Category: Fiction

The Unbirthed Souls

…my body began resenting your touches, filling its surface with goosebumps whenever you breathed near it. Book: The Unbirthed Souls Author: Eunniah Mbabazi Publisher: Self-published Publication year: 2022 Eunniah Mbabazi has published 4 books, including this one. I have never read any of her books before this one, so...

Is it Possible?: H R Ole Kulet

Book: Is it Possible?Author: H R Ole KuletPublisher: Longhorn PublishersFirst Publication year: 1971 (this print 2019) Is it Possible? H R Ole Kulet Book: Is It Possible? Author: H R Ole Kutet Publisher: Longhorn Publishers Publication year: 1971 (Mine is the 2019 reprint) “Is it Possible” is Ole Kulet’s...

The Havoc of Choice: Wanjiru Koinange

I heard a lot about this book, or rather, saw a lot of IG raves about it before I picked it up. I tend to come skeptically to books with rave reviews; they either don’t live up to the hype, or I read them with expectations that are too...

Nairobi Cocktail: Ciku Kimani-Mwaniki

I’m not ashamed to say that I am not above judging a book by its cover. We all do that, don’t we? I must say I wouldn’t have picked this book up on the merits of its cover. The cover design......

Dust: Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

It took me a while to get around to reading Dust, by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, and am I glad that I did. This book took me quite by surprise; I'm not sure what I was expecting....