Children of Blood and Bone is Nigerian American author, Tomi Adeyemi’s, debut fantasy novel. The story is set in the land of Orïsha, a West African inspired fantasyland, where we find Zélie Adebola. She sets out, accompanied by her brother, Tzain, on a quest to bring magic back to Orïsha. Along the way, they team up with Princess Amari. They embark on a quest, filled with battles against Amari’s brother Inan, romances, and unlikely friendships. Adeyemi draws inspiration from Yoruba culture, filling the pages with its language and ancient myths.

Think of the book as a medieval African fantasy novel mixed with Black Lives Matter themes. The novel is beautifully written and expertly paced, despite its 500-page in size. An absolute must read for book lovers and non-book lovers alike.

Lara Jean, our half-Korean narrator of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, is a bit of hopeless romantic, and that’s putting it lightly. Lara Jean writes love letters to all the boys whom she doesn’t want to be in love with anymore (odd, I know!). These letters are kept hidden away in her room but one day they all get mysteriously sent out, and her world is thrown into chaos as she gets thrown into two love triangles; one of them is with her sister’s ex-boyfriend. And the other is with a boy named Peter Kavinsky (who got his own letter), whom she gets into a fake relationship with to avoid the awkwardness and to save her relationship between her sister and her ex- boyfriend.

The book goes on to tell a story of lies and young love. A must for those of us who live for sappy love novels.