Character Therapy

May 312 min read

Mental Health Awareness Month: Understanding the Unseen Wounds of Bri & Richie and Exploring the Link Between Childhood Neglect and Aggressive Behavior

Siblings Bri and Richie from Stay Schemin' are probably the most hated characters in the book. Their erratic, aggressive, and down right...

Jun 12, 20232 min read

"Grief is the price we pay for love."

To Have Her Again by Kay Shanee was such a good read. I loved how complex every character in the book was—so much so, I had a hard time...

May 8, 20232 min read

"I felt an insatiable need to be close to him and that need wasn't anything I could control."

Lone Wolf by K.C. Mills was my first supernatural read, and I really enjoyed it. Most times, I forgot that I was even reading about...

Apr 3, 20233 min read

5 Takeaways from Best You Ever Had by Monica Walters

Hey, y'all! Typically, when choosing what to write for a blog post, I choose one character, or topic, that I feel has the biggest message...

Dec 5, 20222 min read

"The Only Way to Find Your Voice is to Use it"

Home for Christmas is a cute, little short, written by Brookelyn Mosley. It’s about a newly separated couple, Jaleel and Eva, who find...

Nov 1, 20222 min read

"Sometimes, all you had to do was exist to be someone's savior"

I think it’s safe to say that Amaya from Stroking the Flame Within Her Heart was the true definition of a scorned woman. After finding...

Sep 30, 20223 min read

Uncovering Kendra’s Imposter Syndrome

Uncovered Truths: A Novella is a cute short story by Alexandra Warren that briefly follows the budding relationship of Easton and Kendra,...

Sep 5, 20222 min read

Tricking Off with a Thug: Jianna's Displacement

Last Monday, on Black Book Clubs Day, Charae Lewis thanked Hopeful Heartbreakers and proceeded to give me, Rah, and Qi “roles” in the...

Aug 7, 20223 min read

The Thirty Way

/ˈTHərdē/: “People associating themselves with someone imbued with the energy represented by the number 30 find their energy and outlook...

Apr 6, 20222 min read

When the Culmination of Life Takes Over...Take a Sabbatical

“It was totally a great idea to isolate yourself from your job and your family to go force yourself to be sad in the mountains.” Although...

Mar 4, 20222 min read

Caretakers: Not all angels reside in Heaven; some walk the earth

“I felt for my daughter every day. I wanted nothing more than to take it all off her shoulders and put it on mine...I wanted to protect...

Feb 1, 20222 min read

I'm Riding with You Forever...or, are you?

“Who knows if me and Elvis are going to be together when he gets out? He has eight years left...” Although Elvis, also known as Big Elks,...

Jan 5, 20223 min read

"She was more than devoted. She was devout."

“At fifteen years old, Denny was diagnosed with a special case of psychosis, blended of a mild form of schizophrenia and bipolar type 1...

Dec 1, 20212 min read

Sexing Noble Shaw

If you’ve read Beard Gang Chronicles 1-3, you know that those books are filled with hot, sexy, bearded black men, ready and willing to...

Nov 3, 20212 min read

While He's Sleepin' Start Queenin'

Stay Woke— especially when it comes to yourself. In the words of Queen Bey herself, “a winner don’t quit on themselves.” This is a lesson...

Oct 1, 20212 min read

Beaten by...Life?

I wanna preface this by saying that in no way do I condone abuse of any kind. Have you ever wondered how an abuser becomes an abuser? I...

Sep 7, 20212 min read

Suicide Prevention Week: Reading Our Way Through Protective Factors

Often times, people resort to suicide when they feel like there's no other choice. Rather than using coping skills to help them through...

Sep 1, 20212 min read

Even Fanatics Need Connection: Preventing Suicide Through Relationships

“If they ever find out that I’m Fanatic, I’m gonna go out guns blazing, he said. And if I die, I want you to kill yourself too.” The two...

Jul 1, 20212 min read

"When Snow Falls, Nature Listens": Character Spotlight on Jovie from Snoh Bound by Che Moon

Jovie from Snoh Bound deserves a spotlight because she was just so resilient. She went through a lot. And when I say, a lot, I mean A...

Jun 1, 20213 min read

Character Spotlight: Trey from Flirting with Disaster

"Chloe was leaving. Just like his mother leaving him all over again. He saw his mother walking out the door when he was just ten years...

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