My 2019 Black Author Challenge is off to a great start if I do say so myself! In case you don’t have time to go back and read all the reviews, or you’re just too lazy/busy, below is the cliff notes version of everything I’ve read this month and what I rated it. All links go to the books Goodreads page.
Full disclosure: I probably won’t read this many books in the coming months. I got a little overzealous with the library “Hold” system and had to finish most of these before they were due back. But who knows, maybe I’ll read even more next month!
And for those wondering, my star rating basically mimics that of a Google review:
5 Stars – LOVED IT!
4 Stars – Liked it
3 Stars – It’s OK
2 Stars – Meh…
1 Star – Didn’t like it
0 Stars – HATED IT (don’t waste your time!)
January Books
American Street
Ibi Zoboi (YA Novel)
5 Stars (out of 5)
Well-Read Black Girl
Glory Edim (Essays, Criticism & Theory)
4.5 Stars (out of 5)
Let Me Down Easy
Ava Deveare Smith (Dramas & Plays)
4 Stars (out of 5)
Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation
Aisha Tyler (Humor & Essays)
2 Stars (out of 5)
Whatever Happened to Interracial Love
Kathleen Collins (Short Stories)
5 Stars (out of 5)
Blues for Mister Charlie
James Baldwin (Dramas & Plays)
4 Stars (out of 5)
Midnight Robber
Nalo Hopkins (Sci-Fi & Fantasy)
5 Stars (out of 5)
Heads of Colored People
Nafissa Thompson-Spires (Humor & Short Stories)
5 Stars (out of 5) (review coming soon!)
Pride
Ibi Zoboi (YA Novel)
3 Stars (out of 5) (review coming soon!)
A Blade So Black (#1)
L.L. McKinney (YA, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Series)
5 Stars (out of 5)
Long Way Down
Jason Reynolds
5 Stars (out of 5)
Let me know if you’ve read any of these and what you thought!