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Explores many themes including womanhood, love, friendship and so much more! The equivalent to the comfort of being in your living room, this book is a safe space.
Rootless: The Heartbreaking Literary Debut
Page turning, mysterious and calculated. A must read if you like being on the edge of your seat! Explores themes of love and betrayal.
The List: Instant Sunday Times Bestseller
Fantasy, love and aspirational. A truly heart warming book exploring themes of dream aspirations, love and a touch of fantasy.
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams
Cheeky, Melancholy and Heart wrenching. Teenage romance exploring many mature themes.
Binding 13: Epic Emotional Addictive Romance
Emotional, Sweet and inspirational. Part of the 13 series. A beautiful love story.
Keeping 13: Epic Emotional Addictive Romance
Piercing, agonising and soul crushing. Every page is like watching a movie screen. Explores modern themes.
Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
Black British Romance. Touches all the right parts in your heart. Beautiful.
Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola
Flowing, unstoppable and endless. Realistic perception of love. Amazing.
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
Soul crushing, witty and fond. Three different perceptions of love written beautifully and lyrically.
Love After Love: 2020 Costa First Novel Winner
Touches the hearts of young black girls. Resonant, timely and heartfelt.
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
Intense, gritty and haunting👀 The show on Disney+ got me reading this, also a good watch.
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Top 2 Colleen Hoover books. Psychologically fascinating. A MUST read!
Verity: The Thriller That Captures Your Heart
Lyrically beautiful. Emotionally driven.
It Ends With Us: #1 Sunday Times Bestseller
Relatable, dooming and quintessential. Definitely a page turner for my Brits and everyone who loves Black British culture.
Queenie: British Book Awards Book of the Year
A beautiful and raw exploration of mature themes. Gut wrenching, relatable and soul piercing. A fantastic read.
The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré
An excellent book exploring themes of traumatic mother daughter relationships. Captivating in its honesty and humour.
Burnt Sugar: Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2020
Lyrically beautiful. A love story exploring the dynamics of different life relationships.
Small Worlds - Caleb Azumah Nelson
A thrilling book!!!!! Every page irresistible. A very strong recommendation from me. If you need a gripping psychological thriller, this is the next read for you!
The Housemaid: Addictive Psychological Thriller
A beautiful, rich and historical book that uncovers the lives of different women in the UK. Explores culture, femininity and everything in between in a unique writing style. Had to warm up to it at first, but no regrets thereafter! Totally recommend
Girl, Woman, Other: Booker Prize 2019 Winner
A book full of Kuwaiti, Filipino, and religious culture. A fictional story following a young boy navigating his complex identity. My first time reading Arab literature and I can’t say I won’t be back for more. A sure recommendation from me.
The Bamboo Stalk
Amazing piece of auto fiction! Will have you reading until the very end once you pick up. Indulges into themes of British colonialism, racism, British culture, women etc. Explores complex topics in a digestable and humourous tone. If you’re looking f...
Assembly: Natasha Brown
Outside of my usual genre! But read the book as part of my reading for university. Not usually into horror but I will tell you this is the one to pick up! Gripping and suspenseful and not too gory. Trust me!
Greyfriars Reformatory (Fiction Without Frontiers)
Powerful depiction of the struggle of apartheid through the 20th century decades. Short auto fiction stories grasping the true realities of the different races and people’s experiences. If you want to learn about the history of apartheid through fict...
Out of Bounds: Stories of Conflict and Hope
Inspiring and motivating memoir from the critically acclaimed Mrs Evaristo. Has really encouraged me in my own writing journey. Details the author’s life in various segments and how these experiences have all related to her writing career.
Manifesto: A Radically Honest Inspirational Memoir
A stunning psychological thriller. Plot twist was amazing, gripping narratives, engaging plot. Amazing break from my usual romances🤭
The Girl on the Train : Hawkins, Paula
A stunning novel with a twist in conventional point of view and voice. A comedic family drama with layered undertones ready to blow your socks off. Not my usual read but I loved it. A page turner for real.
The Bee Sting: Comedy Meets Tragedy - Booker Prize Shortlisted
Incredible read. Suspenseful and fascinating thriller. Explores the complicated relationship between therapist and patient. Thriller is slowly becoming a new favourite genre….
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
A novel in verse (poetry narrative) story about a Dominican Catholic teenage girl navigating family struggles, religion, self expression, and femininity. A page turner that ignites all the emotions in the reader. Emotional, heartbreaking, gripping, l...
The Poet X: Classic YA Novel in Verse (13+)
A very culturally rich novel! Very insightful into the Bangladeshi Muslim culture. A steady paced story exploring the life of a young Bangladeshi woman who moves to East London in marriage to her new husband. Explored her struggles, her day to day li...
Brick Lane: A Novel - Ali, Monica: Books
Speechless. That’s all i can say. Such a moving piece of poetry. I know that when i watch it i won’t be disappointed. A play about a group of black girls in 20th century America going through intertwined struggles. The intersectionality of their live...
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