✨february wrap up📚•black author recommendations 🩷•mini book haul📦

[@tinawonderfullymade]

It’s funny that with February being a short month I read more than I normally do as well. Also thank u for all the love on Goodreads❤ I absolutely love your content 😊

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Thank so much for watching🩷 No problem! I love to see what you’re reading to see what piques my interest… 🤗

[@gamewrit0058]

Great video! Your concern about the POV in the Neighbor Favor is relatable, but the opposite of what I usually experience: I have more difficulty reading first-person.

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Really? I just feel like in first person the narrator is talking to me personally and third person is like a bedtime story LOL. But I’m slowly getting used to third person-it’s not that big of a deal these days. Either that or I’m just picking the right books🤣 Thanks for watching!🩷

[@familyjones4813]

Loved ❤ House of Eve.. Yellow wife is a great read. Sadeqa Johnson is a amazing writer.

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Yesssss I really liked that one… I don’t know why I’m dragging my feet with Yellow Wife but I need to get to that one soon. Thanks for watching🩷

[@vanessareadsfiction]

Though Maame wasn’t a fave of mine it touched on so many topics you’ll never run out of things to discuss whether you love it or hate it

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Good to know, I’ll get into that one soon hopefully 😁 Thanks for watching! 🩷🤗

[@itsawrapxx]

The Weight of Blood and Monday's Not Coming took me through it 😩. I agree with you about her endings, it's why I haven't gotten into Allegedly yet. It seems like Allegedly is most people's favorite out of all her work.

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Yep! I’d have to agree. I think I enjoyed Allegedly the most. But yeah, those endings😤 Thanks so much for watching🤗

[@AndreaReyy]

I loveddd Shaun 😭 🫶🏼

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

He was the BEST wasn’t he?🩷🥲

[@icedcoffeeandbookss]

Omg I’m so excited for Love Songs for Ricki Wilde!

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Same!

[@caprisbookisland]

New to your channel currently watching on the treadmill. Adding you to my black booktuber playlist ♥️

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Hi! Welcome 🤗 And thank you sooooo much for adding me to your playlist… that’s really means a lot🩷

[@BooksWithBonnie]

New and excited to be here ❤❤❤

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Yaaayyy!! Welcome 🤗 Thanks for watching🩷

[@WillTBsVlogs]

You are almost at a1000 subs, congrats. I just subscribed. I'll be checking in for more recommendations lol

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

I know I can’t believe it! Thanks for the sub!!👍🏾

[@simplymontika]

"The Circle Of Emotions" by Authoress Hurricane, "Lush" and Titiana"s Series by Author E. G. Weeks

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Cool! Happy reading!🩷

[@Casher2u]

Heyyy! I’m here because of your suggestion of “ the neighbor favor” and yessss!!! I’m almost done but I’m mad at how the ending is going… hoping for a turn around cause what!!!

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Yay I’m glad you’re reading it… just keep reading 🤗🩷

[@Casher2u]

@@BookmarkedByAlia it was the cutest!!! There was indeed a payoff!! Hope to hear more of Nick’s story.

[@latoyaw9102]

Yes Maame is so good. ❤

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Can’t wait to get to that one! 🤗

[@ronettewinston1706]

It only took me one book with Tiffany D. Jackson……after reading Grown, I was done!

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

The stories are so good though…as soon as I think “this one will be different”-it’s not. It’s not that her books are bad, they just leave me disappointed😔 Thanks for watching🩷

[@ronettewinston1706]

@@BookmarkedByAlia Right. And thanks for all your love on Goodreads! I enjoy your reviews !

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Awww no problem and thanks so much!!🫶🏽😉

[@arleneallen8824]

I absolutely love her books, especially The Weight of Blood!

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

I really liked all of her books… It’s just the endings I’m not a fan of… they always leave me so confused and with so many questions😔

[@ginaloves2read]

Girllll February was LIT!! We had some really great reads! Let's keep this going all year! 🤗

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Yes it WAS!! I think we’re good for a minute with all the ones we have on our physical TBR…we know what we like and we got em lined up waiting and ready!!🤗🩷

[@luciluvsbooksandbags]

Great February wrap up! My book club will be reading A love song for Rickie Wild in April-I’ve heard mix reviews about it so we’ll see. I’ve read all of these in your wrap up but four( Their Vicious Games, The Weight of Blood, And then life was beautiful and Love Notes) I’m still thinking about Magnolia Parks-I’ve only read the first book 😳 Can’t wait to see your March TBR!!! 😊

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Thank you!!🤗 I hope I have another good month because this one was awesome!! 🩷

[@ld3330]

I love Christina C. Jones. If you like urban romance by a black author you should try Grey Huffington majority of her books are in a fictional town with mostly owned businesses.

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Oh I love that! I’ve been seeing a lot about Luca and probably will ending up picking that one up even though I don’t need another book LOL😂 Thanks for watching🩷

[@KyiaMyshai]

Loved this video ! I subscribed ❤ I love how you’re explaining this book like you are talking to a friend 😂🫶🏾

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

LOL!! That’s what it feels like too! I get so excited when I get to talking LOL Welcome and thanks for the sub🩷 🤗

[@nikkirice6679]

I agree with Tiffany D Jackson books...they definitely grab you but the Endings just leave me feeling like my favorite series getting canceled...some ppl love it...I just can't lol

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Exactly… I’m glad someone else feels my disappointment LOL

[@mamutshilanda9822]

Hey Alia! your month was more balanced in terms of all the emotions you went through after reading those books. Some hard reads but also some fluffy ones.☺ I enjoyed Sadeqa Johnson's book. I read it last year. (The boy was white and Jewish! which was a double no no). Always a fun time watching you!

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Hey👋🏾 And it was all by accident… I had no idea there was so much grief in ALL of the books I chose😩 If I would’ve known going in I would have switched it up a little bit but at least they were all good ones! Thanks for watching 🩷

[@barbarabarnes7184]

Just found your channel,I'm going to find Love letters by Christina C. Jones I have a few of her books now.

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Hi and welcome!! I loved that one! 🩷 I read a novella of hers -I Think I Might Love You… and I thought it was cute so I knew I would love her writing… I also just got one by her from Amazon too… it’ll be on my unboxing video this week. Stay tuned for more… thanks again🩷

[@UrbanGirlNavigatesWorld]

I really enjoyed this! *subscribed

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Yaaayy! Thank you for watching🤗🩷

[@icedcoffeeandbookss]

The cover for Maame is so cute

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Isn’t it? Nothing like a pretty book🩷

[@Bookishlyangel85]

I read The Stolen Daughter as well this month. It was good, but 50 pages in, I thought wow this sums up the whole book. I didn't expect what was to come throughout the book. I loved your haul. I'm definitely going to check out both books.

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Exactly… they could’ve waited to drop that bomb on us at like the 70% mark… but it was still good. Thanks for watching🩷🤗

[@icedcoffeeandbookss]

And Then Life Was Beautiful sounds like a great book.

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

It was… 🫶🏽🩷

[@icedcoffeeandbookss]

I heard of Fast first from Heather McLarry’s videos and it’s on my tbr but idk if I’ll be able to read it lol. Seems heavy obviously.

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

It’s very heavy… but it’s so good…🩷

[@icedcoffeeandbookss]

I read Good Morning, Love by Ashley Coleman (black author) and it was alright. Rated it 2.75. It was a debut so, to be expected lol.

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Yeah debuts can be hit or miss sometimes

[@latashamoore5007]

Love the video. I DNF the coldest winter just couldn't get into it. I want to read Fast sometime this year

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Wow did you? It wasn’t bad at all it just didn’t put me in my feels like I thought it would you know? And YES! Fast is so worth it! 🩷

[@icedcoffeeandbookss]

Is the Neighbor Favor over the top with the miscommunication? Thank you.😊

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

So much miscommunication😩… and I usually am not a fan of that trope, but it worked in this one mainly because it was more so omitting the truth… not like the annoying miscommunication is The Love Hypothesis.

[@paperbacksgalore]

hi, just found your channel!! my fave book of February was Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan. If you’re looking for more historical fiction by Black authors, I really loved Memphis by Tara M Stringfellow (:

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Hi and welcome🤗 Yes! Memphis keeps popping up everywhere and calling my name… I’m definitely going to check it out! Thanks for watching🩷

[@lgut3]

I really enjoyed your video. And Then Life Was Beautiful was good. I also enjoyed Love Notes, I listened to that one on audiobook. The Mixtape was pretty good. Give that one a try. Fast was soooo good. You had a really good line up this month 😊

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

I did!! I’m so happy about it too… hope my good luck keeps it up LOL. I definitely want to pick up the mixtape soon… Thanks for watching😁🩷

[@Lovelymama212]

New subscriber here ❤ I loved the Neighbor Favor!! Kristina Forest just came out with her new book The Partner Plot (which follows Lily's sister Violet and her reconnecting with a high school sweetheart)! I am definitely going to check out some of your recommendations. I love cute fluffy-ish stories 😊

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Oh wow!! I didn’t know she had another one! (Immediately goes to check it out LOL) Thanks for letting me know… also thanks for the sub! 🩷🩷

[@angelaholmes8888]

My 5 star reads in February Clytemnestra by constanza casanti Queen of the damned by Anne rice book 3 in the vampire chronicles Tales of the body thief by Anne rice book 4 in the vampire chronicles The hurricane wars by thea guanzon The urgent life by Bozoma saint John memoir

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Wow you had a lot of 5 stars! I’m stingy when it comes to 5’s I need to loosen up 😂 Happy reading and thanks for watching🤗🫶🏽

[@BrynnD]

Loved your wrap up!

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Thanks so much! 😁🩷

[@BrynnD]

@@BookmarkedByAlia you’re welcome!

[@violetpagesss]

I want to read A House of Eve so bad!

[@BookmarkedByAlia]

Go for it! I thought it was good!!🩷