Category Reviews

Review: Oh Crap!

“Oh Crap! Is a memoir about a London boy discovering his ethnic roots in the Kashnir region of Pakistan. His culture shock drives the story with warmth and incredulous joy.” OH CRAP! by Zubair Manzoor Reviewed by Philo O’fuose Rating:…

Review: It Begins with One Murder

In It Begins with One Murder, the bachelorette-party-gone-wrong becomes far more than a clever hook. It’s the gateway to a taut, character-driven mystery that interrogates privilege, nostalgia, and the corrosive power of secrets. What begins as a glittering reunion of…

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: Interminable

In Interminable, a teenage pair, Ese and Omejele, in Uromi village were classmates from where something of a young love was igniting. But it wasn’t going to be an uncontrollable wildlife love because of two main reasons. Omejele is timid.…

Review: Pay Up

In Pay Up, we follow the daring decision of Anu, son of a late police officer who was killed in action while protecting a politician, Senator Kayode Ishola. Ishola ad the police force had abandoned his family after many pleas…

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…