Malla Nunn

Representation: Biracial main character, Black main character
Trigger warnings: Physical abuse, death of a child

7.5/10, this was another amazing book by Malla Nunn, she definitely deserves the award she got, she earned it, previously I read Sugar Town Queens by the same author which I enjoyed more than this however this was a delightful book with its positives outnumbering its flaws so where do I even begin? I really liked the dynamic between Adele and Lottie, they make a great pair together, despite their differences, and they get along most of the time. I liked Adele because she experienced character development (turning from a girl with a sense of inflated ego to a rebel who can stand up for herself), which is always a good thing in books. These characters lived hard lives, just because they were biracial, and had to experience a lot of racism but they still managed to overcome that, showing their resilience. Definitely recommended if you want a historical novel with well-made characters and dynamics.… (plus d'informations)

Representation: Black characters, biracial main character
Trigger warnings: Racism

7/10, this book is actually in two of the libraries I got to but I went to the latter one since I couldn't borrow that from the former one due to reasons, anyway, this was an enjoyable read and since then I have read one more book from this author which I liked as well but even after all that it still isn't one of the best books I ever read but it's not bad either, where do I even begin? Did I mention this won a Children's Book Council of Australia Award in 2022, this deserves it but the other awarded books are just meh... It starts with the main character Amandla living her life in a poor town in South Africa and her mother Annalisa tells her that if she does certain rituals then her father will come back. The truth is Amandla's father has been gone since the beginning and both she and Annalisa only have hazy memories of him then the book cuts to a scene where Amandla is with her two other friends Lil Bit and Goodness toward the middle of the book which is where the suspense starts to build here. Afterwards, the story centres around the mystery of Annalisa's family which spans the latter half of the book, in the end, Amandla and the other characters finally solve it by exposing a person for his racist acts ending this on a high note.… (plus d'informations)

La palabra «ex» marca la vida de Emmanuel ­Cooper: ex soldado, ex oficial de la policía judicial, ex hombre blanco. Para ganarse la vida, Cooper se dedica a vigilar en secreto el sórdido puerto de Durban. Pero todo cambia cuando el brutal asesinato de un niño lo obligue a salir de entre las sombras y deba esquivar a la policía para llevar a cabo su propia investigación extraoficial. En poco tiempo se producen otros dos asesinatos similares y Cooper se convierte en el principal sospechoso. Se sumerge en los bajos fondos de Durban en busca de respuestas y descubre que los asesinatos son parte de una conspiración internacional por el control político de Sudáfrica. Con la presión de las nuevas leyes de ­segregación racial, deberá encontrar al asesino antes de que la policía de Durban le cargue a él con la culpa de esos crímenes.… (plus d'informations)

La novela transcurre en Sudáfrica, en los años 1950, con las nuevas leyes del apartheid recién entradas en vigor. En estas condiciones que hacen enormemente más peligrosa la vida, Emmanuel Cooper, de la policía de Johannesburgo, decide viajar desde Ciudad del Cabo a un pequeño pueblo en la frontera con Mozambique para investigar el asesinato de Willem Pretorius, comisario de policía de la pequeña localidad. Pretorius era un afrikáner aparentemente respetado por sus compatriotas y conocido por su rectitud moral. Pero Cooper, en colaboración con el policía zulú, Shabalala, descubre enseguida que la conducta del comisario no era tan intachable como creía su familia. Y se encontrará con todo un panorama de corrupción, pornografía y un complejo entramado de relaciones interraciales.… (plus d'informations)