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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women that a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

May 18
4 min

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...

Whiskey in a Teacup by Reese Witherspoon

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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...

My Inner Sky: On Embracing Day, Night, and All the Times in Between by Mari Andrew

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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...

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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...

Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen

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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 -...

Here For It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays by R. Eric Thomas

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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’....

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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...

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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...

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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...

Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love by Jonathan Van Ness

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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...

The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas

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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...

The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

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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...

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

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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...

Things We Lost to the Water by Eric Nguyen

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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...

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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...

Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley

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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...

From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke

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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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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women that a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

Whiskey in a Teacup by Reese Witherspoon

My Inner Sky: On Embracing Day, Night, and All the Times in Between by Mari Andrew

Find Me by Alafair Burke

Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen

Here For It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays by R. Eric Thomas

The Therapist by B.A. Paris

Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W. Moniz

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love by Jonathan Van Ness

The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas

The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

Things We Lost to the Water by Eric Nguyen

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola

You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat

The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth

The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley

From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke

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