#mrdrc22

#monthlyroundup Finished April with 14 books. Though to be honest several of those were novellas. I knocked out 3 books for my @booksinthefreezer Reading Challenge. I only have 1 book left for that one and I'll be finished with my 12 horror. Maybe I'll double up and try to do everything 2x. I also knocked 3 off my @bookriot read harder challenge and 1 of the #MRDRC22 . A few horror, quite a few #KindleUnlimited novellas and some audiobooks. Highlights of the month include Over The Top by @jvn Fast Pitch by @nicstone and Electric Idol by @katee_robert #AprilReads #horror #novellas #nonfiction #romance #thriller #middlegrade #BlackWomenAuthors #BooksInTheFreezerReadingChallenge2022 #BookRiotReadHarder2022 #nerdymama #nerdymamabooks #booknerd #DiverseBookstagrammersRead #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CdCOiP1rboP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#monthlyroundup 15 books in March. 7 of these were audiobooks. My favorites this month were Dead Silence, Neon Gods, and Lore Olympus. I got in a mood to re-read a Dresden and chose Turn Coat. I also knocked out FOUR Book of the Month Books. Read 3 nonfiction including finishing Raising Kingdom Kids with my small group. group. I was really successful with my reading prompts this month. 2 Books in the Freezer prompts, 3 Book Riot Read Harder, 8 Mood Reader's Delight Reading Challenge prompts, and 2 books by Black Women. #MarchReads #horror #BooksInTheFreezerReadingChallenge2022 #MRDRC22 #BookRiotReadHarder2022 #20BooksByBlackWomen #DiverseBookstagrammersRead #romance #nonfiction #audiobook #LibbyApp #memior #fantasy #DresdenFiles #nerdymamabooks #booknerd https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb2mD0HLnuF/?utm_medium=tumblr

#BookReview The Power by Naomi Alderman This book was so interesting. I read/listened to the audio. I loved the premise of the book in which teen girls develop an electrical power which can be used to awaken the power in older women as well. This book was definitely a take on feminism and the patriarchy. However it really comes down to what the book is titled POWER, who wields it and how it corrupts. We follow various characters and see how the world changes as more girls/women come into their power. Some of the characters were frustrating (Allie & Margo) while others I really appreciated (Roxy & Tunde). I wouldn't say this is an easy book to read though, there is rape, murder, and some gory scenes. It makes you question whether a matriarchal society would be any better than the patriarchy. Sometimes it seemed things were a little too far fetched even for the dystopian feel and the beginning was a bit dull. I guess my feeling that even though this won 2017 Bailey's Women Prize it is a book ABOUT women not necessarily a book FOR women. 3.25/5 #BookRiotReadHarderChallenge2022 #BookFromTheWomensPrize #MRDRC22 #FeminismTheme #ThePower #Patriarchy #BOTMbooks #LibbyApp #audiobook #DiverseBookstagrammersRead #nerdymamabooks #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca7yuOoPgI_/?utm_medium=tumblr

Next up for my #mrdrc22 prompt is a book that has won a literary award by a woman of color. This book will also be my next Blog Tour post coming out in March as a debut novel. Originally published in Spain in 2020, this book has now been translated into English and will be published in the United States in March 2022. A poet, turned novelist, Elena Medel is breaking into the scene with this sweeping transformative debut novel. Thank you to the publisher for this gifted novel and can’t wait to share my review with you all! (@algonquinbooks What are you reading this weekend? #blackbookstagram #maddblackreads #blackbibliophile #wellreadblackgirl #blackreaders #readingislit #goodreads #ireadya #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #becauseofblackreaders #booknerdigans #diversifybookstagram #decolonizeyourmind #fortheloveofreading #blackgirlsread #lovetoread #blackwomenread #blackandbookish #idratherbereading #blackbookblogger #becauseofreading #readblackauthors #goodblackreads #bookrecommendation #moodreader #readallthebooks #translatedbook https://www.instagram.com/p/Caa6rIcpwcp/?utm_medium=tumblr

✨Book Tour Spotlight & Giveaway✨: Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez FURIA was a Reese Witherspoon YA Book Club Pick in September last year and praised as an “engrossing” and “high-energy” Own Voices novel (PopSugar and Booklist). It was included in best of lists by the likes of BuzzFeed, Cosmopolitan, Goodreads, Bitch Media, Parade, Barnes & Noble and more, making it one of the most talked about YA books of 2020. This is not just a powerful story about a girl trying to find balance between love and her dream of becoming a professional fútbol player; it is a love letter to girls around the world, and to the city of Rosario, Argentina. In a society that has strict expectations for women (fútbol not being one of them) and in a family with an abusive father, Camila has to find her voice in order to break the cycle. Even if YA is not your usual genre, I promise this incredible story will ignite La Furia in every reader. In celebration of Furia going to paperback I am giving away one of my gifted copies of this book. This book also fits a prompt in #MRDRC22 as a book that has won a literary award by a woman of color in this decade. To enter: - Like this post - Comment your favorite beverage - Tag a friend (unlimited) Giveaway ends Friday 2/18/22 at 8:59pm PST Fine Print: Must be 18 and have a US mailing address you are comfortable sharing upon winning. No giveaway accounts, no private accounts. Winner will be selected randomly and announced in stories and contacted via DM. The winner will have 24 hours to claim prize. The book is a gift by Algonquin books. Thank you to Algonquin Books (@algonquinbooks) and Yamile Méndez (@yamilesmendez) for this incredible novel. I can’t wait to read this book! ***Furia was the 2021 recipient of the Pura Belpré Award #readreadread #write #maddblackreads ##diversespines #goodreads #blackreaders #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #booknerdigans #bookaholic #bookaddict #bookstagrammer #diversebooks #bookworm #blackgirlsread #lovetoread #blackwomenread #readblackbooks #blackandbookish #bookreview #blackstoriesmatter #blackbookblogger #bookclubofinstagram #moodreader #readwhatyouown #bibliophile #furiapbk https://www.instagram.com/p/CaBGCPuPh2c/?utm_medium=tumblr

Next up for the #MRDRC22 is a book I’ve had on my TBR at least a year. This book will also be discussed in our upcoming silent book chat. bell hooks is a literal truth teller! Please read her work!! What are you currently reading? #readreadread #write #maddblackreads ##diversespines #goodreads #blackreaders #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #booknerdigans #bookaholic #bookaddict #bookstagrammer #diversebooks #bookworm #blackgirlsread #lovetoread #blackwomenread #readblackbooks #blackandbookish #bookreview #blackstoriesmatter #blackbookblogger #bookclubofinstagram #moodreader #readwhatyouown #bibliophile #bellhooks #allaboutlove https://www.instagram.com/p/CZnli7srznQ/?utm_medium=tumblr

A member of the #MRDRC22 shares a recommendation; books in conversation. Check out her thoughts below and she incorporated 2 different reading challenges to read these books. ====== Posted @withregram • @agingerandherbooks 📚 Books in Conversation 📚 I read Love is a Revolution by Renée Watson and The Street by Ann Petry at the same time and felt like a teacher wanting to connect my younger students to both books. I didn't purposely choose to read them together, but I highly recommend for those that may want to get a sense of Harlem in different eras. I picked up The Street for #10Books10Decades and knew I wanted a lighter fare as my second book, so when Love is a Revolution was available on my library app, I grabbed it for #MRDRC22 . Set about 80 years apart, Harlem is two different characters in these novels. In The Street, it feels darker, void of hope, with few bright lights. Harlem of Love is a Revolution was light, inspiring, and beautiful. To be fair, the authors purposely set the stories in two different seasons (winter vs summer) - and NYC is a different city in each season, no matter the era. Nala & her crew moving through Harlem knowing it is their safe space are free to figure out & be who they are. In The Street, Harlem wasn't always a safe space for the characters - in many ways there was NO safe space for Lottie, as a woman, as a Black woman, as a mother to a Black boy. I enjoyed these two books - the music, the characters, and the writing. When I was so angry with the men & the street denying Lottie growth, denying Lottie her dreams, I turned to Love is a Revolution for a sweet escape into Nala's growth & love. #readreadread #write #maddblackreads #wellreadblackgirls #diversespines #goodreads #blackreaders #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #booknerdigans #bookaholic #bookaddict #bookstagrammer #diversebooks #bookworm #blackgirlsread #lovetoread #blackwomenread #readblackbooks #blackandbookish #bookreview #blackstoriesmatter #blackbookblogger #bookclubofinstagram #moodreader #readwhatyouown #bibliophile https://www.instagram.com/p/CY-Sm3dJzD6/?utm_medium=tumblr

My next read for #mrdrc22 is Things I Should Have Told My Daughter by Pearl Cleage (@p_cleage1990). I’ve been reading this book for years! 😂 seriously if you had checked out my Goodreads profile I’ve been reading this book for like 3-4 years. I’ve never finished it but recently restarted it because it’s a timeless classic. Who doesn’t love Pearl Cleage?? I didn’t want to finish this book cause I love how she writes so I shelved it to come back to and then #life. This book is on the list of the 100 books by Black Women in the Zora Canon (@zora) that you MUST read. I have read many many books by Ms. Pearl and I always want them to last forever. However, I am going to finally read and finish this book. I’m so looking forward to reading her “pearls” of wisdom 😏. What books have you read by Ms. Pearl?? Share below! #readreadread #write #maddblackreads #wellreadblackgirls #diversespines #goodreads #blackreaders #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #booknerdigans #bookaholic #bookaddict #bookstagrammer #diversebooks #bookworm #blackgirlsread #lovetoread #blackwomenread #readblackbooks #blackandbookish #bookreview #blackstoriesmatter #blackbookblogger #moodreader #readwhatyouown #bibliophile #pearlcleage #zoracanon https://www.instagram.com/p/CYpYMFuPjCG/?utm_medium=tumblr