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My favorite book recs
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items These are books that I have read and ABSOLUTELY LOVE!!!! These books allow me to escape into their world and dream and make new friends. They make me laugh, make me mad, make me say Awww. They romanticize life in away that is comforting.
The intrigue! It’s debutantes and legacy with females as the heir mixed with magic and 1st love and mystery. Love that the main character is a black girl who learning and discovering all parts of herself.
House of Marionne (House of Marionne #1) by J. Elle, Paperback
So the movie does not do this book justice. A girl who lives up until she is 17 for each of her lifetimes and now she is living beyond and everyone is wondering what is happening. If you love stories about Angels and Angels living among us and good v...
Fallen (Fallen, #1) by Lauren Kate
I absolutely love Storm . . . maybe because she is the only black girl of the X-Men so when I heard that a Black Woman was writing her origin story, I had to get it. This book introduces you to Storm in the most genuine way. There were moments where ...
Storm: Dawn of a Goddess by Tiffany D. Jackson
I love that this book features a black boy and that the book is unapologetically black and Southern. The twists and turns that you don’t expect. The connection to family and legacy. And love that he goes to a magical HBCU. Black Harry Potter. Black P...
Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams
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This is the 2nd book in the House of Marionne series and the twists and turns this book takes. Quell learning more about herself and the heat between her and Jordan and we meet new characters as well. A must read.
Shadows of Perl (House of Marionne)
I love this whole series! This book has a back girl female character who embraces all of her blackness and ends up in a magical world stemmed from looking for answers after a traumatic event. It brings in the stories of King Arthur's Court in a moder...
Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle) - Tracy Deonn
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This one continues the story of Bree in this new world that she knows she is truly apart of. The story dives deeper into King Arthur's Court but it also brings in the history of slavery in a way that is truthful but not in your face. Bree is still di...
Bloodmarked (B&N Exclusive Edition) by Tracy Deonn, Paperback
Let me be clear. This is not the end of the series. Tracy Deonn continues the story where all you want to do is see how this finishes. What happened to Sel? What happened Nick? What happened to Bree? And we get all of those answers. But that ending ....
Oathbound (Signed B&N Exclusive Edition) by Tracy Deonn, Hardcover
If you love the Bridgeton series then you have to read the book. This one is the story of Colin and Penelope and is so much better than what we saw in the series. We get the slow burn and all of the spice and of course, Whistledown. This one is my fa...
Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgerton #4)
If you love Bridgeton on Netflix and want more KatThony then this is the book for you. You get all of the spice and tension and slow burn in the Netflix series in the book but way more. You get way more of their story and fall in love with them even ...
The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgerton Bk 2)
Love this book. The twists. The turns. The truth. Black female being chosen over and over again. No she ain’t weak. She has her moments that will annoy you but she like 18/19 so it makes complete sense you know. This book will keep you guessing tryin...
Blood Moon (Blood Chronicles, 1) by Lewis
This is the continuation of the first one with the war with the fire nation. I love how all of the nations came together. I love how the love story is part of the storyline but it doesn’t stop or hinder the story. There is redemption. This book will ...
Warring Tides (The Elemental Arrangement Book 2)
If you love ATLA and wanted Katara and Zuko to be together this book explores what that would look like but with an arranged marriage. Do they fall in love? Will he save her from her father? Will she escape?
Broken Flames (The Elemental Arrangement 1)