Ten Steps to Us, the debut novel by Attiya Khan is a delightful YA novel about Aisha Rashid, a devout hijab-wearing Muslim teen. Aisha has always felt invisible, but when Darren, the hot new boy at school makes it clear that he likes her rather than her pretty and popular best friend Isabelle, she is both surprised and flattered as she really likes him too...
Tag: fiction
Review: Luster by Raven Leilani
"The first time we have sex, we are both fully clothed, at our desks during work hours, bathed in blue computer light." When I read that first sentence, I just knew...
Review: Without Prejudice by Nicola Williams
Lee Mitchell, a thirty-year old barrister from a working-class Caribbean background, is an outsider in the cut-throat, typically white, middle-class male environment of the Chambers where she works...
Review: The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
A fiercely independent young Black woman, Opal Robinson pushes against the grain in her style, art and attitude. Despite her unconventional looks, Opal knows she can be a star. But just as she is creating a niche for herself as Opal Jewel...
