While I haven't read what is considered the 5th book (I'm probably going to get the Kindle version), I LOVE this entire series. I literally feel like I know this family because they're so real. Miss Jenesequa did an amazing job bringing each of the siblings and their lives to life. Book 1: I Got … Continue reading The Evans Family Series by Miss Jenesequa | I Feel Like I Know These People

I am trying to put into words how I feel about this book. The prologue flashback alone sets the tone. Canon at age 20, caring for his mother during her illness while discovering his love of film and photography through her. Neevah at age 18, experiencing the betrayal that changed the entire trajectory of her … Continue reading Reel by Kennedy Ryan | I Was Not Ready for Canon Holt

Yes, THAT Endiya Carter. The one who painted the world the infamous Danger Brothers live in. While this one didn't have me caught up like the Danger Series, I enjoyed it just the same. Jaymi the rebellious daughter of an overbearing pastor. He enlists his deacon's son Marshall to "watch over her" which involves persuading … Continue reading Need You by Me by Endiya Carter | Messy, Dramatic and Beautiful

So, I think I've reached the stage where I only want to listen to audiobooks where the male leads are voiced by So I think I've reached the stage where I only want to listen to audiobooks where the male leads are voiced by Emmanuel Ingram and Winston James. They literally have me in a … Continue reading Only for the Week by Natasha Bishop | Rome Is A Real One

Y'all! First of all... Hendrix deserves ALL the things! She's been my favorite character in the series since book 1. She reminds me of myself a lil too much! Hen is truly a girl's girl and is always rooting for everybody. She's the bestie that gets the party started, don't care what comes out of … Continue reading Can’t Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan | Maverick Bell Sir Who Are You

Ok y'all let's talk about it. This Could Be Us is book 2 of the Skyland series and follows Soledad Barnes and her trash ass husband Edward, who we already knew wasn't shit from Before I Let Go. Edward is one of those never takes accountability, everything is everyone else's fault type dudes. He gets … Continue reading This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan | Soledad Girl What Are You DOING

Some love stories aren’t about happily ever after — they’re about what happens when life cracks everything open. Celestial and Roy are already off to a rocky start as newlyweds when he is wrongfully convicted and handed a 12-year sentence. What follows is so much more complicated than that. The story unfolds largely through letters … Continue reading An American Marriage by Tayari Jones |

Let me tell you how Capone had me in a chokehold. Like, seriously, every time he stepped on the scene I heard the Destiny's Child Soldier beat drop in my head. I ain't never been one for the thugged out, mafia type, gutta dude — but Capone? Sign a sista up! All three books center … Continue reading Season One: Delgato Family Series Books 1-3 by Jahquel J | Whewww chile Capone

Ever since I listened to this book last year, I have been recommending it to literally everyone. As a Black woman, I felt every single word. I laughed. I cried. I got angry. Sometimes all three in the same chapter. But through it all, Austin Channing Brown's strength and resilience were genuinely awe inspiring. This … Continue reading I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown | A MUST Read