A review by tessadehart
A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope by Patrice Caldwell

5.0

This book is a beautiful collection of stories!! Each story has some sort of sci-fi or fantasy element to it, creating endless possibilities. Some are based on mythology, some history, and some are just creations of their author! As with any anthology, there were a couple stories that I didn’t connect to as much, but I would honestly give any of these stories another read and there were several that I think I will was to turn to again and again.
This anthology’s focus is to center black girls in stories with fantastical stories, and I couldn’t have imagined anything better! There is so much variety, I think anyone could find a story in here that resonates with them!
I highly recommend!! Especially if you love or are interested in exploring fantasy or sci-fi!