Mocha GirlMar 28, 20211 minThe Ones Who Don't Say They Love You: StoriesMaurice Carlos Ruffins’s short story collection is rooted in and about New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. These are desperate...
Mocha GirlMar 28, 20211 minThe Sweetness of WaterThe Sweetness of Water is set in the antebellum South shortly after Lee’s surrender. The residents of Old Ox are grappling with...
Mocha GirlMar 28, 20211 minThe Final Revival of Opal & NevArt Imitates Life. The Final Revival of Opal & Nev is wrapped around a fictional 1970’s musical duo: Nev, a white British songwriter,...
Mocha GirlMar 28, 20212 minThe Arsonists's CityI closed the book and wanted to rest overnight with my thoughts before reviewing. At a point when I was struggling with its pacing,...
Mocha GirlMar 28, 20212 minWhite MagicOn the surface, White Magic is seemingly a cathartic collection of essays that reflect Elissa Washuta’s highly introspective, extremely...
Mocha GirlMar 28, 20212 minEveryone Knows Your Mother Is a WitchKatharina Kepler is a spunky, down-to-earth, no-nonsense widowed grandmother who who has raised successful children while managing her...
Mocha GirlMar 13, 20211 minSorrowlandThis book was provided by NetGalley for an honest review. Wow - Just Wow! While it's not fair to compare, I was a bit concerned because...
Mocha GirlMar 13, 20212 minThe ConductorsThis book was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Rating: 2.5 Hettie and Benjy Rhodes are former slaves and legendary...
Mocha GirlMar 13, 20211 minRevival SeasonThe novel opens with The Horton Family making its annual rounds to backwoods tent meetings throughout the South where Rev. Horton hopes...
Mocha GirlMar 13, 20212 minHow the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her HouseI will admit that despite the non-stop events steeped in trauma throughout the novel - I really “enjoyed” the story and the literary...
Mocha GirlMar 13, 20212 minA Master of DjinnShe’s back! This the third installment in the series dedicated to Fatma el-Sha’arawi , a young Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and...