Hiya book lovers With Christmas being just around the corner, I thought I’d highlight some South African reads that should go on your TBR pile. We have so many phenomenal SA authors that deserve to be celebrated , and because this list will be an extensive one, I am splitting this post and making it a series. I know it won’t be possible to include every single South African author, but I am going to try to highlight books from every genre and make it as diverse as possible (so, with respect, please don’t ask me why so and so isn’t on the list – there’s more to come). First up: 1. Sing Down the Stars by Nerine Dorman A book I recently received for review ( thanks you NB publishers ) and am super excited about diving into is Sing Down the Stars. I was first introduced to Nerine’s writing years ago, when I read one of her first books, What Sweet Music They Make (Would 100% still love to see more of that). Over the years, I ’ve come to know Nerine as well and she’s not ...
The wildly successful follow up to Rick Yancey’s award-winning dystopian fiction novel, The 5th Wave. Disclaimer: This review also appears on Women24.com , a South African women's lifestyle website where I manage, amongst other things, an online books section. The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey (published in 2014 by Penguin Books) Please note: Given that this book is the second book in The 5th Wave trilogy , there will be some spoilers for the first book. You can purchase a copy of both books on Raru.co.za What a phenomenal, phenomenal sequel. I loved the first book and as such, had high hopes that The Infinite Sea would be just as good, if not better than The 5th Wave. And, boy, was I completely blown away! While I do think that The 5th Wave is still slightly better than The Infinite Sea, the unpredictable plot twists, character motivations and alien machinations had me both savouring and devouring this book. Every theory I had was blown out of the water. Just when I thoug...
