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Chrissy's Books
May 23, 20237 min read
Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance by Mia Bay
Rating: 10/10 I have been reading this book for a very long time! It's one of those books where I would read it in short burst throughout...
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Apr 10, 20234 min read
Will by Will Smith (with Mark Manson)
Rating 9/10 Fun fact** I actually listened to this audio book a month before the whole Oscars fiasco! My review is solely based on the...
Chrissy's Books
Jan 28, 20224 min read
Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen
Rating: 9/10 I remember being drawn to this book last Summer by the beautiful tropical and bold cover that it has. Also, what a title -...
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Jan 14, 20224 min read
Here For It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays by R. Eric Thomas
Rating: 9/10 I remember seeing this book on Instagram last year and thinking, I must read it! I LOVE the title of the book ‘Here For It’....
Chrissy's Books
Sep 17, 20213 min read
Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W. Moniz
Rating: 8/10 So I’ve been dreaming of a Florida holiday recently, and thought to myself, hm this might inspire me even more to travel to...
Chrissy's Books
Jul 17, 20214 min read
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Rating: 5/10 I was chosen to be a part of the @mystery.book.club and their pick for June was this new debut release from Zakiya Dalila...
Chrissy's Books
Jul 8, 20218 min read
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
Rating: 10/10 I first came across this book on Oprah’s Instagram account back in August of 2020. She posted a video choosing Caste as her...
Chrissy's Books
Jun 27, 20214 min read
Things We Lost to the Water by Eric Nguyen
Rating: 8/10 I remember seeing this book on Nguyen Phan Que Mai’s Instagram account. She is a Vietnamese author of an absolutely amazing...
Chrissy's Books
May 24, 20214 min read
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
Rating: 7/10 I recently was asked to be part of a digital book club for this great book blog account I follow on Instagram called...
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May 13, 20214 min read
Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola
Rating: 9/10 How stunning is this book cover! I know I always say this about covers, but this time, I mean it. This is one of those times...
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May 6, 20215 min read
You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat
Rating: 9/10 A lot of people have been raving about this book since its release in June, 2020. The immensely talented Roxanne Gay called...
Chrissy's Books
Apr 28, 20214 min read
The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
Rating: 9/10 I am so late in reading this heavily popular read! It’s nuts. This book was one of the most popular books all over the book...
Chrissy's Books
Apr 8, 20215 min read
From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke
Rating: 9/10 This book has been on my to read list for the longest time since its release in April 2019. Ever since my good friend Nicole...
Chrissy's Books
Apr 3, 20212 min read
Rocket Says Clean Up! by Nathan Bryon, Illustrated by Dapo Adeola
Rating - 10/10 I absolutely love these 'Rocket' series books! How adorable are the illustrations?! I first saw this book through my good...
Chrissy's Books
Mar 26, 20217 min read
Infinite Country by Patricia Engel
Rating: 10/10 How unusual and captivating is this book cover?! I friggin love it. I entered one of those many giveaway competitions on...
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Mar 19, 20216 min read
Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie
Rating 8/10 I remember seeing this beautiful book cover and title sometime last year and being completely captivated by it. The steel...
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Mar 5, 20215 min read
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Rating - 10/10 I have had this little book on my shelf for the longest time! I’m sure we have all heard of Chimamanda right?! I feel like...
Chrissy's Books
Feb 26, 20214 min read
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
Rating - 10/10 This book was literary everywhere when it came out. It was impossible to not hear about it. Then when I was chatting to my...
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Feb 20, 20215 min read
The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson
Rating - 8/10 I was extremely lucky enough to be chosen for a book club on Instagram - @mystery.book.club This is my first ever book club...
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Feb 11, 20217 min read
Bride of the Sea by Eman Quotah
Rating - 5/10 I remember when I first saw this book and thought, wow how lovely is this title and cover! I was completely captivated by...
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Jan 30, 20216 min read
One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite & Maritza Moulite
Rating - 10/10 The young adult books these days that are coming out are just spectacular! Will you just please take a long hard look at...
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