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Continue reading →: Seven Days in Juneby: Tia WilliamsPublished: Jun 1, 2021Genre: Romance, Fiction, Contemporary336 Pages, Audio Book (HH:MM) 10:32GoodReads Link Young struggle love, turns into adult struggle love. I hate this idea that we all have to be damaged in order to deserve love. Young Eva and young Shane were not right for each other,…
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Continue reading →: The Other Black Girlby: Zakiya Dalila HarrisPublished: Jun 1, 2021Genre: Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Contemporary357 Pages, Audio Book (HH:MM) 13:33GoodReads Link Was not a fan. I wanted this to be much more sinister than it was. This is a sci-fi book, masquerading as a thriller. The idea of #BlackGirlMagic is cool, but this story…
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Continue reading →: Black Girls Must Die Exhaustedby: Jayne AllenPublished: Sep 6, 2018Genre: Fiction, Contemporary, Adult350 Pages, E-BookGoodReads Link This book gave, Being Mary Jane and I do not mean that as a compliment. For all the things that I disliked about that TV show, I dislike it in book form as well. Tabitha is all of…
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Continue reading →: A Promised LandBarack Obama’s biography is a lengthy read that took two months to finish. While it has some insightful moments about his early life, there are parts that feel like info overload. I appreciate his honesty and how he names everyone who’s crossed his path. If you’re up for it, give…
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Continue reading →: The Last Thing He Told Meby: Laura DavePublished: May 4, 2021Genre: Mystery, Fiction, Suspense320 Pages, AudioBook via Audible (HH:MM) 08:49GoodReads Link Hannah is running around, state to state, trying to find answers about why her *new* husband has run off in the face of a federal case against his start-up company. She is also now…
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Continue reading →: The Hunting Wivesby: May CobbPublished: May 18, 2021Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Fiction356 Pages, AudioBook from AudibleGoodReads Link There are no likable characters. Sophie is running behind Margot as if she is the bees-knees. These grown women with their social hierarchy burns me up because didn’t your mother tell you; “If Margot abuses a…
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Continue reading →: The Kindest Lieby: Nancy JohnsonPublished: Feb 2, 2021Genre: Contemporary, Race, Fiction336 Pages, AudioBook from AudibleGoodReads Link GoodReads Synopsis: It’s 2008, and the inauguration of President Barack Obama ushers in a new kind of hope. In Chicago, Ruth Tuttle, an Ivy-League educated Black engineer, is married to a kind and successful man. He’s…
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Continue reading →: The Proposalby: Jasmine GuilloryPublished: Oct 30, 2018Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Fiction325 Pages, Audiobook from AudibleGoodReads Link Sure. Girl meets guy – handsome, successful, educated, doctor guy – girl likes guy; girl and guy live happily ever after. Guillory is going to give you a love story all tied up with a pretty…
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Continue reading →: The Vanishing Halfby: Brit BennettPublished: Jun 2, 2020Genre: Fiction, Contemporary343 Pages, E-BookGoodReads Link This book snatched my (hypothetical) wig off. I enjoyed the historical context of passé blanc because I don’t feel like it gets mentioned much. There was a time when it was common for French Creoles and even, Native Americans…
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Continue reading →: The Survivorsby: Jane HarperPublished: Sept 22, 2020Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Fiction384 Pages, Hardback from Book of the MonthGoodReads Link The story picks up after a heated town hall but overall, the ending was underwhelming. I wish Harper had focused more on the thin line of grief-stricken parents, that she wove through the…
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