Wrap-up: #DiverseDetectives

Finally getting around to the wrap-up post! Y'all read all the good diverse mysteries, I've got so many new titles added to my TBR! I've also finally pulled the name of the giveaway winner from my hat (yes I'm old school like that :D). Scroll down for the reveal! First up, Monica absolutely rocked the...

Review: Black and Blue in Harlem by Delia C. Pitts #DiverseDetectives

Pub. Date: February 4th 2019 I FriesenPress I Pages: 144 I Crime/Mystery I CW: Alcohol addiction   Summary: "SJ Rook came to Harlem to re-build a life. You hit bottom, the only way out is up, right? Nice home, nice job, nice girl. With a few breaks, a hard-luck private eye can land on his...

Reading Challenge: Diverse Detective Fiction Month #DiverseDetectives

Welcome and happy fall! With a nudge from a friend I've decided to revive the Diverse Detective Fiction Month challenge for October 2019. Mystery/crime fiction is my comfort genre but it is still quite normative at first glance, even if there are plenty amazing works by marginalized authors. The point of this challenge then is to explore...

Review: Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett

How cool is this cover!? Summary: Dayna Anderson doesn’t set out to solve a murder. All the semi-famous, mega-broke black actress wants is to help her parents keep their house. After witnessing a deadly hit-and-run, she figures pursuing the fifteen-grand reward isn’t the craziest thing a Hollywood actress has done for some cash. But what...

Mini-Reviews: East Asian Crime Fiction #AsianLitBingo #DiverseDetectives

I wish I could be one of those 15 books a month readers, but sadly I read more slowly, watch too much Netflix and stare into space a lot. Still, when a bunch of my fave bloggers create awesome events such as #AsianLitBingo I try to read more and watch less TV and this month...

[Review] God Smites and Other Muslim Girl Problems by Ishara Deen

(How gorgeous is that cover!?) Please note that my review is not written from an #ownvoices perspective, so I urge you to check out Saadia's review,  MuslimahMediaWatch and Ruzaika's thoughts! *** Mysteries are my comfort reads, but the genre tends to be super white at first and often at second glance, too, so I'm always...