Black Candle Women: A Novel | 
Hard to describe, but I guess I‘d categorize as magical realism. Really enjoyed getting to know the family. It had a satisfying ending.
pickHard to describe, but I guess I‘d categorize as magical realism. Really enjoyed getting to know the family. It had a satisfying ending.
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A #Candlelit title in my #TBR I do love the cover of this book. 🕯️💜
A woman can never have too many books. I‘m book rich! Time to hit BN and shop as if I don‘t have a budget.
pickPractical Magic vibes, a tale of 4 generations impacted by a curse.
A little bit long and too much from the past to keep track of at times, but an entertaining journey.
Black Candle Women by @diane_marie_brown has me in a chokehold while I‘m still trying to understand what‘s happening!! Today‘s tea courtesy of my Kai by way of The Republic of Tea and my book is from my sonshine! Happy reading folks!
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I always enjoy Bahni Turpin‘s narration, who really brought these characters to life. I had been hoping for more magic. It was a pleasant enough listen, but lacked enough substance for it to stick with me for long.🎧
so-soI wanted more sweeping family epic tales. This is more just women in a modern, dysfunctional family with a little history and magic thrown in.
pickFull Review: https://readingbeyondthebookcover.com/black-candle-women-diane-marie-brown/
Are you in the mood to read a book with black, female characters of varying ages? Or, a story threaded with mysterious, family secrets? Peppered with some hoodoo and voodoo? 80‘s R&B music references? If your answer is “Yes, to all of the above,” then Diane Marie Brown‘s, Black Candle Women is for you. #BlackCandleWomen #NetGalley
February #bookspinbingo list!
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February is Black History Month in the US so going into my TBR to lean heavily into Black authors.
I have 2 ARCs I want to get to this month, the tagged, and Chain- Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah I LOVED is Friday Black short story collection so excited to see what he does with a novel length story.
pickThis book comes out in February and I‘m so excited for everyone to read this! This is a brilliantly drawn family saga incorporating family traditions, a family curse, and family secrets connected to a Voodoo shop in NOLA. The characters are so well drawn and the story is such you keep turning the pages to see how this is all going to end.
