Category Reviews

Review: Purple Lines Don’t Meet

“Purple Lines Don’t Meet” by Blessing S. John-Abhulimen is a haunting, emotionally charged novel about identity, family secrets, and the search for belonging.  Review by Philo O’fuose Author: Blessing S. John-Abhulimen Publisher: Rayany Publishing, 2025 (Scotland) Rating: 4 STARS   Overview …

Review: You Can’t Sit with Them

“You Can’t Sit With Them” by Peace Anazodo is a powerful, emotionally charged novel that blends family drama with social critique, offering a vivid portrait of sacrifice, resilience, and the cost of belonging.  Review by Philo O’fuose Author: Peace Anazodo…

Review: From Glasgow Without Love

“From Glasgow Without Love” is a raw, prose collection that captures the city’s pulse through stories of heartbreak, resilience, and working-class grit. It’s a love letter to Glasgow’s shadows, told with fierce honesty and lyrical bite. From Glasgow Without Love…

Review: Ikeja to Oxford Circus by Reynolds Mark 

Reviewed by Ray Anyasi Reynolds Mark’s poetry chapbook Ikeja to Oxford Circus is a poignant, richly textured exploration of migration, memory, masculinity, and emotional survival. Spanning geographies and emotional terrains, the collection offers a deeply personal yet universally resonant account of…

Book Review: A Perfect Suspect

Everyone thinks they know who did it, but the unanswered questions of why and how keeps a nosey blogger awake at night and requestioning who. Review by Hollis Jo McCollum A Perfect Suspect is a suspenseful murder mystery written by…

REVIEW: TO LIVE AGAIN

Smoothly Paced Adventure, Ray Anyasi at his Literary Seductive Best. Title: To Live Again Author: Ray Anyasi Genre: Adventure Suspense Those who recall the riots that erupted in northern Nigeria after the general elections of 2011 will be excited to…

REVIEW: CROSSROADS

An Innocently Consuming Work of Literature Easy to Read Title: Crossroads Author: Segun Peters Genre: Romance This might have been some sort of coming of age story but you cannot come of age enough to outgrow love. Michael and Lynda…

REVIEW: DISTANT SHORES

Two Eras Colliding into a Moving Story of Identity and Pride. Title: Distant Shores Author: Dike Ekejiuba Genre: Historical Thriller One of the beautiful factors about Distant Shores that makes it a literary treasure to intellectual readers is the Igbo…

REVIEW: THE DEVIL WEARS OKIRIKA

Thriller…Mystery…Suspense…One of the Finest Serial Killer Stories Out There. Title: The Devil Wears Okirika Author: Kingsley Efughi Genre: Mystery Thriller All was well in the small village of Amaife until all stopped being well. This unwellness coincides with the arrival…

REVIEW: SORROWS OF UDI

An Epic thriller that shows the political and religious complexities of a preclinical African society. Title: Sorrows of Udi Author: Ray Anyasi Genre: Epic Fantasy/Suspense In the ancient kingdom of Udi depicted by Ray Anyasi in Sorrows of Udi, everything…

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