Unlike many trauma-centered stories that leave you feeling frustrated, angry, or overwhelmed by grief, this book offers true resolution.

In many ways, the Khanum Empire is a reflection of the real world. And, A Trade of Blood is a timely reminder of the remarkable power of fantasy to capture the dynamisms of this world.

Where The Kybalion stresses and expounds on theoretical concepts and metaphysical structures of thought, this book skips that in favor of “lab practicals”

The Parlour Wife is short and you could finish it in an afternoon. The writing is also easy to read and unpretentious.

Plot-wise, it was well thought out. No unnecessary gaps, the central theme was clear from the jump. Oyinkan builds tension steadily.

For a collection of short stories, Niq Mhlongo manages to give his characters depth in a few pages/sentences.

The Second Stone feels like a bridge between two plateaus, and an uneventful but necessary trip from the highs of book 2 and whatever new peaks the author plans to scale next.

If you don’t mind reading about math, logic, and personal beliefs about the world, then The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will be a smooth read.

If I had to make a list of memorable works of literature by Nigerian writers, The Girl With The Louding Voice would be on it.

All in all, The Silence Project is a novel with bold aspirations. It meets some of those but falls short in other ways

If you’re looking for a very well-written, pretty-covered book to introduce young readers to African Fantasy, The Smoke That Thunders has you well covered.

Bisi took me on an emotional roller coaster with Daughter in Exile, exploring topics that we Africans sometimes shy away from.