#serwa boateng’s guide to vampire hunting

[teartra]

Serwa, pls, stop telling me that your aunt is hot because I KNOW SHE IS

[avymiir]

just barely started reading witchcraft and mayhem and before i get any further let me just say that we are all in agreement that at the end of vampire hunting Serwa completely forgot to take away the GCC’s wristbands right?? so they can still perform magic right?? or maybe even go hey I wonder where this wristband came from? or they might even go hey how do we ALL have matching wristbands somehow? basically that something with the wristbands will lead to them unlocking their memories all by themselves

basically i’m obsessed with the wristbands and double obsessed with the GCC figuring out their memory problems on their own and then hunting Serwa down to give her some much needed love

[libraryofandrasta]

I am from everyone who has ever loved me. I am from those who fought for me centuries before I was ever born.

Roseanne A. Brown, Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Vampire Hunting

[qualitymoonsuit]

I just finished reading Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Vampire Hunting, by Roseanne A. Brown.

[thenighttrain]

books read in 2023

finally continuing my yearly tradition. all rated out of 5 stars. bolded are my faves!

The Daughters of Izdihar (The Alamaxa Duology, #1) by Hadeer Elsbai ★★★☆☆

A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland ★★★☆☆

Last Violent Call (Secret Shanghai, #3.5) by Chloe Gong ★★★☆☆

The Magician's Daughter by H.G. Parry ★★★★☆

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1) by Shannon Chakraborty ★★★☆☆

The Lies of the Ajungo (Forever Desert, #1) by Moses Ose Utomi ★★★☆☆

The Surviving Sky (Rages, #1) by Kritika H. Rao ★★★☆☆

The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1) by James Islington ★★★☆☆

Immortal Longings (Flesh and False Gods, #1) by Chloe Gong ★★☆☆☆

Gods of the Wyrdwood (Forsaken, #1) by R.J. Barker ★★★☆☆

To Shape a Dragon's Breath (Nampeshiweisit, #1) by Moniquill Blackgoose ★★★☆☆

Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) by Rebecca Yarros ★★★☆☆

The Third Daughter by Adrienne Tooley ★★★☆☆

After the Dragons by Cynthia Zhang ★★★★☆

Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang ★★★★☆

White Trash Warlock (Adam Binder, #1) by David R. Slayton ★★★★☆

The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters ★★★☆☆

The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones ★★★☆☆

All That’s Left in the World by Erik J. Brown ★★★☆☆

Fury of the Dragon Goddess (Adventures of Sik Aziz #2) ★★★★☆

The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang ★★★★☆

My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix by Kalynn Bayron ★★★☆☆

Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting (Serwa Boateng, #1) by Roseanne A. Brown ★★★☆☆

Hamra and the Jungle of Memories by Hanna Alkaf ★★★★☆

Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1) by Nicki Pau Preto ★★★☆☆

Garden of the Cursed (Garden of the Cursed, #1) by Katy Rose Pool ★★★★☆

Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse ★★★☆☆

Don't Want to Be Your Monster by Deke Moulton DNF

The Buried and the Bound (The Buried and the Bound, #1) by Rochelle Hassan ★★★★☆

The Meadows by Stephanie Oakes ★★★☆☆

If Found, Return to Hell by Em X. Liu ★★★☆☆

Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations, #1) by B.B. Alston ★★★★☆

Starter Villain by John Scalzi ★★★★☆

Amari and the Great Game (Supernatural Investigations, #2) by B.B. Alston ★★★☆☆

The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #6) by Rick Riordan ★★★★☆

The Fragile Threads of Power (Threads of Power, #1) by V.E. Schwab ★★★☆☆

The Hexologists (The Hexologists, #1) by Josiah Bancroft ★★★☆☆

Foul Heart Huntsman (Foul Lady Fortune, #2) by Chloe Gong ★★★☆☆

Darkhearts by James L. Sutter ★★☆☆☆

The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros ★★★★☆

Séance Tea Party by Reimena Yee ★★★☆☆

The Prince's Poisoned Vow (Infernal War Saga, #1) by Hailey Turner ★★★☆☆

The Emperor's Bone Palace (Infernal War Saga #2) by Hailey Turner ★★★★☆

Beholder by Ryan La Sala ★★★★☆

Curious Tides by Pascale Lacelle ★★★★☆

The Forest Demands Its Due Kosoko Jackson ★★★☆☆

Reforged by Seth Haddon ★★★☆☆

The Scarlet Alchemist (The Scarlet Alchemist, #1) by Kylie Lee Baker ★★★★☆

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White DNF

The Spirit Glass by Roshani Chokshi ★★★☆☆

Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs ★★★☆☆

All That Consumes Us by Erica Waters ★★☆☆☆

Frostheart (Frostheart, #1) by Jamie Littler ★★★★☆

The Vanquishers (The Vanquishers, #1) by Kalynn Bayron ★★★★☆

When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller ★★★☆☆

Dark Moon, Shallow Sea (The Gods of Night and Day #1) by David R. Slayton ★★★☆☆

Dark Heir (Dark Rise, #2) by C.S. Pacat ★★★★☆

[rockinlibrarian]

Current Things Meme!

@rebel-by-default tagged me in a thing where I get to talk about myself! Yay!

Currently reading: Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting by Roseanne A. Browne. Rick Riordan presents, fun typical of the imprint.

Last song listened to: "Route 66" by Natalie Cole. I've had my Entire Music Collection on my computer on shuffle all weekend and I'm always delighted by the variety. What radio station would go from Green Day to the Carpenters to "Burn" from Hamilton to "I'm Cute" from Animaniacs (a thing that actually happened today)? WHAT station? NO one but WAMY.

Last movie watched: Ummm, I THINK the last time I watched movies was NYE, which means it would have been Arsenic and Old Lace. I have no idea what the most recent movie I would have watched for the first time was.

Currently working on: This weekend's big project is... butchering a pig. Seriously. My husband went on a pig hunt, which is an actual thing, and brought home a 300 lb hog-- luckily already skinned and quartered, I just have to cut it into serving sizes and package it and whatnot. I am still only 2/3 of the way through! I have to stop off and on because standing at the counter hurts my feet and back! That's why I am on Tumblr right now instead of still chopping!

As for writing-type working on, I've got so much going on right now that none of my WIPs are currently actually IP. Arts and crafts are likewise set aside for the moment. I mean, eventually I might even take the Christmas tree down.

I tag @sunnymarbles and @dannypageoflight, because I'm wimping out and only tagging my immediate family!

[winningthesweepstakes]

Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Vampire Hunting by Roseanne A. Brown

Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Vampire Hunting by Roseanne A. Brown. Disney Rick Riordian Presents/Disney Hyperion, 2022. 9781368066365 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Fantasy What did you like about the book? 12-year-old Serwa Boateng has the coolest life ever: She hunts the adze, vampiric beings from Ghana who suck human blood and possess our…

[mikayla-kennedy]

Welcome to Black History Month! Here's some recent or upcoming books on my radar:

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert

Zora Books Her Happy Ever After by Taj McCoy

Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting by Roseanne A. Brown

We Are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride

Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury

The Black Queen by Jumata Emill

This Town Is On Fire by Pamela N. Harris

House of Cotton by Monica Brashears

Ride or Die by Gail-Agnes Musikavanhu

The Black Guy Dies First by Robin R. Means Coleman and Mark H. Harris

[cyclone-rachel]

books read in October 2022:

Sheets by Brenna Thummler

Just Like Magic by Sarah Hogle

Livewire by Vita Ayala

Book of Night by Holly Black

Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong

The Hike by Drew Magary

The Dark Fantastic by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas

Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi

Delicates by Brenna Thummler

Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Vampire Hunting by Roseanne A. Brown

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

[avymiir]

Boulder’s heartbroken reaction to being cut off from Serwa’s dad really helps show the giant sacrifice mmoatia make in helping the slayers. To willingly choose again and again to completely bind yourself to someone you know you will outlive by centuries, to allow yourself to feel for them and care for them so deeply every time is so brave

[qualitymoonsuit]

Yesterday, I finished reading Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting by Roseanne A. Brown. Now I'm reading the 4th book I got for my 32nd birthday last month. It's also by Roseanne A. Brown, and is called Star Wars: Stories of Jedi and Sith. #currentlyreading #birthdaypresent #starwars #darthvader https://www.instagram.com/p/CjVlixcuFi5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[the-worlds-between-pages]

Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting

Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Vampire Hunting

This is a great adition to the world of middle grade fantasy. A mix of Black, Brown and Asian kids trying to save their school from a vampire? A+ A type of magic that I at least haven’t seen in the age bracket? A+ A book that brings up the fact that the school is built on land that was worked by slaves. Where slaves were victim to the whims of inhumane people? A+++. And if you don’t like that…

[displayheartcode]

The great thing about fall is that so many spooky books are being released. Ravenfall, Rust in the Root, The Gathering Dark, Bone Weaver, Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Vampire Hunting…

The bad thing is that I want to read them all at the same time.

[avymiir]

sobbing

[avymiir]

a little late with this realization, but i love how the chapter titles for serwa boateng’s guide to vampire hunting all start with “how to” just like a real guidebook