I’m on a quest to get back to reading. I’m not too fond of fiction but struggle through some of the pain of non-fiction (just knowing that the events really happened)… historical fiction seems more my speed. Thanks for the recommendations! I remember reading “The American Girl- Addy” series… the black American runaway slave girl. ❤❤❤❤ I miss those days of reading.

I really enjoyed The God of the Woods! I pulled your name first for my TBRathon bingo. 🥳 I was going to use Outlander as my pick as I’m almost done with it; however… I’m going to use your tbr as inspiration and read the Personal Librarian because it’s been on my tbr all year. 🕺🕺🕺 Happy reading!

Hello there, Personal Librarian is one of my top ten reads of 2024. Happy reading.

I enjoyed the presentations of your list of books. However, I was wondering, do you have any (I don't know) book recommendations with a male presence. I listen to these reviews often by different personalities, but they all APPEAR to be female oriented. Getting to be a bit discouraging.

you got some bricks on your list this month!☺️ Someone just mentioned they think I will enjoy Vanessa Riley’s books and I have them! I need to push one of them to the top. I need a short Christmas romance right about now. Can’t wait to get into You Make It Feel Like Christmas 🎄 🤗 The Search of a Prince is such a beautiful cover! 😍 If I like the Christmas book i’ll definitely have to check that one out.

I'm wating on my library hold for What the River Knows. It sounds so good! Caste is amazing - I actually liked it better than Warmth of Other Suns because I geek out with all the social science, data, research, etc.

Caste was great! It should be mandatory reading for school. I felt like it was a quick read because the subject matter was so engaging. I love Vanessa Riley's books. I read Sister Mother Warrior & loved all the Haitian history. I finished Island Queen recently. It was good.

You have quite the list for the end of the year 😂 but you can get through them all! Caste was really good so I hope you enjoy it. And now I guess I need to read the Warmth of Other Suns because I’m now intrigued. Hope you enjoy everything on your TBR 💜💜

I hope these all work out for you to finish out the reading year.

Happy to hear you loved the Signe Pike series! I have it but I’d never heard anyone talking about it. I really want to finally read Caste in 2025.

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Great recommendations. Your way of describing the books definitely leaves me wanting to learn about each of these times in history.

I will also be reading the farming of bones. Thank you for the recommendation, and blessings to you and your family sister. 🙏🏾🦋

Thank you very much for the recommendations ! I LOVE historical fictions and even more when it's cultrally diverse ❤

My best friend is Haitian so The first 2 books, I will put on my TBR.

I enjoyed Something Good also!

I am currently reading all that we were promised by Ashton Lattimore because you recommended it. Now I have added the farming of bones to my TBR. I just saw that it's free on audible. SO, I will listen to it this month for sure. Thanks!

Wow, what a great variety of cultures featured in all these reads! It's like vacationing all summer without leaving your home. 👍

Sounds like a strong bunch of books for the summer. I've read a few of Edwidge Danticat's books, but not Farming of Bones. You've also convinced me to put Next Year in Havana on my tbr. The best book I read for the summer was likely Savage Season by Joe R. Lansdale.

Love your book reviews! New subscriber!

Thank you for making this!!! For the sisters book, would you say it would help to have a context about the Haitian revolution before hand? I know bullet points but not details😅 Also I’m super excited to find another Gabby who also likes to read🥰

Kenneth Roberts (Colonial American history)Colleen McCullough (Rome Series) are my favorite. Roberts even did a book on what it was like to be a Loyalist during the American Revolution.

Sister Mother Warrior…I couldn’t make it past the 2nd chapter 😩

I love Sula

I love a historical fiction! I'm trying not to buy anymore books right now, but... Then I found your channel lol

Thanks for all the great recommendations. I loved Mark Sullivan's "Beneath a Scarlet Sky," and I didn't realize he had any other books out.

Thanks for the recs! One YA historical fiction I just finished and quite enjoyed was I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys. If you haven't read that yet, I definitely recommend. It's about the 1989 Romanian revolution, which I knew nothing about until this book.

YES YES YES🤩🤩 I NEED more people to read Sister Mother Warrior!

I’m currently reading Island Queen now ( so good) and Sister Mother Warrior and Queen of Exiles are a in my TBR stack. The covers are also stunning … I purchased them in Hardcover to keep in my collection and in soft copies to read. 😊 And the Davenports is just 5 stars ⭐️ can’t wait for the sequel.

Historically fiction is my favorite genre.Thx for introducing me to new reads!

Sister Mother Warrior was a great book. Sent me down a rabbit hole looking into Haitian history.

6:13 Sister, mother warrior, Island queen and queen of exiles are among my 4/5 star rated books! I am an absolute fan of the author.😊 I had started reading the last rose of Shanghai and stopped. I am glad you mentioned it because I re- added it to my TBR.😊 Great video!

I’ve had Next Year in Havana on my tbr along with another one of Chanel Cleetons books for quite some time. I’m glad to hear you recommend her book. I might need to get to this one sooner than later.

You have such a unique taste in books. I Love it.

Such a variety of times and places, your recommendations added some titles to my TBR. Thanks for sharing.

This is my type of video! I love historical fiction, though I haven't read that much recently. I haven't heard of many on your list, which is exciting. I also read The Last Green Valley and thought it was excellent. Really want to pick up his more popular novel Beneath a Scarlet Sky

What a fun tbr game! 🥰

Recently finished Homegoing and it was a 5 ⭐️ for me. Hope you enjoy.

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About Black Sun - balling their eyes out had me chuckling, because of how the first book starts (which isn't funny at all, just very topical... you'll see 😅) Great TBR for October, Gabby! 😜 Have a fantastic August! 💖🌸

This is a good TBR for the month. I think you’re really going to love Homegoing! You can def read 7 books. You got this!

I love your TBR game. So many great books on your Aug list.

Just finished Brotherless Night a couple weeks ago and am glad I read it . Haven’t read Homegoing , but I read Transcendent Kingdom and thought it was excellent. Read The Book Thief years ago and still remember it , which doesn’t happen w me unless it’s good . 📖🪱💚

Homegoing will mark you like no other book. I have yet to meet anyone who has said a negative comment/review on the book.

That is an impressive reading list for the month. I'm reading some "trash" books for GarbAugust while also continuing with my box of paperbacks project.