Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh was a finalist for the National Book Award, yet I still feel like not enough people that I follow are talking about it. In fact, I did a search on twitter and only one person that I follow has tweeted about it. What a shame, as Candice Iloh’s debut […]
5 Contemporary Romances You Need To Read
July 12, 2020
One of my new go to genres is contemporary romance. I feel like I just cannot get enough. This is rough because I want to read every other genre too. I suppose it isn’t a bad problem to have – liking to read so many different things that I have so many options. These books […]
A Phoenix First Must Burn edited by Patrice Caldwell | Review
April 24, 2020
I don’t know what it is about this pandemic, but I am really ripping through short story anthologies. Maybe because there’s a feeling of accomplishment when reading one or two short stories per day. A Phoenix First Must Burn edited by Patrice Caldwell is a spectacular anthology that’s essentially a celebration of Black Girl Magic. There […]
5 Historical Fiction Audiobooks You Need To Listen To
January 17, 2019
If you know anything about me, the one thing you probably know is that I LOVE audiobooks. And so, I am listening to them constantly. Thanks to Hoopla, Overdrive, Libby and my library’s amazing ILL system, I always have an audiobook going (FOR FREE thank you taxes, you’re the real one). If you’re new to […]
Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now by Dana L. Davis | Audiobook Review
June 29, 2018
Why Did I Listen To Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now by Dana L. Davis? I can always count on contemporary young adult books to be decent audiobooks. I don’t have to do double work of imagining a fantasy world while also listening to the plot. So, Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now by Dana L. Davis hit […]
Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles | Book Review
April 7, 2018
Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles hit my radar via Twitter, I think when everyone was tweeting out the cover. FYI, that cover is PERFECT. Like, how could it not catch your eye immediately? So, I knew I had to read this book. Also, I am trying to learn more about the Black Lives […]