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Afia in the Land of Wonders: Book Review

Afia in the Land of Wonders is a middle grade fantasy book written and illustrated by Mia Araujo. It is inspired by Alice in Wonderland, and it was published this year, 2025. The story is about Afia, a sixteen-year-old girl who is dissatisfied with her life at home, a place called Dafra. Her mother and the rest of her family expect her to go through her ewende, which is her coming of age ceremony, and continue their crystal selling business. However, she yearns to explore the world, and wants more for her life. So when a young man named Bakame offers her an escape, she takes her chance and finds herself in the magical land of Ijábù. However, after being warned by a ghost boy named Ojike, she quickly discovers that not everything is as it seems, and she must escape this so-called “land of wonders.” The Non-Spoiler Review One thing I like about this book are the illustrations. Most of the images are fully colored and take up a page or two, while others are smaller pencil sketches. All o...

The Clay Dragon


I put the clay dragon on the passenger seat. My car screeched as I sped out of the thrift store’s parking lot. 

I gotta relax. It’s not like I stole the knickknack. I paid for what it was worth. It definitely wasn’t worth twenty bucks, but it was worth five.

When I came to a stoplight, hot air singed my neck. Smoke burned my eyes and stung my lungs.

“I wasn’t worth twenty bucks to you, so you switched the tags?” a voice growled. Claws dug into my shoulders. “Well guess what? Your life’s not worth a penny to me.”


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