So, I've been seriously lacking in marking off some of the POPSUGAR challenge prompts. I literally marked off three. By May I should have marked off five more, baby steps, but it's still slow going. If you would like to vote on what I read&review next check out my challenge list here: POPSUGAR Reading Challenge I … Continue reading May Reads & POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
The Hate U Give by: Angie Thomas G: Contemporary, Fiction, Realistic Fiction Start: 11.July.2018 Finish: 15.July.2018 Goodreads Reading Challenge: 37 out of 50 So, fifty pages in I'm tearing up. I knew that there was a death early on, it's what the book is partially about, but I wasn't ready. The imagery of this scene...I have … Continue reading “Do you wish you killed me too?”
Middle Passage by: Charles Johnson G: Historical Fiction, African American Start: 30.June.2018 Finish: 11.July.2018 Goodreads Reading Challenge: 36 out of 50 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: A Novel Based on a Real Person (Bent this one a bit, not based on one person but people) Reading slave narratives or just reading about that time in general is always … Continue reading Slave Trade
The Bluest Eye by: Toni Morrison G:Fiction, Classics, Literary Fiction, Literature, Historical Fiction, African American Start: 29.June.2018 Finish: 6.July.2018 Goodreads Reading Challenge: 35 out of 50 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: A Book with your Favorite Color in the Title Morrison's work isn't for everybody. It's complex and riddled with double meanings. When reading I had to … Continue reading Black is Beautiful
Scrappy Little Nobody by: Anna Kendrick G: Memoir Start: 25.June.2018 Finish: 30.June.2018 Goodreads Reading Challenge: 34 out of 50 When I went into this book I was expecting loads of laughs and I wasn't disappointed. Kendrick is hilarious and her stories are told in a way that makes them easy to visualize. You get the sense … Continue reading Tell me your Secrets
So, time for some exciting news!😁🙌🏽🙌🏽 I am working on releasing a sci-fi novella this November (hopefully). It features daring adventure, a kick ass female protagonist (who just so happens to be an orphan from unknown origins🧐🤔), warring families, forbidden love of said families, a post apocalyptic world with only two races left (and there's … Continue reading Top Secret Sneak Peak🤫🤫🤭🤭🤫
Circe by: Madeline Miller G:Mythology, Fantasy, Historical Fiction Start: 18. June. 2018 Finish 28. June. 2018 Goodreads Reading Challenge: 33 out of 50 I love Greek mythology, although some of the Roman mythology names are better, but I wasn't too familiar with Circe's story outside of Odysseus. From some light Googling I found out about her … Continue reading Heavy is the Head
Hello All, For those of you who like my poetry I have a book of poems on Amazon of my older selected works. It is titled "An Inside View," and it is available for $2.99 on Amazon as a kindle book and it's free with Kindle unlimited. If you are at all interested just click … Continue reading Book of Poems
