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How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Rating - 9/10 I had first heard of Ibram X. Kendi back in 2016 when he won the Non Fiction National Book Award Prize for his book,...
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Chrissy's Books
- Nov 4, 2020
- 2 min
Big Hair, Don't Care by Crystal Swain-Bates (children's book)
Rating - 9/10 Yay!! My first ever children's book review for Chrissy's Books you guys! How adorable does this book look! I sooo wish that...
Chrissy's Books
- Oct 24, 2020
- 6 min
Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture
Rating 9/10 Once upon a time, I was scrolling through the Instagram bookish world and came across this beauty of a book, I knew right off...
Chrissy's Books
- Oct 16, 2020
- 8 min
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,...
Chrissy's Books
- Sep 18, 2020
- 6 min
A Girl is a Body of Water by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Rating- 9/10 When I saw this book cover and title, I knew I had to read this book! It gives off a soulful and rich vibe that I was...
Chrissy's Books
- Sep 4, 2020
- 5 min
More Myself: A Journey by Alicia Keys
Rating- 8/10 Obviously I wouldn’t read this book if I wasn’t an Alicia Keys fan y’all. Alicia Keys has been one of my favorite artists...
Chrissy's Books
- Aug 26, 2020
- 5 min
Remembered by Yvonne-Battle Felton
Rating- 8/10 I would like to thank my dear friend Nicole for sending me this Women’s Prize Longlist read all the way from the U.K. Nicole...
Chrissy's Books
- Aug 3, 2020
- 4 min
Luster by Raven Leilani
Rating 8/10 Firstly, I would like to send a huge thanks to Farrar, Straus and Giroux books at Macmillan publishers for sending me an...
Chrissy's Books
- Jul 14, 2020
- 5 min
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...
Chrissy's Books
- Jun 25, 2020
- 6 min
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Rating - 9/10 I know I know, I am super duper late to the party for reading this book you guys. When this book came out in 2017, it was...
Chrissy's Books
- Jun 18, 2020
- 7 min
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...
Chrissy's Books
- Jun 11, 2020
- 4 min
This is Major: Notes on Diana Ross, Dark Girls, and Being Dope by Shayla Lawson
Rating - 7/10 I would like to say a big thanks to HarperCollins Publishers for sending me an advanced review copy of this dope book! This...
Chrissy's Books
- Jun 5, 2020
- 8 min
Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez
Rating - 9/10 First and foremost, I would love to thank my dear friend Nicole, a fellow bibliophile (Check out her Podcast - Shelf Life)...
Chrissy's Books
- Mar 21, 2020
- 4 min
We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Rating 7/10 This is my first book review in 10 months you guys! I took a bit of a hiatus from reading and instead went on a glorious road...
Chrissy's Books
- May 6, 2019
- 5 min
Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
Rating- 9/10 Behold The Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue This was one of those books that I kept seeing all over instagram last year and had...
Chrissy's Books
- Feb 3, 2019
- 8 min
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...
Chrissy's Books
- Dec 31, 2018
- 4 min
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Rating- 8/10 The Alchemist by Paul Coelho I’ve always heard about this book from various people since it was like mega famous back in the...
Chrissy's Books
- Nov 20, 2018
- 3 min
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...
Chrissy's Books
- Nov 5, 2018
- 5 min
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...
Chrissy's Books
- Oct 19, 2018
- 3 min
The Incendiaries- R. O. Kwon
Rating- 6/10 Incendiary | noun in•cen•di•ary | plural- incendiaries Definition of Incendiary 1.a. A person who commits arson b. A...
Chrissy's Books
- Sep 29, 2018
- 3 min
American Street- Ibi Zoboi
Rating- 9/10 Who doesn't love a good coming of age story. American Street is exactly that, and then some! American Street, the debut...
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