You wouldn’t believe what we compiled for your reading pleasure this weekend. Two of these books are heading for a five-star rating. Two already hit it, and that’s why we are sure you’re definitely going to have a wonderful weekend read. See them below:
Sunny and the Mysteries of Osisi by Nnedi Okorafor
When Nnedi Okorafor released the first book in this series, “What Sunny Saw in the Flames,” everyone who read it said one thing, “we will love to read a sequel’. And so yes, Sunny is back in this intriguing adventure.
Having settled down in the Leopard Society with her friends, Sunny’s magic keeps growing gracefully under the tutelage of her mentor, studying her strange Nsidi book and getting to understand her other self, Anyanwu.
However, the Leopard community isn’t a place she will stay locked up in all her life, as she is unable to run away from her destiny. She must travel to the shadowy town of Osisi, despite the fact the journey reeks of danger, obstacles, unforeseen worlds and a battle that will determine the fate of humanity.
Nnedi Okorafor’s Sunny & The Mysteries of Osisi is a spell-binding tale combining culture, fantasy, history, and magic
She Called Me Woman – Nigerian’s Queer Women Speak
by Azeenarh Mohammed (Author, Editor), Chitra Nagarajan (Author, Editor), Rafeeat Aliyu (Author, Editor)
She Called Me Woman is a bold, vivid, and intimate first-hand account of what it means to be a queer Nigerian woman. These tales touch on the excitement of first love, childhood, childhood games, addiction, and even suicide.
This book pushes the average woman to rethink who she is, as a Nigerian woman. It challenges our thoughts and way of negotiating relationships, money, sexuality, and freedom.
She Called Me Woman identifies the gender binary and the difficulties in achieving hopes and dreams in a climate of fear.
TRAMPLED ROSE by Dare Taiwo
This book goes straight to the heart of relationships without mincing words. One reader even likened it to Steve Harvey’s Act Like a Man, Act Like a Lady”. The difference between this book and Harvey’s is that its content is made for the Nigerian man and woman.
Why do men break up with women? Why do they trample on roses? You will never really understand until you read this book. Dare Taiwo dissected the male mind in tiny bits, so as to equip ladies with the rules of engagement.
In this book, a relationship is laid bare for females, as it shows you the mind of men, and how it works. It also shows us the mistakes ladies make that encourages men to use them. Each chapter has something of value to offer, and you definitely don’t want to miss out on them.
So, if you’re a woman wondering why you’ve been dumped, you need to read this book.
Etel by Osas Idubor
Etel was raped at a tender age, and nothing remained the same as her life took a downturn. Being kicked out of her own home by her parents and abandoned with no help, she goes into the escort business. She is now willing to part her legs for a price. The constant hardship in modern day Nigeria doesn’t help issues. It makes her tough as she travels down the part of her mission to get back at society for all the shaming, cruelness and hardship she ever experienced.
But then, what becomes of such mission when doubts set in? Being broken due to betrayal, will Etel ever learn to love again? Find out in this thrilling book.
