most important sentence yet but… I don’t review white authors because whiteness is not my norm. At first, I consciously sought out Black authors…
Read MoreIt’s not something I was doing very often at first but when I was pulling at my hair, generally the front of my hair, I was gradually ripping chunks out. It got to the point that I had a banging headache and my scalp was bright pink but even then I kept grabbing at my hair.
Read MoreI don’t want to inflate myself but I think I could be called a COVID travelling expert. I travelled around South-East Asia all February and returned to England, just when they were slowly realising that the Coronavirus was going to be a real issue.
Read MoreOn a surface level, An American Marriage’s plot is nothing out of the ordinary, saying that I could just be desensitized to the narrative of families being torn about when black men, in particular, get sent to prison on elongated sentences, pleading their innocence. But when you dig down, it is really deep.
Read MoreI’m still undecided if I’m going to make audiobooks a regular thing. I have questions… I mean are audiobook experiences genre specific? What genres are audiobook gold? And what audiobooks should I abort the mission on?
Read MoreA random thought, a 3-hour train ride and to create one of the highlights of my trip to Thailand. Playing with monkeys in Lopburi. I still can’t believe that this spot is mad underrated and pretty much tourist-free.
Read MorePhnom Penh is a city that I don’t regret visiting. Will I ever visit again… highly unlikely! No hesitation there. But I really wanted to learn about the genocide that took place during the Khmer Rouge era and I did that.
Read MoreMy friend described it as a hippy city and they aren’t my exact words but I agree that it really is that chilled, “everything gon’ be alright” sort of place. Bohemian would be my one word. Siem Reap is bohemian.
Read MoreThe book is so refreshing. Partly because of the timing, and because it is just magical. How would I describe the book? Definitely intense, very intense…
Read MoreYou might be stuck with the question, what city do I go to? So I’m breaking down the differences when it comes to staying in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, and Siem Reap.
Read MoreI know I’m not alone with the conflicting internal argument of “I need to resume my catching flights and feelings” to “lemme just sit my backside in my house and stay safe.”
Read MoreLearn from me not being on my A-game. I fell victim to the coconut con. It happened so fast that by the time I realised it didn’t add up it had happened and the man was gone.
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