I received an ARC of Willow Born through NetGalley. I requested this ARC because the blurb was awesome and I was quite in love with the cover as well. But seriously, mostly because of the blurb, because it totally won me. Willow is catapulted into the present time, and realises that she comes from a…… Continue reading ARC Review: Willow Born – Shanna Miles
I chose to read Plastic Wings because I thought the blurb was interesting. It’s the first book of a series. Evie finds a boy in the forest: a dark angel. Years later, when she’s a teenager, she comes across these angels again. This time though, they have started to attack humans. She is torn between feeling compassion…… Continue reading Review: Plastic Wings – C. T. Callahan
I had had The Book of Negroes on my TBR for quite some time before I finally read it. I seriously regret not reading it sooner, because I can totally recommend it. Aminata Diallo is kidnapped from her home somewhere in West Africa and taken to America, where she is forced to work as a…… Continue reading Review: The Book of Negroes – Lawrence Hill
I was very unsure whether I would enjoy City of Strife or not, because it’s described as a political fantasy. Thus, I thought it would be a really boring and dry story. HOWEVER, it’s amazing. After reading this book, my first thought was: when does the sequel come out? I decided to read this book…… Continue reading Review: City of Strife – Claudie Arseneault
The Blazing Star combines time traveling and Ancient Egypt. I thought this was a fascinating premise. It’s an #ownvoices book. Portia, the overlooked twin, time travels to Ancient Egypt with two other people and tries to get back in to her time. She discovers her links to Egypt and that she is being stalked by…… Continue reading Review: The Blazing Star – Imani Josey
I’d been meaning to read Deutschland Schwarz Weiss for quite some time. I’d seen it at a friend’s place and had skimmed through it. Deutschland Schwarz Weiss (Eng.: Germany Black White), subtitle der alltägliche Rassismus (Eng.: the daily racism) is as the title implies a book about the racism that black people experience on a daily…… Continue reading Review: Deutschland Schwarz Weiss – Noah Sow
Last month was Black History Month and Kindred is one of the two books written by African American authors that I had decided to read. Dana is suddenly transported into the past and into a different state. She has to save a drowning white boy. She keeps being transported back into the past, where there…… Continue reading Review: Kindred – Octavia E. Butler
My blog focusses on diverse books, so quite obviously I’ve fallen in love with this blog meme. Check out #DiversityThursday on Twitter and other social media to stay up-to-date with diverse books. For a detailed explanation about Diversity Spotlight Thursday, look up the host’s (Aimal) introductory blog post: Blog Meme Announcement: Diversity Spotlight Thursday. Meme summary:…… Continue reading Diversity Spotlight Thursday #3
I just love a good cover. I know I shouldn’t judge by the cover but it’s stunning.
One of the stories follows an African American woman, so that story is #ownvoices.
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