I was honored when this beautiful lady asked me to read her new novel and write about it here on my blog. (There's a giveaway below!) Her name is Eniola and her writing style is superb. But here's a bit more about Eniola...
Author
Bio
Eniola Prentice was born in Lagos Nigeria where
she began to pen her stories as early as nine years old, inspired by an
eclectic group of writers. Her budding writing career was put in the back
burner as she pursued her dream of becoming a medical doctor, completing her
undergraduate degree in Chicago, Illinois and her medical degree in Washington,
DC. However in the third year of medical school inspired by the holy spirit or
the voices in her head (she would prefer to blame God for this one) and the
unique and inspiring stories of friends that became her family in medical
school she began to write her debut novel and series, Still. She hopes that
her writing compels challenges, inspires people and draws people to the
Christian God’s redeeming love. You can connect with her by visiting
eniolaprenticewrites.blogspot.com.
A NOVEL
A broken soul,
an alcoholic,
a certifiable genius,
a Christian man
and a secret that will
destroy the bonds of their friendship.
When
self-proclaimed atheist Fadesola, gets into medical school she believes that
it’s a fresh start of sorts for her. Until she discovers her class mate is charming and handsome Tayo
Smith, a man she encountered in a violent moment years ago. This revelation
shatters Fadesola’s already fragile emotional state but hope comes where she
least expects it. A seemingly innocent friendship with Tayo’s friend, Ladi,
slowly develops into a smoldering relationship with both afraid to acknowledge
their mutual feelings. Things get even more complicated when Nikky, Fadesola’s
classmate and friend, ignores her desperate warnings and decides that Tayo is
the man she is meant to be with. However, within the complexities of this
friendship these flawed individuals will experience God’s redemptive grace in a
setting each believed his love would never find them. Still,
the first book of a four part series is a coming of age story about navigating
through medical school in the first year, complete with hilarious hook ups and
breaks ups, legendary parties and incessant studying, and experiencing the
triumph of success and disappointment of failure.
Eniola Prentice,
in her extraordinary debut novel has written a gripping and thought provoking
story that examines Christianity, mental illness, suicide and alcoholism.
What I enjoyed most about this book was the characters. From the very first pages, the reader gets to know them: their struggles, families and who they are as persons. I bet, every reader can identify with at least one of them. Eniola has done amazing job writing her characters; they feel realistic and deep.
It was also nice to read about medical school. I don't have the intelligence needed, but I still sometimes day dream about being a doctor. I also loved that Still dealt with difficult issues, but still it was easy and fast to read. It made me think and feel but it also entertained me.
I warmly recommend this book if you like romance fiction WITH BRAIN (plus, there's a nice international flavor.
Still is a perfect book for you to read this summer!
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