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Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance by Mia Bay

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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...

Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen

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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 -...

Here For It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays by R. Eric Thomas

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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’....

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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...

The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

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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...

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

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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...

Things We Lost to the Water by Eric Nguyen

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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...

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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...

Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola

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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...

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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...

From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke

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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...

Rocket Says Clean Up! by Nathan Bryon, Illustrated by Dapo Adeola

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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...

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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...

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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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...

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

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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...

One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite & Maritza Moulite

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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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