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 -...
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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
- 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
- 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 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
- Mar 26, 2021
- 7 min
Infinite Country by Patricia Engel
Rating: 10/10 How unusual and captivating is this book cover?! I friggin love it. I entered one of those many giveaway competitions on...
Chrissy's Books
- Feb 26, 2021
- 4 min
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
Rating - 10/10 This book was literary everywhere when it came out. It was impossible to not hear about it. Then when I was chatting to my...
Chrissy's Books
- Feb 20, 2021
- 5 min
The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson
Rating - 8/10 I was extremely lucky enough to be chosen for a book club on Instagram - @mystery.book.club This is my first ever book club...
Chrissy's Books
- Jan 30, 2021
- 6 min
One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite & Maritza Moulite
Rating - 10/10 The young adult books these days that are coming out are just spectacular! Will you just please take a long hard look at...
Chrissy's Books
- Dec 20, 2020
- 5 min
Big Girl, Small Town by Michelle Gallen
Rating - 7/10 This is one of those books where once I saw the cover, I thought that it looked like such a sweet read! I liked the gingham...
Chrissy's Books
- Aug 30, 2020
- 4 min
Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center
Rating- 8/10 I would love to give a huge thanks to St Martin’s Publishing Group for sending me an advanced review copy of this gorgeous...
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 29, 2020
- 4 min
More Than Maybe by Erin Hahn | Blog Tour
Rating 8/10 Whoop Whoop! I love that I’m a part of this super awesome blog tour for Erin Hahn’s latest book More Than Maybe. A huge shout...
Chrissy's Books
- Jul 20, 2020
- 4 min
South of the Buttonwood Tree by Heather Webber
Rating 6/10 I would love to thank Forge Books for providing me with an advanced review copy of this darling read. This book came out on...
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
- Jul 6, 2020
- 5 min
The Dilemma by B.A. Paris
Rating 7/10 I would like to first of all thank St. Martin’s Press for providing me with an advance review copy of this book! This is now...
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 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
- May 28, 2020
- 4 min
The Summer of Impossible Things by Rowan Coleman
Rating - 8/10 I would like to thank my dear friend Nicole, a fellow book-lover who runs quite a fabulous podcast (Podcast-Shelf Life),...
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