Binti #2: Home

Home is the continuation of the Binti series. Binti has been at Oomza for over a year, and she has managed to make somewhat acquaintances with the Meduse Okwu. Now, Binti must travel to her home town and go on a pilgrimage with her people. She brings Okwu to her home planet to meet her …

The Chosen (Contender #1) Blog Tour Plus Review

The Chosen (Contender #1) by Taran Matharu Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Release Date: June 4th 2019 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction Introducing an epic new trilogy from Taran Matharu, author of the New York Times–bestselling Summoner series.  Throughout history, people have vanished with no explanation. A group of teenagers are about to discover why. Cade is …

Binti #1 Review

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor is a novel about a young girl named Binti who is the first of her people to go to Oomza University. She has to escape in the middle of the night just to avoid her parents to be able to go to the University. Her people believe that you should stay …

Staying Pure Review

Payton Skky is beautiful and popular and dating Dakari Graham, the most attractive and desirable guy in their Georgia high school. The problem? He wants to have sex with her while she wants to obey God and stay pure until marriage. With pressures coming from all sides, Payton begins to wonder if waiting is really …

I’m Still Here Review

Austin Channing Brown’s first encounter with a racialized America came at age 7, when she discovered her parents named her Austin to deceive future employers into thinking she was a white man. Growing up in majority-white schools, organizations, and churches, Austin writes, “I had to learn what it means to love blackness,” a journey that …