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Book Review: Fabulous Bodies by Chuck Tingle
If you have ever read a Chuck Tingle book, then you know they could feasibly be their own genre. I love this author and his quirky, witty characters paired with absolutely weird plotlines.
The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings
The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings gave a view of womanhood and motherhood through the eyes of a dystopian and magical world, told from a character who is at critical juncture in her life.
Akata Witch (Nsibidi Scripts #1) by Nnedi Okorafor
Nnedi Okorafor initially caught my reader heart with her novel Remote Control and her brilliant way of weaving fantasy and magic into everyday life. Akata Witch, the first in the Nsibidi Scripts series, highlighted Nnedi’s work in Africanjujuism, a sub-genre she coined.