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Jul 1, 20235 min read

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Rating: 10/10 I am so so late in the game with reading this insane bestselling read!! Like VERY late! But ALAS, here I am, catching up...

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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Aug 30, 20215 min read

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Rating: 10/10 This has to be one of the most heavily talked about books of summer 2021. I kid you not. This book has been legitimately...

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...

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...

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...

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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Dec 4, 20207 min read

Circe by Madeline Miller

Rating- 10/10 Why has it taken me this long to read this book!!! ARGH! This book has been on my to read list for 2 whole years! Can we...

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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,...

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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...

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...

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Feb 16, 20195 min read

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Rating- 10/10 The Color Purple by Alice Walker What a classic. The Color Purple is hailed as one of the ‘greats’ in English literature....

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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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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...

Sex and the City and Us- Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

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Sep 16, 20184 min read

Sex and the City and Us- Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

Rating 10/10 Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda & Samantha. What fabulous legends they were, still are actually! I'm pretty sure the reason why I...

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Aug 18, 20183 min read

An American Marriage- Tayari Jones

Rating 10/10 This is definitely in my top 3 books of 2018. Talk about an emotional roller-coaster !! What. a. book. So I first came...

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Aug 2, 20183 min read

The Song of Achilles- Madeline Miller

Rating 10/10 What a page turner! Action packed, thrilling, bold, sexy, vivid, mysterious...the list goes on. It's not often I give a full...

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Apr 5, 20183 min read

When Breath Becomes Air- Paul Kalanithi

Rating- 10/10 'When Breath Becomes Air is, in a sense, unfinished, detailed by Paul's rapid decline, but that is an essential component...

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