Tag: read
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ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 8 | READ COFFEE TABLE BOOKS
Coffee table books have become part of a culture of home, something we use for decoration more than to read, but with more time spent indoors, (remember outside?) I have developed a habit of not simply oogling the pictures of a coffee table book, but properly delving into them as well. I have a few,…
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READ | Ìrìn Journal- The Lagos Issue
Lagos. It is push and pull, full of life, hair raising and frustrating, demanding and stands to attention for no one. Loud laughs from people just getting the hell on against all odds. It is moments of quiet amid hours of chaos. It is frenetic and you have to run almost a thousand miles to…
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Twerkin’ On Tables & Other Life Lessons- Slay In Your Lane
Last week I and my sister had the distinct pleasure of attending an evening with Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené authors of the Black Girl Bible and all round book of wisdom, Slay In Your Lane. Before now, there were very few books that spoke to Black women in Britain, that spoke directly to us,…
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The Knockoff; Lucy Sykes & Jo Piazza
Its been a long time since I read a good fashion book, everything that comes from the genre is either trying to be Devil Wear Prada or worse. And over the past couple of years we have fallen down the rabbit hole of that other book, you know the one; Fifty Shades…doms, subs and billionaire…
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THE KNOCKOFF – Lucy Sykes & Jo Piazza
Its been a long time since I read a good fashion book, everything that comes from the genre is either trying to be Devil Wear Prada or worse. And over the past couple of years we have fallen down the rabbit hole of that other book, you know the one; Fifty Shades…doms, subs and billionaire…
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THE LIBRARY | Life in Loubies by Erica Negi
I posted this review on my tumblr a few months back but wanted to share it again here with you considering I did the Q&A with Erica the author on Monday….here’s why you should be reading this very lovely book. “Better to be with the right person and the wrong ring, you can upgrade the…
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J’DORE NEW YORK – Isabelle LaFleche
A good book can get you through most anything, rainy days, slow days, dull days, all day. It’s the perfect indulgence. And J’adore New York from Isabelle Lefleche is just that, and then some more. Catherine is the newbie transfer from the Paris to the New York offices of Edwards & White Law firm, who…
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Madam Reads: J’adore New York by Isabelle LaFleche
A good book can get you through most anything, rainy days, slow days, dull days, all day. It’s the perfect indulgence. And J’adore New York from Isabelle Lefleche is just that, and then some more. Catherine is the newbie transfer from the Paris to the New York offices of Edwards & White Law firm, who…
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GENEVIEVE – Eric Jerome Dickey
This was my first book by Eric Jerome Dickey but it wasn’t my last. I have been hooked on his books since but Genevieve is my absolute favourite. One of the best books I have read. and I have read A LOT! Genevieve is a tale about Dr Genevieve Forbes, who moved from the deep…