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4-5 Star 🌟 Books Recommendations 📚 and 📚 Bookish Accessories
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items just a bookworm sharing some of her fave bookish things • reading Black, Indigenous and Caribbean
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Spiritual Wellness Book Recs 🔮
Bookish Accessories and Gifts
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A few of my favorite reads spanning various genres
Using the wisdom of Mexican folklore, Monstrilio follows a family grieving the death of their 11 year old son, Santiago. We follow the family as they journey through each stage of grief. This book kept me locked in from the very first page. Well writ...
Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova
This book explores the changing dynamics in friendships. We meet Remy and Simone as they are navigating what it means to find yourself while still being apart of community. I love the exploration of platonic relationships between women in this book.
Love by the Book by Jessica George
A heartfelt story about a young woman on a journey of self rediscovery navigating familial obligations, romance, identity, career changes and more. One of my fave reads this year.
Maame by Jessica George
Read because of booktok and absolutely loved it!
Honey and Spice: A Novel
10/10 for this book!
The Reformatory: A Novel
A story about gentrification … but make it a thriller. The real thriller is all the real facts that this story was based on. A must read!
When No One Is Watching: A Thriller
One of the three books that got me back into reading! This story is honest, gripping and so relatable. The story of a divorced couple finding their way back to each other while navigating familial struggles and grief.
Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
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My second fave is the Skyland series. A raw and real romance with a side of spice!
Can't Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan
Book 2 in the Skyland series. Follows Soledad as she rebuilds herself after a traumatic relationship. Beautiful story of finding yourself while also finding new love and success!
This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan
My favorite of the Curve series. If you're looking for something sweet but with a whole lotta spice, this one is for you!
Big Girl Blitz (Curve #3) by Danielle Allen
A top read for 2025!!! Absolutely loved this second chance romance.
A sequel to Honey & Spice
Sweet Heat by Bolu Babalola
Caribbean Book Recs 🌴
A few of my fave books written by Caribbean authors
Written by Puerto Rican-Dominican author, Natalie Guerrero, this book follows Xiomara as she's learning to redefine her dreams following the death of her sister. This book was raw, emotional and (to me) a true depiction of what grief can look like.
My Train Leaves at Three by Natalie Guerrero
Written by renowned Jamaican author, Marlon James, this book follows the lives of enslaved women in 1800s Jamaica as they are on the brink of planning a revolt. This book humanizes the women in a way that's raw, unnerving and heartbreaking. There's t...
The Book of Night Women by Marlon James
A story of two young women navigating their changing relationship during one of the most difficult political times in Jamaicas history.
Genre • Historical Fiction, Romance
Songs Of Irie by Asha Ashanti Bromfield
Written by Bajan-Canadian author, Jasmine Sealy, The Island of Forgetting is an intergenerational contemporary fiction. It follows 3 generations of a family as the navigate familial relationship, identity, grief and more. 🇧🇧
The Island of Forgetting by Jasmine Sealy
The story of a young Guyanese 🇬🇾 girl sent to America with the promise of a better life and tasked with making enough money to pay the family debt and bring the entire family to the States. A heart wrenching book but necessary and beautifully writt...
A Girl Within a Girl Within a Girl: Novel
A series of stories detailing the diverse lives of Haitian people. 🇭🇹
Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat
The story of an older Dominican 🇩🇴 woman who has lost her job due to the recession. For assistance with finding a new job, Cara must attend a series of therapy type sessions. During these sessions, Cara recounts moments that have transformed her li...
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water: A Novel
This story follows Kara, a young first generation Jamaican-Canadian 🇯🇲 as she navigates what it means to be Jamaican and a first generation Canadian. She navigates understanding herself, her culture and her personal identity.
Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta
An anthology of what it means to be Jamaican. A diverse set of stories of Jamaicans back home on the island and living abroad. 🇯🇲
How to Love a Jamaican: Stories by Alexia Arthurs
Written by Queer, Jamaican author, this book follows Patsy, a woman who migrants to NYC and is navigating sexual identity, a mother daughter relationship and so much more. A Top Read of 2025
Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn
Margot has had an extremely tough life, largely due to the relationship with her mother, Delores. She is determined for her younger sister, Thandi to have a different experience. This story follows all three ladies as they navigate their personal str...
Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn
This book follows Connie, a migrant from Jamaica and Daphne, a first generation British-Jamaica as they navigate their relationship over 10+ years. This book also explores the racial tensions of England in the 1980's and 90's
Jamaica Road: A Novel by Lisa Smith
Spiritual Wellness Book Recs 🔮
my fave picks for spiritual wellness
A guided journey of sacred wombman-hood !
Sacred Woman: A Guide to Healing the Feminine Body, Mind, and Spirit
Malidoma on your bookshelf is a must! A powerful and insightful book.
Ritual: Power, Healing and Community
Learning from this Goddess was an absolute joy. Highly recommend this book for anyone looking to start their herbalism journey while centering Afro-Indigenous practices. 🇬🇾
Art & Practice of Spiritual Herbalism: Transform, Heal, and Remember with the Power of Plants and Ancestral Medicine by Empress Karen Rose
🇬🇾 Looking to learn more about the divine feminine energy hailing from the Caribbean and Africa … then this book is a beautiful starting point. It's filled with tons of stories about different Goddesses and rituals to honor them and yourself.
African Goddess Initiation
Bookish Accessories and Gifts
ways to enhance (and enjoy) your reading journey
A book light is a readers bestfriend! Especially if you’re anything like me and neeeeddd to read before bed lol
Best Book Light - Compact, Quality, Budget
I’m more of a tea and books girl but coffee and books is a close second!
Coffee & Books Sweatshirt | Gifts For Book Lovers
No seriously … how cahute is this oversized cozy sweater?
“Sorry I’m Booked” Bookworm Embroidered Sweatshirt | Gifts For Your Favorite Bookish Boo
One word … OBSESSED
Tea & Books Sweatshirt
customisable daily tote bag! can you have too many totes?
“Might Be Books, Might be Snacks” Tote Bag: Daily Cotton Canvas Bag For Book Lovers
Okayyy! Who else loved Lizzie McGuire growing up? This sticker is a must have for my kindle!
“y2k” Lizzie McGuire sticker for the Millennial book reader
Love this sleeve! Perfect for protecting you books and kindle!
Book / Kindle Sleeve ~ “Buy Me Books & Tell Me I’m Pretty”
How cahuteee?!?! Perfect bookish tote
Book Lover Canvas Bag
My favoriteee top right now! Amazing quality and I always reach for it when I’m going on bookish dates 🥰
JJXX show me your books baby t-shirt in black