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12 reviews

Black Women Writers at Work by Claudia Tate

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

CANONICAL. A must read for anyone who cares about the contributions of Black American Women to world literature. 

Passing Strange by Ellen Klages

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I have my reservations about how Helen Young is written vs the other characters but aside from that I loved this book and its central love story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment

Zami: A New Spelling of My Name: A Biomythography by Audre Lorde

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

5.0

Love Audre Lorde even more now after reading her time-bending “biomythography” 10/10 recommend! 

D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A PERFECT LESBIAN ROMANCE. OBSESSED. I WANT A SEQUEL.

A Little Kissing Between Friends by Chencia C. Higgins

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.5

Carefree Black Girls: A Celebration of Black Women in Pop Culture by Zeba Blay

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Perfect.

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.5

Redundant in some chapters but informative & inspiring nonetheless. 

Cosmoknights: Book One by Hannah Templer

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

LOVED THIS

Wild Things by Laura Kay

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A fun, cutesy, sapphic summer read. Rolled my eyes a lot but also laughed a lot. 

Can't Resist Her by Kianna Alexander

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

3.0

Underwhelming plot. Sometimes the dialogue was downright silly. But over all a cute & quick read. 10/10 on the sex scenes which were believably steamy w/out being ridiculous. I found one of the protagonists to be more likeable than the other but I appreciated the genuine chemistry built between both Aiko & Summer. The cast of endearing supporting characters in their community helped make-up for uneven character development between the protagonists. The book made me want to visit Austin & I appreciated the time taken in fleshing out the city’s vibe.