Throwback Post...on a Friday: My February Reads.

 

February really came in like a thief in the night. Black History Month AKA the shortest month of the year and it feels exactly like that. I think I speak for all Black folks when I repeat these wise words from Whitney Houston, "We need a longer month!"

Now I know how ya'll like to tussle, but this post is a bit late because I was sick yesterday. I knew I couldn't miss my monthly reads roundup though! This month, I tried to be as on-theme as possible and focus on books about love or romance. You can get all the deets on my February reads below!

In Five Years by Rebecca Searle

The small summary I did check out before buying this book led me to believe it was some supernatural love affair that I was about to get into and to my surprise the book was actually focused on the love story of two childhood friends, Dannie and Bella, as they navigate their adult lives. It was fun getting to know them and how their differences made them besties. Naturally it made me reflect on my own friendships, how we support and show up for one another, etc. Unfortunately for me, there wasn't a happy ending in this book as a huge issue is brought upon one of the friends.

We've all experienced a really ,really vivid dream at some point in time, but what would you do if the dream came to fruition? Imagine being engaged and dreaming about a man you've never seen before give you the best D you've ever had, then meet him in the most nontraditional way (or real traditional because some of ya'll like to do stuff like this fr). All I can say is this book took me on a trip and I enjoyed it!

The Spirit of Intimacy by Somonfu Some

The first time I heard of this book was during the pandemic when Jidenna and Yvonne Orji were on IG Live with Essence and he spoke about how incredible it was. He pretty much said it was life changing and helped him view relationships differently. So me, as a non-dating adult, was intrigued.

To be honest, this book is life changing in the way that you can understand how certain practices are done in other cultures. In America, I think, we're very heavy on keeping people out of our business. And for good reason because not everyone has your best interests in mind. But that's also where community enters. The Spirit of Intimacy explores marriage, loss, conflict, romance, your personal purpose and so much more. It also touches on how nothing is done without your support system. If need be the entire village will come to your side to help you with an issue. For me, one of the more interesting parts of the book was finding out the people from this tribe sleep in gender specific sleeping quarters. For example, you wouldn't sleep in bed with your husband, but instead your husband's mom or sister....wow.

I am happy I read this book this month to  get a different perspective on relationship topics. Sometimes we get in our own heads about things or beliefs and it's great, to me at least, to get thoughts or beliefs from a different place.

Well that's all for now. Byeee!