2021 Books and Tea Reading Challenge - hosted by northernplunder

A Fresh Look
a new to you diverse read.

a ‘diverse’ book as a book that is written by an author with a marginalised identity – this can include being a person of colour and/or indigenous, disabled, LGBTQIA+ and/or gender diverse, or intersections of these identities – about characters with marginalised identities. Books by cis, heterosexual, able-bodied, white women will not be considered ‘diverse books’. In addition, books by a white author about a character with a marginalised identity are not considered ‘diverse books’.
(thank you CW for this perfect explanation)

All books added
The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco

The Bone Witch

The Bone Witch #1

Rin Chupeco

425 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
The Dyke and the Dybbuk by Ellen Galford

The Dyke and the Dybbuk

Ellen Galford

248 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous funny medium-paced
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

My Sister, the Serial Killer

Oyinkan Braithwaite

223 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary crime thriller dark tense fast-paced
The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis

The Good Luck Girls

The Good Luck Girls #1

Charlotte Nicole Davis

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

The Black Flamingo

Dean Atta

360 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ poetry young adult emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
Bridge of Souls by V.E. Schwab

Bridge of Souls

Cassidy Blake #3

V.E. Schwab

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous fast-paced
Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Race to the Sun

Rebecca Roanhorse

399 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The African Trilogy: Things Fall Apart / No Longer at Ease / Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe

The African Trilogy: Things Fall Apart / No Longer at Ease / Arrow of God

The African Trilogy #1-3

Chinua Achebe

536 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging reflective slow-paced
A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix by C.B. Lee

A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix

Remixed Classics #1

C.B. Lee

432 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous medium-paced
Add Magic to Taste by Willa Blythe, Florence Vale, Beth Lumen, Lex T. Lindsay, Jessica Black, I.A. Ashcroft, T.S. Knight, Tris Lawrence, Theresa Alef, A.L. Heard, Shea Sullivan, Maggie Page, Kristi Mae, Jo Mathieson, Em Rowntree, Alex Ransom, Nina Waters, Puck Malamud, Scarlett Gale, Lacey Hays, A. Reilly

Add Magic to Taste

Willa Blythe, Florence Vale, Beth Lumen, Lex T. Lindsay, Jessica Black, I.A. Ashcroft, T.S. Knight, Tris Lawrence, Theresa Alef, A.L. Heard, Shea Sullivan, Maggie Page, Kristi Mae, Jo Mathieson, Em Rowntree, Alex Ransom, Nina Waters, Puck Malamud, Scarlett Gale, Lacey Hays, A. Reilly

306 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary fantasy lgbtqia+ short stories emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced