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Two Black boys in their teens stand back to back. One faces the front in his black and white dashiki and gloves. He holds a black staff with a carved golden end in the shape of a crescent moon and a blue gem hovers inside it. His hair is in a high top style with 2 lines on the side of his head. Behind him, a boy in a red and black dashiki and glasses looks over his shoulder. His hair is in short twists. In a starry background, a bald black man with white eyes stands with his arms crossed over his chest in metal chains. Text along the top reads ANTOINE BANDELE. Along the bottom, text reads TJ YOUNG & THE ORISHAS; 3; THE HERO'S EQUINOX.

The Hero's Equinox by Antoine Bandele

The Hero's Equinox by Antoine Bandele brings us back to Ifa Academy in the aftermath of the Orisha of the ocean's massive tidal wave attack that resulted in toppled skyscrapers, many injuries, and a death.

Jul 261 min read

Text: Bookish AfroLatina’s APRIL wrap-up; REMINDER: PLEASE READ THE CONTENT WARNINGS FOR EACH BOOK ON STORYGRAPH! Ten books are displayed in a row: Star Child by Ibi Zoboi, The Windweaver’s Storm by Antoine Bandele, A Cowboy to Remember by Rebekah Weatherspoon, If the Boot Fits by Rebekah Weatherspoon, and Lore of the Tides by Analeigh Sbrana, A Thorn in the Saddle by Rebekah Weatherspoon, The Queen’s Spade by Sarah Raughley, Destiny’s Embrace by Beverly Jenkins, Destiny’s Surrender by Beverly Jenkins, and An Abolitionist’s Handbook by Patrisse Cullors. In the faded background stand a couple of trees with light pink flowers in bloom.

My April Reading Wrap-Up

It’s time for my April reading wrap-up! I read 10 books last month & here are my thoughts:

May 164 min read

Glowing, bright blue TEXT - BOOKISH AFROLATINA’S MARCH WRAP-UP. Five books line in the middle. Below the books, light blue text over a black banner reads: REMINDER: PLEASE READ THE CONTENT WARNINGS FOR EACH BOOK ON STORYGRAPH! In the background, there are colorful bookshelves that are blurred & darkened.

March Reading Wrap-Up

It's time for my March Reading Wrap-Up! I read 5 books in March, mostly in a hybrid format (audio & print).

Apr 112 min read

36 Amazing Book Recs to celebrate We Need Diverse Books Day

I took a little break from posting & now I'm back to celebrate We Need Diverse Books Day!

Apr 32 min read

March Reading Wrap-up

It’s time for my March Reading Wrap-up! Stats Books Read: 6, Pages Read: 1,761, Hours Listened: 40.5 Author Stats: 83% books by & about...

Jun 20, 20242 min read

💖Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert💖

I read this book in January but ended up running out of steam to write and share my review. So here it is: Talia Hibbert's first YA book...

Aug 29, 20231 min read

September Wrap-Up

Where Wild Peaches Grow - Cade Bentley 3.75 stars Rep: Black American (Biracial, Southern) This contemporary fiction novel is about two...

Oct 11, 20227 min read

Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle

A teen love story for the ages! Rating: 5 stars Genre: YA Romance Representation: Black American teens, disability (side character)...

Aug 1, 20221 min read

The Marvellers (Book 1) by Dhonielle Clayton

Rating: 5 stars Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy Representation: Black American, Creole, African (Ghanaian, Nigerian, and more), Arab, Irish,...

Jun 23, 20222 min read

When We Make It by Elizabet Velasquez

Rating: 5 stars Genre: Young Adult - Novel in Verse Representation: Nuyorican girl, poverty Content Warnings: rape, classism, abuse, teen...

Jan 3, 20222 min read

Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko

Rating: 5 stars Genre: YA Fantasy Representation: Dark-skinned Black folx, Asexuality Themes: Justice, reparations, power, guilt, chosen...

Nov 11, 20213 min read

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

Rating: 5 stars Genre: YA Fantasy Description: Nothing is more important than loyalty. But what if you’ve sworn to protect the one you...

Sep 23, 20212 min read

Latinx Heritage Month

September 15 - October 15 Before I dive into my book recommendations, I just want to provide more information on this month and the...

Sep 3, 20214 min read

Radha & Jai’s Recipe for Romance by Nisha Sharma

Rating: 4 stars Genre: YA Romance Description: Radha is on the verge of becoming one of the greatest kathak dancers in the world... until...

Aug 26, 20212 min read

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

Rating: 5 stars Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Romance Description: That book. It was about two women, and they fell in love...

Aug 5, 20212 min read

Book of the Little Axe by Lauren Francis-Sharma

Rating: 4.5 stars Description: "In 1796 Trinidad, young Rosa Rendón quietly but purposefully rebels against the life others expect her to...

Jul 27, 20213 min read

Where the Rhythm Takes You by Sarah Dass

Rating: 4 Stars Genre: Young Adult/Teen - Second Chance Romance Description: "Inspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Where the Rhythm...

Jul 18, 20213 min read

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Rating: 5 stars A hardcover copy of Legendborn sits on the outer wall of a small wooden well in the woods. Description: " After her...

Jul 11, 20214 min read

The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu

Teen/Young Adult | Mystery/Fantasy/Magical Realism Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Description: "Ropa dropped out of school to become a...

Jun 22, 20212 min read

Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackson

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Synopsis: “A romantic, heart-felt, and whimsical YA novel about letting go of the past, figuring out what you...

Jun 6, 20213 min read