It has been a pure joy watching all of your videos and vlogs in 2024. Looking forward to more in 2025 and adding more books to my TBR. Thank you for all the content you’ve posted I have loved watching all of them. ❤️
Thanks again Shawnaci. My next buy is Mixtape. As I have not read anything from Britiny Cherry. Looking forward to it. And of course will be getting the next Kennedy Ryan book coming out in May!!! ❤
I love authors/books that dive into mental health in the black community. I think when we as black people read these stories we get to feel validated and seen. And for members of our community and even readers outside of our community who are resistant or ignorant to this, it helps them see that we are human too and depression and anxiety can impact our lives as well-and it is nothing to be ashamed of. I especially love it when we see it with black male characters like Oliver in the Mixtape and Josiah in Before I Let Go, because black men have it drilled in their heads that “boys/men don’t cry” and are always made to feel like they have to be strong…showing emotions is a sign of weakness. So to see Brittany Cherry and Kennedy Ryan creator these characters, show us their pain, their resistance to help, and then to show them getting the help they need-it was such a beautiful thing to witness. Excellent list as always Shawnaci 👏🏾
I really liked The Personal Librarian as well. Not sure if you know, but The Morgan Library & Museum currently has an exhibition that opened in October, "Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian's Legacy", dedicated to Belle's life and career. The exhibition runs until May 4, 2025. I hope to visit the museum in the spring, God willing.
It warms my heart to see literary fiction in your top 10. 🤪🫶🏽I absolutely love seeing your reading taste expand. Even hearing you talk about annotating is so cool and awesome 👏🏽🤗 Blue Sisters and The Wedding People were phenomenal reads. I’m so happy you found the beauty in them. This Could Be Us made my top 10 as well. 💕 Great video!
I am really into contemporary fiction right now… Romance has given me a complete headache at this point… Thanks to BB Reid’s crucible but thanks for some contemporary and historical fiction recommendations… Ready to read my butt off in 2025
I really enjoyed reading The Wedding people as well, it's one of my few five star reads of the year. I also think you should read Maame by Jessica George. It touches on grief and it is a contemporary fiction book by a black British author.
Convince me to continue with the Magnolia Parks series. I read the first one because of you and Larry but I didn't like it. I had no interest to go on. On a happier note, I really enjoyed Seven Perfect Things by Catherine Ryan Hyde this year.
If you aren’t a fan of messy characters, you might not enjoy the series but the series reminds me so much of my younger self growing into who I am now. The characters mature so much as the books go on. Even though they’re flawed, they remind me of how messy it is to be human and how that’s okay 💛
The MixTape Britany Cherry This Could Be Us Kennedy Ryan My absolute favorite reads of 2024 I already pre ordered Can’t Get Enough the next Kennedy Ryan in the series release May 2025. One of my book goals for 2025 read the Magnolia Parks series I got all the original covers for the series from Blackwell Bookstore in England.
Here's my 10 Tales of the body thief by Anne rice book 4 in the vampire chronicles Clytemnestra by constanza casanti Stars in your eyes by kacen callender i think you might like this book Queen of the damned by Anne rice book 3 in the vampire chronicles Miss memory lane by colton Haynes memoir Good luck with that by kristan Higgins Out of shape by gracie gold memoir Her too by bonnie kistler it's a thriller The maid by nita prose This could be us by Kennedy Ryan Honorable mentions Lizzie Blake's best mistake by mazey eddings Be my baby by ronnie spector memoir The violence by delilah s dawson it's a dystopian thriller Binding 13 by chloe Walsh
I had my boyfriend order me a million junes by Emily h and the kiss countdown because you recommended them and pardon my Frenchie hopefully I enjoy them
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Happy that I’ve read and thoroughly enjoyed some of your favorite books which also became my favorite. My 2025 TBR has just gotten longer ❤❤
It has been a pure joy watching all of your videos and vlogs in 2024. Looking forward to more in 2025 and adding more books to my TBR. Thank you for all the content you’ve posted I have loved watching all of them. ❤️
Thanks again Shawnaci. My next buy is Mixtape. As I have not read anything from Britiny Cherry. Looking forward to it. And of course will be getting the next Kennedy Ryan book coming out in May!!! ❤
I love authors/books that dive into mental health in the black community. I think when we as black people read these stories we get to feel validated and seen. And for members of our community and even readers outside of our community who are resistant or ignorant to this, it helps them see that we are human too and depression and anxiety can impact our lives as well-and it is nothing to be ashamed of. I especially love it when we see it with black male characters like Oliver in the Mixtape and Josiah in Before I Let Go, because black men have it drilled in their heads that “boys/men don’t cry” and are always made to feel like they have to be strong…showing emotions is a sign of weakness. So to see Brittany Cherry and Kennedy Ryan creator these characters, show us their pain, their resistance to help, and then to show them getting the help they need-it was such a beautiful thing to witness. Excellent list as always Shawnaci 👏🏾
Yes yes yes! You’re so right! Representation is so important!
I really liked The Personal Librarian as well. Not sure if you know, but The Morgan Library & Museum currently has an exhibition that opened in October, "Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian's Legacy", dedicated to Belle's life and career. The exhibition runs until May 4, 2025. I hope to visit the museum in the spring, God willing.
That's so cool! I'll have to see if I can visit!!
It warms my heart to see literary fiction in your top 10. 🤪🫶🏽I absolutely love seeing your reading taste expand. Even hearing you talk about annotating is so cool and awesome 👏🏽🤗 Blue Sisters and The Wedding People were phenomenal reads. I’m so happy you found the beauty in them. This Could Be Us made my top 10 as well. 💕 Great video!
Looking forward to reading Blue Sisters next year!
Loved Four Winds
how do you find good books?
I am really into contemporary fiction right now… Romance has given me a complete headache at this point… Thanks to BB Reid’s crucible but thanks for some contemporary and historical fiction recommendations… Ready to read my butt off in 2025
Although I haven't read these yet, I don't hear a lot of conversations about Night Road & Home Front (and a lot more) by Kristin Hannah.
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I really enjoyed reading The Wedding people as well, it's one of my few five star reads of the year. I also think you should read Maame by Jessica George. It touches on grief and it is a contemporary fiction book by a black British author.
I’ve heard such great things about this book! I need to pick it up asap!
You read my whole entire library like 3x 4x over
It was a great year!
Convince me to continue with the Magnolia Parks series. I read the first one because of you and Larry but I didn't like it. I had no interest to go on. On a happier note, I really enjoyed Seven Perfect Things by Catherine Ryan Hyde this year.
If you aren’t a fan of messy characters, you might not enjoy the series but the series reminds me so much of my younger self growing into who I am now. The characters mature so much as the books go on. Even though they’re flawed, they remind me of how messy it is to be human and how that’s okay 💛
The MixTape Britany Cherry
This Could Be Us Kennedy Ryan
My absolute favorite reads of 2024
I already pre ordered Can’t Get Enough the next Kennedy Ryan in the series release May 2025.
One of my book goals for 2025 read the Magnolia Parks series I got all the original covers for the series from Blackwell Bookstore in England.
I hope you love the series! It’s truly incredible!!
Here's my 10
Tales of the body thief by Anne rice book 4 in the vampire chronicles
Clytemnestra by constanza casanti
Stars in your eyes by kacen callender i think you might like this book
Queen of the damned by Anne rice book 3 in the vampire chronicles
Miss memory lane by colton Haynes memoir
Good luck with that by kristan Higgins
Out of shape by gracie gold memoir
Her too by bonnie kistler it's a thriller
The maid by nita prose
This could be us by Kennedy Ryan
Honorable mentions
Lizzie Blake's best mistake by mazey eddings
Be my baby by ronnie spector memoir
The violence by delilah s dawson it's a dystopian thriller
Binding 13 by chloe Walsh
What a great list! 😍
I had my boyfriend order me a million junes by Emily h and the kiss countdown because you recommended them and pardon my Frenchie hopefully I enjoy them
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Thanks for watching!
Ok now, I just bought some books for the new year, and a few on here I’ve been trying to ignore but… back to Amazon I go! Thanks a lot!😩🩷😂