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Have You Seen Luis Velez?
by Catherine Ryan Hyde
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3.5 stars. This was a beautiful story about intergenerational friendship that reflected the goodness (and evil) in our world. It touched on the themes of racism, sexuality, and how we form our chosen families. Just when I thought I knew what this story was about, it revealed another dimension. Simple prose but a powerful message.

Beloved
by Toni Morrison
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5 stars “And no one, nobody on this earth, would list her daughter’s characteristics on the animal side of the paper…She felt she had to convince, that what she had done was right because it came from true love.” pg. 296 Though in the beginning might seem to be a slower read, once you really get into the book, you’ll find collective trauma and love of each and every character. Trauma creates fear, which in turn creates love. The trauma of slavery: being seen as an animal and the set monitary value placed on not only yourself, but other Black people; the fear of slave hunters and klan members coming after you to lynch, burn or kill in other horrific ways; And if not to kill—to dirty your soul and mind. The fear of: Being haunted by the ghosts (both living and dead) from your past; The child that roams the halls in rage of death, but the love of: doing anything for your children, even if it means taking matters into your own hands; slowly opening the tin box that conceals your heart; finally stepping off those porch steps to ask for help, to feel the embrace of another being. For my second Toni Morrison book, this was a great read. I agree wholeheartedly with the statement that Morrison’s books are all about love, especially for Black people and our community.

Born a Crime Stories from a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah
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Eye opening, I never knew much about South Africa

How to stop time
by Matt haig
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I really enjoyed this book. It was a very interesting premise that I had not read before. This book would do well for people of all ages, 18 and older because you see the main character throughout many different stages in his life. The ending is satisfying which I always find important in a novel.

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the fifth book in the series. In this book it is Harry Potter's fifth year at Hogwarts. Harry has to face many challenges in his fifth year. Lord Voldemort returns while the Ministry of Magic refuses to acknowledge that he has returned. This was a really good read and I rate it five stars.

The Summer of Second Chances
by K.L. Walther
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This book was not very good in my opinion. I didn’t think the love story was very central or written well. The reason I kept reading is because the story of her grandmother was very intriguing and I related to having a grandparent with dementia. Overall, the book wasn’t my favorite.

Maze Runner
by James Dashner
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My friend forced me to read this book because he was also reading it and I am really glad that he did force me because it turned out to be really interesting. The way they cracked the code at the end was amazing. I can't believe that it all was an experiment...

Alone With You In The Ether
by Olivie Blake
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Truly the most accurately real depiction of modern romance that I've read in quite some time. This book will make you feel damn near every emotion, sometimes more than one at once. Beautifully r

The Stolen Queen
by Fiona Davis
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A book to keep you on the edge of your seat seat.

Captain America The New Deal Book 1
by John Reiber
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This book was probably the grittiest comic book I've read to date. The need for a superhero like Captain America suddenly becomes very real in the days following 9/11 and the foreword at the beginning could not have prepared me for how good the story was.
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