Black Flame by Gretchen Felker-Martin
A few days after I finished the Black Flame novel by Gretchen Felker-Martin, I was trying to describe it to a coworker. I was not doing a good job. I said it was horror and you could see it at a surface level or in a deeper manner. We follow a woman, who is a seriously closeted lesbian, who restores old film. She is used as the “official Jew” (she is called the “mailroom Jew” when sent to meet a reporter who is deliberately hurtful, […]
Orphanland by Lauren Fischer
The story behind the book is better than the book, Orphanland by Lauren Fischer, and it is a good book. Or at least I think so, as it made a cozy memory to be connected to a book with a not so cozy theme. I was going to read it online, but got a finished paperback (after requesting the online book and the author contacting me saying thanks for requesting) from the author. We emailed a little bit as we were talking about the book, […]
Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
Two fathers; one black, one white. Two sons; married and murdered. One driving mission: find out who did it, and make them pay. Ike Randolph got out of jail 15 years ago and has been on the straight and narrow ever since. But cops knocking at a Black man’s door is never a good thing. In this case, it’s the worst thing. Ike’s son Isaiah has been murdered in cold blood, alongside Isaiah’s white husband Derek. Neither Ike nor Derek’s father Buddy Lee had really […]
Unicorn Boy Volume One by Dave Roman
One weekend I had no energy to do anything but move my eyes across a page, as I sat and turned pages of a book. Therefore, I sat on my porch, propped a book onto the table that lives there and read Unicorn Boy Volume One by Dave Roman. Which if the cutesy cover didn’t clue you in to the fact that it is a super fluffy and light book, the title would have. Not to say it is bad, but for an adult who had […]
Cry Out Loud by Tara O’Connor
Tara O’Connor has four authored and illustrated titles to her name, plus several others she is the illustrator of. Cry Out Loud is one of those titles she is the complete creator. I have read three of her works (the fourth is being searched for…). Each one is a little different from the others, yet they all have a similar tone. However, one of the interesting things is that I would say each book is for a different audience. Their memoir Roots, is for the […]
The Last Session Vol. 2: Rerolled by Jasmine Walls
The Last Session Vol. 2: Rerolled by Jasmine Walls, Micah Myers (letterer), Dozerdraws (illustrator) This volume is similar to volume one (The Last Session Vol. 1: Roll for Initiative) with different characters (which is just like a good roleplaying game). The concept is not new (learning to work with each other, speaking up, finding yourself, helping the community, being a good role model) but still is fun and a good read. Bold illustrations fit the story and it is a good read for someone who […]
