Chanel HardyJul 13, 20212 minToday in The Writer Spotlight: Sommer N. Chaney!Tell me about yourself! How old are you, and where are you from? I am 35 from Columbus, Ohio. I am an adventurous optimistic mother Give...
Chanel HardyJun 5, 202111 minPride Month Short Story! A Queer Sleeping Beauty RetellingANDREA “Be careful, if you pop one of those things, it’ll wake the baby,” Michelle told her husband Charles as he blew up pink balloons,...
Chanel HardyJun 5, 20212 minBook Review: Hurricane Summer by Asha BromfieldRating 5/5 This book was… Oh my goodness! 😭 Such an emotional, REAL, heartbreaking coming of age story. Tilla and her younger sister Mia...
Chanel HardyMay 10, 20212 minBook Review: The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda PetrusRating 5/5 This was such a beautiful story! The writing was so warm and poetic. Told from two main POVs, both characters of Mabel and...
Chanel HardyMay 2, 20212 minBook Review: The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon3.5 stars rounded up. Natasha is a Jamaican Immigrant in the country illegally. Daniel is a Korean American, desperate to find himself...
Chanel HardyApr 17, 20212 minBook Review: Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson!Rating 5/5 I finished this book a few weeks ago but needed time to write a full review due to pandemic fatigue lol. This is the third...
Chanel HardyApr 1, 20212 minReparations: America's Debt to Black Citizens When we discuss white privilege & reparations, one aspect that's always left out of the conversation is Military privilege, and how the...
Chanel HardyMar 14, 20212 minBook Review: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerRating: 4.5 rounded up. Written in the early '90s and taking place in the near future of the 2020s, this was a thought-provoking take on...
Chanel HardyFeb 19, 20212 minBook Review: Queenie by Candice Carty-WilliamsRating: 5/5 Let me start by saying, that the extremely negative reviews for this book feel unfair. If you're looking for some trendy-woke...
Chanel HardyFeb 12, 20212 minBook Review: The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa4.5 stars. Three years ago, on the morning of his wedding, Andrew leaves his fiance Lina at the alter after his brother Max...
Chanel HardyJan 24, 20212 minBook Review: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensRating 5 stars! My first 5-star review of 2021 and well deserved! This book has literally everything that connects with my soul. A...
Chanel HardyJan 10, 20212 minBook Review: Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn BayronRating: 3.5/5 Cinderella has been dead for 200 years, but her story lives on. Under a harsh, misogynistic, dystopian-like society, that...
Chanel HardyDec 30, 20205 minTop 10 Fiction Reads of 2020!Now, for the finale! My top 10 fiction reads for the year. I read so many cool stories this year. Some older classics and some were more...
Chanel HardyDec 26, 20203 minIn The Spotlight Today: Roushaun Johnson! Tell me about yourself! How old are you, and where are you from? I was born in Compton, Ca. November 7th, 1970. Yes, this year I...
Chanel HardyDec 18, 20204 minTop 10 Poetry Reads of 2020!Welcome to part 2 of my top 2020 reads! Poetry! This one was tough because as you may know, I read over 120 books this year, including...
Chanel HardyDec 18, 20203 minTop 10 Non-fiction Reads for 2020!Welcome to part 1 of my 3-part countdown of favorite books from 2020! First, is Non-fiction. There was a part during this pandemic, where...
Chanel HardyDec 12, 20202 minIn The Spotlight Today: Swannelle Wiggins!How old are you and where are you from? I am 48 years old. I am originally from Emporia, Virginia. I currently reside in Woodbridge, VA...
Chanel HardyDec 1, 20202 minBook Review: Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. JacksonRating 5/5 This is my second book by Tiffany, my first being Allegedly. Which I liked but didn't find anything special about it. So I was...
Chanel HardyNov 24, 20202 minBook Review: History Is All You Left Me by Adam SilveraRating 4/5 "History is all you left me" is ironically a good way to describe my relationship with Adam Silvera's writing lol. This is my...
Chanel HardyNov 20, 20203 minBook Review: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes by Suzanne CollinsRating 3/5 stars The one star ratings from other reviewers seem a bit harsh. While I wasn't sure what to expect when going into this...