Celebrating Black History Month

Instagram: @inkanddynamite Hello again! I took an unintended leave of absence from this blog for a good few months but I'm back with the tentative goal of an upload every week. To kick things off is a post celebrating Black History Month which falls in October here in the UK! Being a part of the…

Book Review: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The world is almost peaceful when you stop trying to understand it.' Instagram: @inkanddynamite The Poet X is a YA novel written in verse about Xiomara, a young teen growing up in a strict religious household as she comes of age, finding her voice, finding love and discovering herself. Elizabeth Acevedo is a much…

Book Review: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I am more haunted by her actions than she is.' Instagram: @inkanddynamite Book Content Warnings: Murder, violence This was most definitely a 'Bookstagram Made Me Do It' purchase (courtesy of my lovely boyfriend for my birthday!). I’d seen this book in a Waterstones prior to joining bookstagram, laughed at the title with my mum…

Book Review: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘It’s dope to be black until it’s hard to be black.’ @inkanddynamite This book, particularly now, is vital. It is a must read for everybody and, quite literally, anybody. If you take only one thing away from this review, it should be that you need to buy this and read it.  The Hate U…