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Jan 14, 20215 min read

When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole

Rating - 8/10 This instant New York Times Best Seller read was one of those books that you couldn’t get away from on social media and...

Black Girl Magic Sprinkles by Chaunetta A Anderson & Trinity L. Anderson

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Jan 13, 20211 min read

Black Girl Magic Sprinkles by Chaunetta A Anderson & Trinity L. Anderson

Rating - 9/10 How adorable is this book! I love the title of it and I'm always ALL about that Black Girl Magic! Yassssss I read this cute...

How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

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Nov 15, 20206 min read

How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

Rating - 9/10 I had first heard of Ibram X. Kendi back in 2016 when he won the Non Fiction National Book Award Prize for his book,...

Big Hair, Don't Care by Crystal Swain-Bates (children's book)

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Nov 4, 20202 min read

Big Hair, Don't Care by Crystal Swain-Bates (children's book)

Rating - 9/10 Yay!! My first ever children's book review for Chrissy's Books you guys! How adorable does this book look! I sooo wish that...

Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture

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Oct 24, 20206 min read

Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture

Rating 9/10 Once upon a time, I was scrolling through the Instagram bookish world and came across this beauty of a book, I knew right off...

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Oct 16, 20208 min read

The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Rating- 10/10 Ta-Nehisi Coates is a powerhouse of a journalist and writer. Let’s just start with that. In case you haven’t heard of him,...

A Girl is a Body of Water by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

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Sep 18, 20206 min read

A Girl is a Body of Water by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

Rating- 9/10 When I saw this book cover and title, I knew I had to read this book! It gives off a soulful and rich vibe that I was...

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Sep 4, 20205 min read

More Myself: A Journey by Alicia Keys

Rating- 8/10 Obviously I wouldn’t read this book if I wasn’t an Alicia Keys fan y’all. Alicia Keys has been one of my favorite artists...

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Aug 26, 20205 min read

Remembered by Yvonne-Battle Felton

Rating- 8/10 I would like to thank my dear friend Nicole for sending me this Women’s Prize Longlist read all the way from the U.K. Nicole...

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Aug 3, 20204 min read

Luster by Raven Leilani

Rating 8/10 Firstly, I would like to send a huge thanks to Farrar, Straus and Giroux books at Macmillan publishers for sending me an...

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Jul 14, 20205 min read

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Rating - 10/10 This book has taken the book world by storm since its release on June 2nd, 2020. It’s a NY Times #1 best seller, and It...

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Jun 25, 20206 min read

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Rating - 9/10 I know I know, I am super duper late to the party for reading this book you guys. When this book came out in 2017, it was...

The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

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Jun 18, 20207 min read

The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

Rating - 10/10 I saw this book on the gram (Instagram) earlier this year and said to myself, I have got to read this! I love reading...

This is Major: Notes on Diana Ross, Dark Girls, and Being Dope by Shayla Lawson

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Jun 11, 20204 min read

This is Major: Notes on Diana Ross, Dark Girls, and Being Dope by Shayla Lawson

Rating - 7/10 I would like to say a big thanks to HarperCollins Publishers for sending me an advanced review copy of this dope book! This...

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Jun 5, 20208 min read

Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez

Rating - 9/10 First and foremost, I would love to thank my dear friend Nicole, a fellow bibliophile (Check out her Podcast - Shelf Life)...

We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

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Mar 21, 20204 min read

We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Rating 7/10 This is my first book review in 10 months you guys! I took a bit of a hiatus from reading and instead went on a glorious road...

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May 6, 20195 min read

Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

Rating- 9/10 Behold The Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue This was one of those books that I kept seeing all over instagram last year and had...

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Feb 3, 20198 min read

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Rating- 10/10 Becoming- Michelle Obama What a title. Becoming Me, Becoming Us, Becoming More. Those are the main sections in Michelle...

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Dec 31, 20184 min read

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Rating- 8/10 The Alchemist by Paul Coelho I’ve always heard about this book from various people since it was like mega famous back in the...

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Nov 20, 20183 min read

The Leavers- Lisa Ko

Rating- 10/10 The Leavers- Lisa Ko Words cannot describe how amazing this book is. A good friend of mine had told me it was one of her...

Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race- Reni Eddo-Lodge

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Nov 5, 20185 min read

Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race- Reni Eddo-Lodge

Rating- 10/10 Judging by the title of this book, you would think that this would be a provocative and radical read. When in reality, it...

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