Tag: African mythology

Skin Of The Sea By Natasha Bowen

Skin of the Sea CONTENT WARNING: violence, enslavement, death, suicide, gore, blood, grief A way to survive. A way to serve. A way to save. Simi prayed to the gods, once. Now she serves them as Mami Wata–a mermaid–collecting the souls of those who die at sea and […]

Tristan Strong Keeps Punching

Tristan Strong Keeps Punching Author: Kwame Mbalia Genre: MG Fantasy Publication Date: October 5, 2021 Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents Series: Tristan Strong #3 Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book. I am providing my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: violence, slavery, grief, […]

Tristan Strong Destroys The World

Tristan Strong Destroys the World Author: Kwame Mbalia Genre: MG Fantasy Publication Date: October 6, 2020 Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents Series: Tristan Strong #2 CONTENT WARNING: violence, trauma, mention of death Tristan Strong has been traumatized. He’s back in Alabama after saving Alke—a world inhabited by African American […]

Tristan Strong Punches A Hole In The Sky

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky Author: Kwame Mbalia Genre: MG Fantasy Publication Date: October 15, 2019 Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents Series: Tristan Strong #1 CONTENT WARNING: grief, brief mention of slavery Seventh grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save […]