New year, new year 4 #reading gems!
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New year, new year 4 #reading gems!
This weekend it is THIS 4 me.
U?
#theplotthickens #whatureading #authors #ladarrionwilliams #bloodattheroot
Christmas in July was a vibe this year. Going to the Miracle Theater with my beautiful niece @melanin_in_history was a phenomenal experience. I couldn’t have chosen a better person to attend my first in person book event.
Meeting @itsladarrion and hearing him discuss his “why” was inspiring. It was a treat seeing the pages come to life during the scene between Mama Aya and her daughter Lorraine.
The book releases Tuesday. There’s still time to pre-order your signed copy @malikbooks.
Black Boy Magic, Betrayal, and a World I Wish I Had Growing Up
“This is dedicated to the seventeen-year-old Black boy who the world told he doesn’t have magic. Lemme let you in on a lil’ secret: you do.”
😭😍. I needed this book when I was younger. And I’m hella juiced that it finally exists now. Blood At The Root gave me everything I didn’t know I was still craving: magic, history, Queerness, Black Southern roots, and unapologetic characters. I loved it!!
It brought me all the way back to my childhood love of Harry Potter; you know, back when we’d run to the bookstore as kids and stay up all night reading. it also grounded me like the movie Black Panther did in adulthood—both the ancestral power and the pain. And this book? It brings both those worlds together in a way that feels hella intentional, and at this time in our world? so necessary. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
The world building? Immersive. I got completely lost in it. The betrayals?? Whew. My heart is still recovering. Wowwwwwwww.
I know some readers might not vibe with the author’s style or the use of slang, but for me? That’s what made it feel real. It felt like my community. Like my cousins. Like me at that age.
If I had this book as a teen, it would’ve been one of my all-time favorites. And even now, it still might be. Right up there with Ace of Spades. I borrowed it from the library, but you already know I’m buying a copy for my overcrowded bookshelf. And I’m hella juiced for the sequel this summer. 😍🔥🫶🏾