Afrori Reads
The children of blood and bone by Tomi Adeyemi review by Carolynn
Gardners Book reviews Fiction Teen books
Now Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good.
The thing around your neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Review by Val
Gardners Book reviews Fiction
“She imagines the cocoa brown of Nnedi's eyes lighting up, her lips moving quickly, explaining that riots do not happen in a vacuum, that religion and ethnicity are often politicized because the ruler is safe if the hungry ruled are killing one another.”
Washington Black Review by Ben
Gardners Book reviews Teen books
“You took me on because I was helpful in your political cause. Because I could aid in your experiments. Beyond that I was of no use to you, and so you abandoned me.” I struggled to get my breath. “I was nothing to you. You never saw me as equal. You were more concerned that slavery should be a moral stain upon white men than by the actual damage it wreaks on black men.”My sister, the serial killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite review by Carolynn
Gardners Book reviews Fiction Thriller
It’s because she is beautiful, you know. That’s all it is. They don’t really care about the rest of it. She gets a pass at life.
The hate u give by Angie Thomas review by Carolynn
Gardners Book reviews Fiction Teen books
‘‘A hairbrush is not a gun.’’
“I always said that if I saw it happen to somebody, I would have the loudest voice, making sure the world knew what went down.
Now I am that person, and I’m too afraid to speak.”