Title: The Acts of Forgiveness Author: Maura Cheeks Genre: fiction literary BUY the hardback ADD on The Story Graph Acts of Forgiveness follows Willie Revel, a former journalist who returns home to help save her family’s struggling construction business just as a new reparations law is introduced, one that allows Black families to seek justice for racial harms done to past generations. The Revel family spans four generations and each one views the law differently, mirroring

Title: The Let Them Theory: A Life- Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About Author: Mel Robbins Genre: nonfiction self help BUY the hardback ADD on The Story Graph My main takeaways: Let them do what they do. Let me decide how I respond. Let them show you who they are. Let me protect my peace, go first, ask better questions and respond with intention. You don’t control people, you control you . Growth gets easier when you stop trying to manage people a

Title: The Return of Ellie Black Author: Emiko Jean Genre: fiction thriller BUY the hardback ADD on The Story Graph The first book I read to kick off the new year was the thriller The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean. I really liked that this book is mainly told through the lens of Ellie Black, a teenager who was abducted and then reappears two years later, and Detective Chelsey Calhoun, who is passionate about solving cases involving violent crimes against girls. Chelse