Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

This story ruined me but in the best way. It was so incredible and so complex, and there were quite a few times where I just had to set down the book to process what had happened.
It's a great mix between mystery and showcasing life amongst diverse identities. I think that this will definitely continue to be an influential read for my life, and I'm not sure I will ever stop thinking about it.
It's just one of those stories, you know? The first time I read this, I hadn't seen many books that really made me connect deeply with the main characters. Sure I was a little younger, so I didn't have as many novels to compare that to, but it still holds up right now to me.

Overall, if it wasn't obvious by now, I would 100% recommend reading this, and I think it's suitable for quite a large range of ages. While the message is also important for children to understand, I think it's best if read by young adults and above because of some of the darker or "more adult" themes.… (more)

"Are you ready to enter Hell?"

This was such a fun anthology of stories! I loved the beginning and the lore. It starts with a blog post and some interested information about these stories. It does wrap up at the end and I loved the added twist to the stories.

And this set of stories are really good. I did this as an audio book and each story had such a good narrator that really brought the story alive. I walked at night during these stories and it added perfectly to the dark, gory feel of the story. There were so many that I would have loved turned into full books. These are definitely authors I will look for to read more from!… (more)