Books from the 90s are really old?? Aww come on, that Lisa Stansfield song is from the 80s. Be gentle on us, ma. Love the video!

I was going to write that I had never heard of The Good Luck Girls but it sounds good. I went to wishlist it and apparently I have owned it for three years😅. I also may have a problem😂

I'm glad YT randomly served up your content! I loved your recommendations and your personality as you talk about your some of your favorite books! New subbie! I'm definitely a fantasy girlie and I hadn't heard about any of these books before, so I appreciate the fresh perspective and they've been added to my TBR.

The hair is giving honey 🎉❤

I appreciate this video. It's hard to find authentic Black Authors in the fantasy genre.

Rage of Dragons is my favorite fantasy book...full stop. Jemison's The Broken Earth Trilogy is has been on my TBR for a while but I finally purchased all three and that is the next series I'm going to read after my current book...Great Video!!!

Check out Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark. Damn good story. Short but great.

I love reading books

Broken Earth Trilogy is one of my top 5 favorite fantasy series

Omg! I loooooved My Soul To Keep! The series is 🔥

Gurl I've been looking for us in the fantasy author world. Thx for sharing.

I loved The Fifth Season! The whole Broken Earth Trilogy is chef’s kiss. It was so hard to read but it was worth it! Love NK down 4L. I wish I could reread The Fifth Season for the first time. ❤❤❤

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See also: Wild Seed by Octavia Butler (one of my all-time faves) A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Lone Women by Victor LaValle The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

The Good Luck Girls sounds intriguing!

You are a treasure and a delight! You're upbeat commentary is enlivening! I'm surprised you didn't mention Imaro by Charles R. Saunders; it predates all of these books! Back in the days of the big Conan and Tarzan rediscovery in the 70s Charles started writing what he called "sword and soul" novels. Great stuff & a pioneer that should be remembered. Check them out.

I highly recommend blood at the root by Ladarrion Williams. >>> A teenager on the run from his past finds the family he never knew existed and the community he never knew he needed at an HBCU for the young, Black, and magical. Enroll in this fresh fantasy debut unlike anything you've seen before.

I hear that about YA. I make a beeline for YA fantasy whenever I'm in the bookstore. Thanks for all these recommendations. Can't wait to learn more about your interests.

Great recommendations! I still need to get to Rita Woods, Tananarive Due and Rebecca Roanhorse! The fifth season is definitely a tough one for beginners but it’s really good! Another that I would recommend on the indie side is Kimoni Legacy by Omari Richards. Very much epic fantasy so not for beginners

I really enjoyed watching this video. I love how you explain how the characters are reacting. I have added quite a few of these to my list. I have had N.K. Jemison on my shelf for years, all three books, and have never read them. Thank you for taking the time to share.

Ooh, i def want to read My Soul to Keep. Have you heard of the author Desiree? She has an urban fantasy series called the Hoodwinked Series and I think the author Natavia does fantasy too. Ohh and LA Banks, i believe they write about vampires, just some books i have heard about in the literary streets.

Loving your recommendations videos! Can’t wait to dive into some of these! 💜

Thank you for the recommendations so glad I found you

Your hair is beautiful!

Yaaassssss for Tananarive Due and NK Jamison! Their books had my jaw on the floor repeatedly. And yes, Jemison is a very unique storyteller. Brilliant indeed. Next up for me is Rage of Dragons. Very excited to finally experience that one.

Thank you sooo much for your channel ❤ This is my first time here and I immediately hit the subscribe button once you started speaking. Thank you for sharing your love 💕 of reading with us. I appreciate you 😊

I loved beasts of Prey by Ayana Grey. I am hoping to read rage of Dragons very soon. N.K. JEMISIN is on my radar for sure! Loved this video!

So glad my algorithm brought me here. New subbie! 🥰

Evan Winter is an amazing author. Hunt down anything he goes asap. I've read the first two books of his trilogy and they were both fantastic reads.

I've never considered Adult Fantasy fiction books. Never really found it alluring until now. I may give one that you recommended a try. Glad your video popped up randomly in my feeds. Keep Grinding.

I loved this video. The only books I haven't read yet are Remeberance and My Soul To Keep, so now they are next up on my TBR

I think I'll check ou Beasts of Prey. Thanks.

the good luck girls and the squeal are both unrated books to me! I love that series!!

Thank you!! This is right on time for me. I always love your videos!

New sub. I needed this video ive read some of these but others ive never heard of so gonna check them out 😊

Repping the east coast right along with you, new subbie alert 🚨

These sound really good! I have The Fifth Season, but I haven't read it yet. I have some further recommendations for you. I just finished "The Dance of Shadows," by Rogba Payne, and it was outstanding! It's fantasy, based on African mythology/folk tales. It's hard to find though. I got my copy in a book subscription box from Inkstone Books in the U.K. If you can get your hands on a copy, it's really good. Some books and authors that are maybe more Sci-Fi than strict fantasy, you can't go wrong with Octavia Butler. "Parable of the Sower" and "Parable of the Talents" are a dystopian duology written in the 1980s, and set in our time right now. A chilling thing about it, there's a corrupt political candidate in the second book whose campaign slogan is "Make America Great Again"! A more recent fantasy/Sci-Fi book by a current author would be "The Principle of Moments," by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson. This was published in December 2023, has time travel moments, and I think maybe an alternate-reality London setting. I've not read it yet, but it's on my bookshelf just waiting for me to get to it.

The Rage of Dragons is my favorite

Have you ever made a list of all the books you've read?? If sooo where is it?? I'd love to see your reading journey from the beginning up to the present day🎉🎉

N.K. Jemisin is definitely the G.O.AT! Her books are so detailed , that I too have to go take a nap, after reading The Broken Earth Series!😂😂😂

Im so glad I found this channel. Thank you for this video!! I just subscribed!!

This is my first time viewing your videos and now you have a new subbie ❤

You look gorgeous!

Her saying "This book was written in the 90s it is OLLD" makes me think of kids going all wide-eyed/mouth open when you tell them you're an age above 30. LOL

Great video! 🎉

Love your videos!! 😊You are so beautiful and well put together in every single video ❤👏👏Amazing recs I can’t wait to check out so many of them 🎉🎉

Rosewater trilogy recommend big time. all of Nnedi Okorafor books. missed off the G Ms Octavia Butler come on now. Thanks for the rage of dragons recommendation

Ngl i recently started the fifth season im struggling a bit because i usually do not like second person narration. I am working on it tho because I find it very interesting.

Amazing video. This is one of my favorite from you. So many books you made me want to read. You are so beautiful

New Sub! Love your channel!

Great recommendations. Have you read Crown of blood and thorns?

Very great recommendations thank you. Have you read the series by Tomi Adeyemi Children of Blood and Bone? Great fantasy series.

Do you have any Cozy Fantasy books by black authors you'd recommend?

Hello! I enjoyed your video. You gave some very interesting recs Consider me subscribed!!

Ouuuu this was fun

Evan Winter looks interesting, I'm cool with MK Jiemeson, didn't really like that book

Sooo old… the‘90s…👀😂 13:19

You said a long time ago like it was written in the Victorian era. I must be archaic. 😂

Afraid of fantasy?

"Dis book be OLD y'all!" 1997?

Wow! So Glad to have found your channel!! I’m introducing the characters of my series on my channel. Hope you can stop by!