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Synopsis: It wasn’t until she held his remains that she knew she was in big trouble. Indigo Lewis is counting down the days until high school graduation. As editor of the high school newspaper, she's put in her time and hopes it's enough to get her away from her troubled family life. Her father is… Continue reading Book Review: Forty-Two Minutes by Janay Harden

Synopsis: The Haunting of Hill House meets Get Out in this chilling YA psychological thriller and modern take on the classic haunted house story from New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson! Marigold is running from ghosts. The phantoms of her old life keep haunting her, but a move with her newly blended family from their small California beach town… Continue reading Book Review: White Smoke by Tiffany Jackson

Synopsis: For fans of Sorry to Bother You and The Wolf of Wall Street--a crackling, satirical debut novel about a young man given a shot at stardom as the lone Black salesman at a mysterious, cult-like, and wildly successful startup where nothing is as it seems.There's nothing like a Black salesman on a mission.An unambitious twenty-two-year-old, Darren lives… Continue reading Book Review: Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour

Synopsis: Born on a plantation in Charles City, Virginia, Pheby Delores Brown has lived a relatively sheltered life. Shielded by her mother's position as the estate's medicine woman and cherished by the Master's sister, she is set apart from the others on the plantation, belonging to neither world.She'd been promised freedom on her eighteenth birthday,… Continue reading Book Review: The Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson