Born in a House of Glass

This is a coming-of-age story, a genre I usually love because it shows how characters evolve and what shapes them, whether through personal history, environment, or society. That expectation is exactly why this book didn’t work for me. Although the characters grow physically, there is very little me......more

This well written book, set in Nigeria, concerns a young woman, Udonwa, and her highly dysfunctional family. As a young child, she idolised her priest father, and detested the younger of her two elder brothers, Lincoln. She was her father’s favourite, and always saw the best in him – despite his rep......more

I just finished reading Born in a House of Glass, while reading this book I had to pause and just be like, "Wait, what did I just read?" Like, "What is this😳🥹 " It hits hard. This is the kind of story that makes you sit with your thoughts for a minute. It follows Udonwa, the youngest in a big Nigerian......more

I thought I had read all the books that shocked me to the core, and then this book happened.......more

I actually finished this like last week and forgot to mark it as done. Anyways another great read, was better than I anticipated, and also more tragic than I expected. I love books where we grow up with the narrator, and get to experience their mistakes and growing pains. Similar to Udonwa, I feel w......more