The 2023 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge - hosted by lipglossmaffia

A Book Set In The Caribbean/By A Caribbean Author
 The nations include; Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, The Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands.
 Authors in the diaspora are valid entries. 
All books added
One Week in Paradise by Anise Starre

One Week in Paradise

Flights and Feelings #1

Anise Starre

222 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction romance funny lighthearted fast-paced
Black Cake: The No 2 New York Times Bestseller by Charmaine Wilkerson

Black Cake: The No 2 New York Times Bestseller

Charmaine Wilkerson

432 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand

Winter in Paradise

Paradise #1

Elin Hilderbrand

10 hours, 12 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction mystery emotional informative tense medium-paced
Island Queen by Vanessa Riley

Island Queen

Vanessa Riley

592 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative medium-paced
How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

How to Say Babylon

Safiya Sinclair

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction feminism memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

Black Leopard, Red Wolf

The Dark Star Trilogy #1

Marlon James

24 hours, 2 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
Pao by Kerry Young

Pao

Kerry Young

288 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
The Bridge of Beyond by Simone Schwarz-Bart

The Bridge of Beyond

Simone Schwarz-Bart

272 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks

Fire Rush

Jacqueline Crooks

340 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Coming to England: Picture Book Edition by Floella Benjamin

Coming to England: Picture Book Edition

Floella Benjamin

32 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography childrens emotional informative inspiring medium-paced