Hey everyone! 👋🏽 I posted a video update on what I plan to read for the month of July. I feel a lot more motivated this month than I did last month and I’m looking forward to getting a lot of reading done. With reading I’ll also be participating in camp nanowrimo again so I’ll be busy but I’m looking forward to it. 😊
Let me know what you’re reading in July? Or if you’re participating in any readathons.
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Xoxo Nikki🤎
This story is about a young girl named Harper and she is basically struggling with her identity. She is fighting by trying to figure out what race she really belongs to, black or white. She is being bullied in school because she is mixed raced and overall she is going through the motions of trying to know her family more and herself.
Although I understood the message this story was trying to make. I would had liked it more if the author took time for more details. The story was short and was very rushed. There was a lot of things I wanted to know more about like how did Bea pass away? Did Harper ever connect with her father? Why was Haper’s father not in her life? It was a nice short story I think I just wanted more from it and more of a backstory with details. Just because it was so rushed especially at the end.
Rating: 2 ⭐
Click here for synopsis for BARK
***I would like to thank netgalley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this book for an honest review***
This is a collection of poems that are centered around hip-hop, and how it influenced the author growing up. There are lots of poems about how it is being black growing up in an inner city. The author talks about the crime against black boys and black men and how the jail cell is where most will end up, due to how our society is today.
As a black woman myself reading this gave me a big insight on the constant trouble that my community is still facing today. I mostly fear for black men and black boys. I feel like they have it hard because our society and the media depicts them as dangerous, uneducated and violent and that’s not case.
As a mother to a young black boy I would like him to read this when he is older. This collection of poems has a great message and it keeps you thinking long after you’ve read it. I enjoyed it and I do see myself re reading it in the future.
Rating: 5 ⭐
Click here for synopsis of PECULIAR PEOPLE
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Yesterday I posted a short video of the books I’m currently reading at the moment. I have to say I’m enjoying all of them and most are keeping my attention. Check out my video above to see what I’m reading. Also share what you’re reading?
My thoughts/ review:
This is a really cute uplifting children’s book about a little girl named Rainbow and how she one day doesn’t like her name because she keeps getting teased at school. Her mom helps her change her mind about her name and helps her to love the name she was given. This book was done really well I loved illustrations and how colorful and bright they were. I believe this book can help young children with self esteem issues as well as self love. I think young children need more books like this, especially when the media is telling young kids to be and act a certain way instead of learning to love themselves.
Rating: 4.75 ⭐
*I would like to thank netgalley, the publisher, and the author for allowing me to read this book for my honest review**
My thoughts / review:
This is a collection of poetry that is yet powerful but is much needed. Ebony Stewart talked about being a black woman especially an “around the way girl” she spoke about growing up and sex, as well LGBTQ. There was so much the author talked about I felt she was talking to me directly as if we were good friends. Mostly everything I could relate to.
The author spoke from her heart and soul. And I believe as a reader I felt her words. This collection is something I will be re-reading many times over It was that good. Although I feel a lot of black women will understand where the author is coming from and can relate to it the most, just about anyone can read this collection of poetry and get a feel and true understanding of what Ebony Stewart went through and has faced.
Overall I absolutely loved this! *Thank you to Netgally, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read and review this book for my own honest opinion*
Rating: 5🌟