Month: January 2024
Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke
The only this this movie has going for it is the cast. The makers of this movie assembled Nollywood’s finest but sadly, even Nollywood’s finest could not save this movie.
A Memory of Light (The Wheel of Time #14) by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
Despite its brilliance, it would be totally unfair to judge other epic fantasy series using WoT as a yardstick. Here, I’d simply say, “other series have done well, but WoT surpasses them all”
Shroud of Eternity (Sister of Darkness: The Nicci Chronicles #2) by Terry Goodkind
In Shroud of Eternity, Terry Goodkind once again shows that he can consistently churn out first-rate epic fantasy all set in one big world
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
I loved the use of flashbacks; it flowed with the storytelling and bought shocking insights into why Ayo is that way.
The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
As an African woman, I have lived in shame, and shame has lived in me. I told myself I was keeping my virginity for my husband. I needed to be a virtuous woman to be appreciated, I did not know what virtue meant, and honestly, I still don’t.
Top 14 Books From My 2021 Reading List
There were some hits, some misses, and a few I wished I didn’t pick up at all, but I will spare you those.
Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala
Niru is gay and cannot freely explore his queerness. Although he is in a country like America, the Africanness and religiosity in his parents would not let them support him. Rather they take him to pastors to pray the gay out of him.
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
We assume that people are either gay or lesbians, forgetting that the queer spectrum is broad and there are so many intersections. The rainbow has so many different colors, not just red and yellow.
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
It reminds me of a young man who once promised forever. He had been so consistent and intense in his promises of forever that I believed it, latched onto it, breathed it, and looked forward to it.
Movie Review: Chief Daddy 2 (Going for Broke)
Chief Daddy 2 has all the proper ingredients, and makings of a modern Nigerian dramatic comedy.
Malice (The Faithful and The Fallen #1) by John Gwynne
Then there are the themes in the book. Everything needed for a perfect dish of dark, grim fantasy is here. Magic? Check. Betrayal? Aplenty. Violence? You can literally hear the screams of dying men. A flawed hero? There’s more than one flawed hero here.
Tyrant’s Throne (Greatcoats #4) by Sebastien de Castell
It’s a testament to the writer’s storytelling and plot-twisting skills that he’s able to get his characters into so much trouble and then get them out, all without giving his readers the impression that he’s being overly partial.
The Fifth Empire of Man (Best Laid Plans #2) by Rob J. Hayes
The fighting is hats off, badass! The descriptions of sex are just as vivid as the gruesome literary pictures of broken skulls, disemboweled soldiers, hamstrung men and women, and decapitated men lying in pools of blood and gore.
Blood of Assassins (The Wounded Kingdom #2) by R.J Barker
Moving on, I love the way the author portrayed the events here. His writing and world-building improved greatly.
Ghostwater (Cradle #5) by Will Wight
The world-building is beyond average; it’s awesome. Will Wight literally has a different world-building because each book is set in a different location.
The God is Not Willing (Witness #1) by Steven Erikson
Despite the Malazans being soldiers and all, they are still compassionate. It reminds me of what they did in Capustan. I was scared that the marines here would be a rip-off of the others, but I was wrong.