Reviewed by Chantelle Grant Normal People was a decent fiction for a weekend binge. The author, Sally Rooney is the winner of the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award for her debut novel Conversations with Friends. Set in Ireland in the County of Sligo, Normal People is about two high school kids and
Reviewed by Chantelle Grant There have been a handful of coloured women I’ve idolized since young, and at the top of that list is Alicia Keys (right down to her braids with the beads at the end which I rocked in Grade 8 religiously). When I knew More Myself: A Journey was going to be
Reviewed by Ciara Salloum Lily is a recent college graduate who moves to Boston and opens up her own business. Right off the bat, she sparks up a romance with Ryle, and everything in her life is beginning to fall into place. When a long lost love from high school reappears though, she is torn
Reviewed by Ciara Salloum This story follows the life of Cyril Avery, who is born out of wedlock and adopted by a couple who are absorbed in their own lives and never show him the real love he craves. Struggling with his identity as a gay man against the backdrop of Conservative Ireland in the
Reviewed by Ciara Salloum For fans of Fleetwood Mac, Almost Famous, and A Star is Born, this book is a must-read. Following Daisy Jones and the Six, it tells the story of the band’s rise to fame, and the events that led to their abrupt split. Set in 1970s Los Angeles, Reid captures the rock
Reviewed by Chantelle Grant In 2016 when Mark Manson blew up, I just simply wasn’t buying into the hype. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life. As a reader of self-help books, I just wasn’t down with the title, or his crudeness. I also did in
Reviewed by Chantelle Grant I came across When Breath Becomes Air on James Clear’s (author of Atomic Habits) best biography/memoirs list, and I stan James Clear so anything he recommends, I am about. This autobiographical, heart-tugging memoir is written by Paul Kalanithi – a young, rising neurosurgeon who writes about his life, and his battle
I’ve had this book for over 10 years and re-reading it after all this time makes me remember how simple yet profound it really is. What are the four agreements? They are: be impeccable with your word, don’t take anything personally, don’t make assumptions and always do your best. The book reads so easy (and
I decided to bring this book with me while I was on vacation because I had just finished ‘Maybe you should talk to someone’ (Review here) and felt like this would be the most logical next book to choose. I had watched Iyanla on Super Soul Sundays and even seen her in person once a
