Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women that a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall
Rating: 8/10 This book has been on my tbr list since its release in early 2020, or the early pandemic days as I like to call it. This was...
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Chrissy's Books
- Mar 25
- 4 min
Whiskey in a Teacup by Reese Witherspoon
Rating 8/10 I adore Reese Witherspoon immensely. She just seems like a really lovely person inside and out whenever I’ve seen interviews...
Chrissy's Books
- Mar 8
- 5 min
My Inner Sky: On Embracing Day, Night, and All the Times in Between by Mari Andrew
Rating: 9/10 I was in a total mood for a self-love and self-reflection kind of book and this book definitely hit that spot! Also I'm kind...
Chrissy's Books
- Feb 11
- 4 min
Find Me by Alafair Burke
Rating: 6/10 I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump recently, no lie. This is the first book that I’ve picked up in four months! I guess I...
Chrissy's Books
- Jan 28
- 4 min
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 -...
Chrissy's Books
- Jan 14
- 4 min
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’....
Chrissy's Books
- Oct 7, 2021
- 3 min
The Therapist by B.A. Paris
Rating: 8/10 This is now my fourth B. A. Paris book that I’ve read. I seem to really like her books! I was in the mood for a...
Chrissy's Books
- Sep 17, 2021
- 3 min
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...
Chrissy's Books
- Aug 30, 2021
- 5 min
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...
Chrissy's Books
- Aug 10, 2021
- 4 min
Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love by Jonathan Van Ness
Rating: 7/10 This is my first book that I’ve read by one of the Queer Eye gang and it’s been on my list for a good while. I absolutely...
Chrissy's Books
- Jul 28, 2021
- 5 min
The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas
Rating: 7/10 I remember seeing this book floating around the book world of Instagram and thinking, I don’t know what the heck this book...
Chrissy's Books
- Jul 17, 2021
- 4 min
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...
Chrissy's Books
- Jul 8, 2021
- 8 min
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...
Chrissy's Books
- Jun 27, 2021
- 4 min
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...
Chrissy's Books
- May 24, 2021
- 4 min
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...
Chrissy's Books
- May 13, 2021
- 4 min
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...
Chrissy's Books
- May 6, 2021
- 5 min
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...
Chrissy's Books
- Apr 28, 2021
- 4 min
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...
Chrissy's Books
- Apr 21, 2021
- 4 min
The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
Rating: 8/10 This is now my second book by Sally Hepworth so I kind of knew what I would be in for before I read The Good Sister. The...
Chrissy's Books
- Apr 14, 2021
- 4 min
The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
Rating: 7/10 I’ve been reading a lot of heavy books recently and I had to even it out with a feel good, easy breezy read. I’ve been...
Chrissy's Books
- Apr 8, 2021
- 5 min
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...
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