#2020goodreadschallenge
#bookstagramnigeria

Thread of books read in 2020 https://twitter.com/allthingsaeesha/status/1084871944267317253">https://twitter.com/allthings...

1. The Woods by Vanessa Savage - 4 stars; a gripping psychological thriller; definitely recommend.
The Woods will be out on the 23rd of January.
Thank you @BooksSphere

The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste - 4 stars; a new all time fav; gave The Moor’s Account feel and taught a lot about the second Italo-Ethiopian war. Highly recommend!

Hardback from @canongatebooks will be out 30th of January. Thank you for the review copy!

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara - 5 stars; sweet & beautifully written. I forgot the author wasn’t a 9 yo boy. Highly recommend (if you watch Hindi movies very well, you’ll be familiar with a lot of words)
Out TOMORROW! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎉" title="Party popper" aria-label="Emoji: Party popper">
Thank you @vintagebooks @ChattoBooks

Semicolon by Cecelia Watson (gifted by @4thEstateBooks )
3.5 stars; a very interesting account on the historical use of Semicolon. If you’re curious about the punctuation mark, this book is right for you

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead: 4.5 stars; based on the haunting discoveries made at the Dozier’s school for Boys, The Nickel Boys is another worthy addition to CW’s oeuvre. I highly recommend it https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☺️" title="Smiling face" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face">

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green: 4 stars! Finally, a JG novel that I can recommend with my chest. This book describes the complexities of relationship with MH illnesses, especially in teens.
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Americanah by (the OG) CNA: 4.5 stars; I know a lot of people didn’t enjoy this book but nah, this book flipped me like dodo!
CNA needs to release another novel, we have tried!
For my quite in-depth review, check https://www.instagram.com/p/B9rSyUMgIpO/?igshid=hke1bs5gchhp">https://www.instagram.com/p/B9rSyUM... https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☺️" title="Smiling face" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☺️" title="Smiling face" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face">

A Palace in the Old Village by Tahar Ben Jelloun: 3 stars; I found this interesting translated book at the national library. In less than 200 pages, it dissects immigration and its effect on parent-children relationship & d anti-blackness common in Magreb communities.

Zeina by Nawal el-Saadawi (gifted by @SaqiBooks ): 3 stars; Zeina is quite a deep story. The writing is stellar, as is el-Saadawi’s specialtyhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Smiling face with heart-shaped eyes" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with heart-shaped eyes"> but the characters blended into one another so much so that one can get lost. Still a good read sha https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👌🏾" title="Ok hand (medium dark skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Ok hand (medium dark skin tone)">

Little Eyes by Samanta Schwebli (ARC gifted by @OneworldNews) : 4 stars; https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤦🏾‍♀️" title="Woman facepalming (medium dark skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Woman facepalming (medium dark skin tone)"> I have no idea why I haven’t read any of this woman’s books since all these days. This book legit screwed with my head, dented it in and I wanted more https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😫" title="Tired face" aria-label="Emoji: Tired face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😫" title="Tired face" aria-label="Emoji: Tired face">
Little Eyes will be out on the 16th of April!!

As I have been slacking with updating this thread, please manage these Goodreads screenshotshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤦🏾‍♀️" title="Woman facepalming (medium dark skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Woman facepalming (medium dark skin tone)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙈" title="See-no-evil monkey" aria-label="Emoji: See-no-evil monkey">

I do have some pleasing pictures and review of some of these books on my IG — THATOTHERNIGERIANGIRL
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