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Lush by Rochelle Dowden-Lord

Lush

Rochelle Dowden-Lord

3.0
dark mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

Patrick Radden Keefe

4.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional informative
Keefe is brilliant at writing investigative journalism/ narrative non fiction so this is gripping and fascinating in delivery - but this is very one sided which even he admits in post notes 
A Quick Ting On Afrobeats by Christian Adofo

A Quick Ting On Afrobeats

Christian Adofo

4.0
hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted
Jazz by Toni Morrison

Jazz

Toni Morrison

challenging dark reflective
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
We Were There: How Black culture, resistance and community shaped modern Britain by Lanre Bakare

We Were There: How Black culture, resistance and community shaped modern Britain

Lanre Bakare

5.0
challenging informative inspiring
In Dependence by Sarah Ladipo Manyika

In Dependence

Sarah Ladipo Manyika

3.0
informative reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
The South by Tash Aw

The South

Tash Aw

3.0
reflective
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Settlers: Journeys Through the Food, Faith and Culture of Black African London by Jimi Famurewa

Settlers: Journeys Through the Food, Faith and Culture of Black African London

Jimi Famurewa

4.5
challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Concerning My Daughter by Kim Hye-Jin

Concerning My Daughter

Kim Hye-Jin

4.25
emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
The Wickedest by Caleb Femi

The Wickedest

Caleb Femi

4.25
emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad