Ranters and Reviewers discussion

Happy Black History Month 2021! Here you can recommend books by Black authors that you enjoyed.

Y'all should totally read Tyler Johnson Was Here, Full Disclosure, This Is My America, and The Black Flamingo. They're all such amazing books, and I would recommend these novels to anyone because they deserve their recognition. Thanks for creating this topic, Sofia!

I liked The Vanishing Half and Such a Fun Age. I've heard that The Fifth Season is good, though I haven't read it yet.

I've heard good things about The Henna Wars and every book by Elizabeth Acevado. Rosanne A. Brown is an author I've heard lots of good things about as well.

And also I've heard about You Should See Me In a Crown!

I really want to read Dread Nation. It sounds like such a cool book.

Brooke wrote: "And also I've heard about You Should See Me In a Crown!"

I LOVED YSSMIAC

I’d recommend Hidden Figures, it’s a really inspirational historical fiction novel. The Hate U Give and Clap When You Land are also ones I’d recommend.

If you like poetry, definitely check out Chlorine Sky or Saul Williams.

I also really liked I'm Not Dying with You Tonight.

I would recommend the Mirage duology by Somaiya Daud. It is a blend of light SciFi and Fantasy heavily influenced by Moroccan history. It’s about 17-YO village girl Amani who is kidnapped from her loving home to become the body double of a very hated princess. Each books are approximately 300 pages and this character-driven series has gorgeous descriptions of aesthetic. However, the romance was my least favorite part of the series. As a Moroccan person, I found that the rep was on point. I liked the second one less than the first one, but I think it’s still worth checking out if the storyline intrigues you.