Tag: Book Review
Book Review: Kinky Roots – A Memoir by Ingrid Arlington
Am I the only one who crossed over to 2022 with a book I was reading from 2021? Well, I’m not ashamed to say I am glad I finally finished Ingrid Arlington‘s memoir, Kinky Roots. I’ve been carrying it around...
Book Review: Traded – Alexis Kongo
Is it a love affair between two people from opposite worlds? Or should we call it a business trade as the title suggests? Traded by Kongo Alexis is in my opinion a tale with a vaguely familiar storyline that draws...
Book Review: Scatterlings by Rešoketšwe Manenzhe
There are two types of readers for this book. Those who appreciate the style of writing and those who complain about the style of writing. I am the former. Rešoketšwe Manenzhe’s writing is one which demonstrates research, curiosity, and experience...
Kiddies Book Review: The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure – words and illustrations by Samantha van Riet Published by Penguin Randomhouse South Africa. This is the story of Otter, Mongoose and Squirrel who are friends living together. One day they wake up to the excitement of...
Book Review & Launch Video – Invisible Strings: Naledi Mashishi
Book Synopsis: A spoiled and self-absorbed Mamokgethi Pule’s life is brought to an abrupt halt by an unplanned pregnancy. As her daughter Thato grows, she begins to develop otherworldly powers ranging from visions, to seeing the dead, to healing by...
Book Review: Searching for Simphiwe by Sifiso Mzobe
Synopsis from the book: Detectives in pursuit of criminals, a brother desperate to find his wunga-addicted sibling before it is too late, a quest to be reunited with a long-lost lover – these are just some of the searches that...
Not All That Glitters is Gold… A review of Critical But, Stable by Angela Makholwa
To begin with, this book opens with a suspense scene that grabs you and has you reading till the end wondering how did the first scene happen. I got no sleep till I got to the point of the first...
Book Review: Kitchen Queen by Lucia Mthiyane
Lucia Mthiyane is an “actress, model, jazz singer, and entrepreneur – but most important of all: self-made kitchen queen.” These are words the author of debut cookbook Kitchen Queen describes herself as in the opening of this visual feast of...