My average rating for each story was 3.5 stars which, if you’ve seen any of my past anthology reviews, is a goddamn miracle. I got this out of my library and coincidentally, it was the book of the month for this new book club, Black Girls With Magic, which you can follow on Instagram and Twitter. McKinney, Danielle Paige, Rebecca Roanhorse, Karen Strong, Ashley Woodfolk, and Ibi Zoboi. You will never forget them.Īuthors include Elizabeth Acevedo, Amerie, Dhonielle Clayton, Somaiya Daud, Charlotte Davis, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Justina Ireland, Danny Lore, L.L. Witches and scientists, sisters and lovers, priestesses and rebels: the heroines of A Phoenix First Must Burn shine brightly. Filled with stories of love and betrayal, strength and resistance, this collection contains an array of complex and true-to-life characters in which you cannot help but see yourself reflected. A Phoenix First Must Burn will take you on a journey from folktales retold to futuristic societies and everything in between. Sure to appeal to fantasy fans who love stories that mirror them.Sixteen tales by bestselling and award-winning authors that explore the Black experience through fantasy, science fiction, and magic.Įvoking Beyoncé’s Lemonade for a teen audience, these authors who are truly Octavia Butler’s heirs, have woven worlds to create a stunning narrative that centers Black women and gender nonconforming individuals. Betrayal set in the desert where a girl comes to her full power.Ĭaptivating collection of short stories that celebrate diversity with strong protagonists. A whole twist on soul mates and what a young girl does after her heart is broken.
Hearts Turned To Ash by Dhonielle Clayon.
A haunting tale of a young girl and her seabound mother who is bound to her father and longs to return back to the sea. The Rules of The Land by Alaya Dawn Johnson. Ayanna loves vampire stories and movies, but when she actually meets one, she needs to find the strength to actually let her in. Letting The Right One In by Patrice Caldwell. After Abigail witnesses her whole small town being massacred she makes a deal to take revenge. Wherein Abigail Fields Recalls Her First Death and Subsquently, Her Best Life by Rebecca Roanhorse. All show strong Black girl protagonists in this totally entertaining collection. There's also ones with witches and vampires. Other stories include Acevedo's twist on a slave rebellion in 1951 Hispaniola. These stories include takes on historical past like Roanhorse's inspiration of an all Black settlement in the early 1900s. What worked: Engaging collection of fantasy short stories that celebrate Black girl protagonists.
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