Review: Sista Sister
THE PLOT: Sista Sister by Candice Brathwaite is a compilation of personal essays. Written for black girls, the book covers all the things Candice wishes someone had talked to her about when she was growing up in South London. The book … Continue reading Review: Sista Sister
Review: Passing
THE PLOT: Passing by Nella Larsen is a short novel about two light-skinned women in 1920’s New York. Irene has an enviable life. She and her husband, a prominent physician in the Black community, share a comfortable Harlem town house with … Continue reading Review: Passing
Review: Genesis Begins Again
THE PLOT: Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams is a middle-grade novel about a 13-year-old girl from Detroit. There are ninety-six reasons why Genesis dislikes herself. She knows because she keeps a list. Like #95: Because her skin is … Continue reading Review: Genesis Begins Again
Review: The Bluest Eye
THE PLOT: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison is about a young girl called Pecola whose life is full of trauma. She’s poor, her daddy is an alcoholic and her mother cares more about the white girl she’s paid to … Continue reading Review: The Bluest Eye
Review: Anna of Kleve
THE PLOT: Anna of Kleve: Queen of Secrets is the fourth book in the ‘Six Tudor Queens’ series by Alison Weir. Starting with Anna’s life as a princess in the German duchy of Kleve, it follows her short-lived marriage to … Continue reading Review: Anna of Kleve
Review: Ace of Spades
THE PLOT: Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé is a young-adult thriller about black teenagers at an elite school. At the start of their senior year both Chiamaka and Devon are focussed on their futures. Chiamaka is the most popular girl … Continue reading Review: Ace of Spades
Review: Lore
THE PLOT: Lore by Alexandra Bracken is a fantasy novel based on Ancient Greek mythology and set in modern-day New York. Zeus has punished the Gods – every seven years, they are mortal for seven days. During this time, the descendants … Continue reading Review: Lore
Review: Real Life
THE PLOT: Real Life by Brandon Taylor is about a post-grad scientist at university in the mid-west. Wallace has left his past behind in Alabama. Receiving a grant to study science has been his way out of the hot, sticky trauma … Continue reading Review: Real Life
Review: Moonbath
THE PLOT: Moonbath by Yanick Lahens is a family saga set in Haiti. Starting with a young girl washed up on a beach, it goes back in time to her great-grandfather and tells the story of her poor village community. The … Continue reading Review: Moonbath
Review: The Last Warner Woman
THE PLOT: The Last Warner Woman by Kei Miller is about a Christian Revivalist in Jamaica. Adamine Bustamante has the gift of warning. Floods, earthquakes and disasters; the spirit of God and Papa Legba helps her foresee them all, and invokes … Continue reading Review: The Last Warner Woman
