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Pride and Joy by Louisa Onomé

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4.0

Rob turns slowly, just in time to catch his mom in the doorway, hovering dangerously close. “Uh… um.” He clears his throat. “Mom?”
“What’s this about Ghana?” his mom asks again, this time looking at Alice. “Why would you be talking about Ghana on this Saturday? Everybody knows we are Nigerians.”
Marriage of a Thousand Lies by SJ Sindu

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4.0

. A year later Amma and Appa had me, so that I could walk in the shadows that Tabu’s wrinkled little body never cast. 
Lazaretto by Diane McKinney-Whetstone

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 28%.
i found only 1 story line interesting and that is not enough to continue with it...

also, reading the Blanche White Mystery series by Barbara Neely really set the different standards for me. the way Blanche talks about the yt ppl she works for was so groundbreaking and REAL AF, that i can't accept an author writing about Black ppl in service of yts any being so 'devoted' to them. 
Black Foam by Haji Jabir

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5