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January 18, 2022

REVIEW: Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews#ownvoices / aromantic / chick-lit / colorism / Contemporary / family relationships / First-Person / gentrification / immigrant fiction / London / Nigeria / POC / POC author / self discovery / therapy1 Comments

Meet Yinka: a thirty-something, Oxford-educated, British Nigerian woman with a well-paid job, good friends, and a mother whose constant refrain is “Yinka, where is your huzband?” Yinka’s Nigerian aunties frequently pray for her delivery from singledom, her work friends think she’s too traditional (she’s saving herself for marriage!), her girlfriends ... more >

September 28, 2020

REVIEW: Ties that Tether by Jane Igharo

JanineBook Reviews / C- ReviewsAdvertising / Contemporary / family drama / interracial marriage / mothers and daughters / Nigeria / POC / POC author / pregnancy / Toronto2 Comments

Dear Jane Igharo, It was the premise (and the pretty cover) caused me to request an ARC of your debut novel, Ties that Tether, a contemporary romance. The story concerns Azere, a Nigerian-Canadian advertising executive whose life is turned upside down when she meets and falls in love with Rafael, ... more >

September 1, 2020

REVIEW: Chicken in the Kitchen by Nnedi Okorafor

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAfrica / cats / children's book / Nigeria / picture books / POC / POC author2 Comments

What would you do if you woke up one night to find the shadow of a giant chicken passing your bedroom door Go and investigate of course! A hugely entertaining look at the fascinating masquerade culture of West Africa, from the perspective of a plucky young Nigerian girl who finds ... more >

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January 24, 2018

Janine’s Best of 2017

JanineReading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBest of 2017 / best of list / Boxer / Contemporary / erotica romance / escaped slave / Glasgow / Great Depression / historical romance / inspirational / knitting / LGBTQIAP+ / Literary fiction / Love-Triangle / magical powers / migration / Nigeria / novellas with romantic elements / Soldier / star-crossed lovers / suprise pregnancy / Urban-Fantasy / YA fantasy7 Comments

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I was a cranky reader on social media this year, so I was surprised to discover that like Jayne’s, my top ten list runneth over. In hindsight, I think some my crankiness was due to the difficulty I had finding satisfying reads in historical romance, traditionally my favorite genre. Please ... more >

January 8, 2018

REVIEW: Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor

JanineB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscommunity / friendship / magical powers / Nigeria / POC / POC author / YA fantasy5 Comments

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Dear Ms. Okorafor, Having read and enjoyed the first book in your If-Harry-Potter-was-a-girl-in-Nigeria series of young adult novels, Akata Witch, I’ve been looking forward to the sequel, Akata Warrior. The books’ protagonist is Sunny Nwazue, an African-American girl born to Nigerian immigrant parents and now living in Nigeria. Sunny has ... more >

June 26, 2017

REVIEW: Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

JanineB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended Readscommunity / friendship / magical powers / Nigeria / POC / POC author / YA fantasy6 Comments

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Dear Ms. Okorafor, Twelve-year-old Sunny Nwazue is fascinated by candles. In Nigeria, where Sunny lives, the electrical company turns off the lights at night, and Sunny keeps candles in her bedroom in case she needs light. One night, she lights such a candle and it shows her something—a vision of ... more >

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