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“How long, did you think, after all of this, it would be before their souls finally came for you in the night?”

When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen

December 23, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

I know I’m a wee little bebe in the horror genre and everything, but this was exactly the type of horror book that I was hoping to find, and I hope to find more like it as I continue to dip my toes in the genre. I didn’t think it was scary (I don’t find ghosts frightening), but it did make me mad. As it was meant to! A Black woman named Mira, now a teacher in another state, is going back to her hometown […]

Filed Under: Horror Tagged With: horror, LaTanya McQueen, Social horror, when the reckoning comes

narfna's CBR14 Review No:223 · Genres: Horror · Tags: horror, LaTanya McQueen, Social horror, when the reckoning comes ·
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Cherish Farrah book cover - two Black teenage girls sitting by a pool

Potentially Sinister Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous

Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow

April 17, 2022 by Sofi Keren Leave a Comment

Farrah Turner is 17 and her formerly wealthy family’s home has just been foreclosed upon. Used to living in an upscale area and going to a private high school where she is one of only two Black girls, Farrah is used to analyzing any situation or person and making a plan to get her to her goals. She’s temporarily staying with her best friend, Cherish Whitman, a Black girl who was adopted by white parents and raised to be what Farrah calls WGS, aka White […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Bethany C. Morrow, Fiction, Social horror, Suspense

Sofi Keren's CBR14 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Bethany C. Morrow, Fiction, Social horror, Suspense ·
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