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 …
Brown Sugar and Spice Review
It had been a whirlwind of change from a year ago for Pierre Jackson … on track to becoming a chef extraordinaire, living it up in a plush up-town condo that he shared with his successful and debonair fiancé, De’Andre Harris, the world’s hottest news anchor, Pierre thought he had his future all mapped out. …
Rambling about Into the Spiderverse (With Spoilers!)
Post Contains Amazon Affiliate Link This has honestly been the greatest animated film that I have ever seen. That’s the one thing that I want to make clear in this review. The art in this movie is absolutely stunning. Sometimes I had to remind myself that I was watching an animated film and not a …
The Wish of Xmas Present Blog Tour Plus Review
Dr. Malcolm Styles is the charming and adorably sappy hero in The Perks of Higher Ed and The Wish of Xmas Present. Dr. Sky Ellis loves Malcolm just the way he is, including his junk food junkie habits and his love for all things sweet and chocolate. In The Wish of Xmas Present, Sky …
Daddy’s Soul Tie Review
Shannon has struggled with a drinking problem for years, and she traces back the cause of this issue to her father, who was also a heavy drinker. This story discusses the generational issue of alcoholism, and how two people years apart were determined to overcome their inner demons. This book discusses the issue of how …
Giving Birth To HIV Review
At the age of 27, Shannon married a man nearly twice her age who had been diagnosed with HIV. She still wanted to have children with him, but she didn’t know if her children would also be HIV positive. The couple must overcome the people judging them due to their age difference and Tony’s HIV …
An Honorable Seduction Review
(Just a note, I am most likely going to be using this pin for most of my adult romance reviews if they have a suggestive cover. My actual review of the story will not be NSFW, but the cover might be risky and I don’t want someone to stumble across my site and feel uncomfortable!) …
Top Ten Tuesdays: Favorite Diverse Reads!
Top Ten Tuesdays are a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week is a free week so my topic will be favorite diverse reads. As an African American female author, I love to read books by diverse authors with diverse characters. Therefore, here are ten of my favorite diverse reads. 1) The …