The Pages Beneath Me

📚 Welcome to The Pages Beneath Me! 📚

Hey everyone! I’m M.O, the book-loving mind behind The Pages Beneath Me—a cozy corner for literary thoughts, book reviews, and all things light academia. 📖✨

I love uncovering the layers beneath stories, sharing bookish aesthetics, and diving deep into the worlds of fiction. Whether it’s light academia classics, thought-provoking literature, or underrated gems, you’ll find it here.

🌿 What You Can Expect: 📌 Honest book reviews (with a touch of sarcasm sometimes) 📌 Literary analysis & deep dives 📌 Aesthetic book recommendations 📌 Bookish discussions & more!

Let’s talk books! What’s a book you couldn’t put down recently? Drop it in the replies! ⬇️

✨ A little about me ✨ Beyond books, I’m a huge fan of K-dramas, alternative + afrobeat music, and contemporary fiction! I’ll never get tired of thrillers, fantasy, and YA stories. Also, I may or may not have an obsession with Harry Potter 👀.

New Story Drop: Crazy Rich Nigerians is LIVE!

💸 “There’s wealth. There’s drama. And then… there’s family.”

📍 Abuja. Banana Island. 🎭 One girl inherits the empire. The rest of the family? Furious.

No romance. Just war. No peace. Just secrets.

CRAZY RICH NIGERIANS — a satirical Naija story where family drama goes international.

🕵🏽‍♀️ “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” – the perfect mix of high school drama, true crime chaos, and morally grey decisions.

What happens when a straight-A girl decides to solve a murder case the police gave up on? Spoiler: absolute unhinged brilliance. Read my full review where I expose my mild obsession with Pip’s dark academic spiral. 🧠🩸

🩸 Book Tease: The Quiet Tenant

If you think you’ve read a dark thriller before… think again. The Quiet Tenant is haunting, chilling, and way too real. It's not just about a serial killer—it’s about control, survival, and the terrifying gap between who people pretend to be and who they really are. 👀

Rachel’s fight for freedom had me on edge. Aidan? Terrifyingly normal. And the tension? Unhinged (in a good way).

Claudia’s best friend is missing. The school year has started. Everyone’s moved on—except her.

✨ I just posted my full review of Monday’s Not Coming and this book had me pacing, questioning reality, and mentally screaming into the void like a detective with a breakdown.

🖤 Themes:

What happens when a Black girl goes missing and no one cares?

Friendship so deep it turns into survival.

The trauma we’re told to forget, and the truth that won’t stay buried.

📚 My review is unhinged, and respectfully chaotic We’re talking: ✅ Timeline twists ✅ Rage at the adults ✅ Deep sorrow ✅ A plot that ties your brain in a knot

👀 Go read it if you want to feel raw emotions

🚨 Buckle up, because this one will hit you right in the soul. 🚨

Angie Thomas does NOT hold back in The Hate U Give—a story about injustice, identity, and finding the courage to speak up when it matters most. This book is raw, real, and impossible to put down. If you haven’t read it yet, you’re seriously missing out.

"This book? It RUINED me. I had to sit in silence for a good ten minutes just to process what my eyeballs had absorbed. If you love morally gray characters, unreliable narrators, and a plot that makes you question your own sanity... buckle up."