Hi, friends! Thanks for joining me today; I’m so glad you’re here 💙. Today I’m sharing my review of Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark. Ring Shout features a masterful blend of historical fiction and real-life horror, as well as important themes that are as relevant in the story’s 1922 setting as they are today. With all that, it’s easy to see why this book won Best Novella at the 2021 Nebula Awards.
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⭐ Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro ⭐ Book Review
Hi, friends! Thanks for joining me today; I’m so glad you’re here 💙. Today I’m sharing my review of Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2005 novel: Never Let Me Go. I didn’t really love this one, and I was hesitant to write a mostly negative review, but it ended up being an interesting case study, and I’m really proud of how this review turned out. So, let’s talk about it, shall we?
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⭐ Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge ⭐ Book Review
Hi, friends! Thanks for joining me today; I’m so glad you’re here 💙. Today I’m talking about Reni Eddo-Lodge’s 2017 debut: Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race. Don’t let its provocative title fool you; this is an incredibly thorough, well-researched, and rational address to anti-racist BIPOC and non-marginalized allies alike.
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⭐ Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates ⭐ Book Review
Hi, friends! Thanks for joining me today; I’m so glad you’re here 💙. Today I’m sharing my review of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s book, Between the World and Me. Undoubtedly heartfelt and profoundly introspective, Coates attempts to answer the question: what does it mean to inhabit a Black body, and how does one reckon with all that that entails?
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⭐ The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin ⭐ Book Review
Hi, friends! Thanks for joining me today; I’m so glad you’re here 💙. Today I’m sharing my review of my favorite book of 2020: The Fifth Season. This is the first book in N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy. It contains multiple POVs, several timelines, and a diverse cast of characters, telling a visceral tale of losing, finding, and forging yourself through fire.
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