I am soooo happy I took a chance on Blood at the Root — it achieves the goal of telling all young Black kids that magic is meant for them too. It’s hard to not make this comparison, and I didn’t really want to either, but think of this story as Black Harry Potter. He’s from the South, mostly grew up without family present, learned he has magical abilities and attends a HBCU where he meets other people like him. Now we’re gonna add on some big baddies, a school bully, and modern day slang that will engage young readers.

Looking forward to reading the rest of the series. I’ll listen to the audio version before reading the next release and will definitely buy a physical copy for myself.


Seriously, thanks to everyone for the early review copy!