Here is the liveshow discussion of this book. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df0PB5qbyhY

Wow! I really loved how horrific this mange was! I truly enjoyed it. I hope to finish Uzumaki soon as well. This is a tell of how public panic can go completely wrong 


 There is a CW of sexual assault. 

I thought this was fitting addition to that trilogy! Sad of course but fitting. It very hopeful at the end. 

I restarted so many times and couldn’t get into to three story. 

The Other Black Girl this book left a lot to be desired. Not be desired in mixed company of course. The characters that stuck out to me the most were Nella and Hazel. Nella and Hazel both with for a publishing company and showing up as two different Black women. They two different outcomes and understanding of their places in world and in the workplace. 

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There was so many things that happened in this book that Ultimately made Black women the villains. It was so difficult to know there were an organization designed for Black women to fail. There were so many intersecting identities that made this book difficult to digest. 

However it was a fast read. I felt like I had to know what would happen. But I was sad about the “black people don’t like me trope.” I think this trope needs to be retired. I am tired of seeing it in literature. I found myself comparing this book to All Her Secrets in some ways. Specifically in the regards to the dangers of proximity to whiteness. I am interested to see what this author comes up with next. 

Two main thoughts that came to mind while reading “all skin folks ain't kinfolk” and “be careful who you trust, even at work.” I had other thoughts but I refuse to put them in this review. 

I enjoyed that this book was about witches. Instant read for me. I felt that it was a little bit underwhelming for me. The author repeated “I can’t let him/her/they get hurt by my magic.” It was stated so often that I became run down by it. Apart of the story… and it is clear that the MC is not getting close to people because of her powers. I didn’t think stating that more than 10 times was necessary. 

The witches being ruled by the seasons was the BEST part of the book. I’m interested in book 2. 

Still so much to process! 

This is quite easily becoming my favorite present series series. I love the pandavas. I love how it’s female driven and center.

This comic series just keeps getting better and better. I love that Kamala found a mentor and realized that she needs a community to make change and she can’t do it all on her own.