6 must-read historical books like Songs of Irie by Asha Ashanti Bromfield

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Songs of Irie

By: Asha Ashanti Bromfield

4.24

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of The Black Kids, Songs of Irie is a sweeping coming-of-age novel from Asha Bromf…

If you liked the historical plot in Songs of Irie by Asha Ashanti Bromfield , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. Hold You Down

By: Tracy Brown

4.35

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Hold You Down is an edgy novel from rising star Tracy Brown about the perils of love and the ties t… read more

Similar categories in Tracy Brown's Hold You Down book and Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. Tender Beasts

By: Liselle Sambury

3.90

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

After her private school is rocked by a gruesome murder, a teen tries to find the real killer and c… read more

Similar categories in Liselle Sambury's Tender Beasts book and Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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3. This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2)

By: Kennedy Ryan

4.42

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out. Because, of course, she does. She plans everything. Sh… read more

Similar categories in Kennedy Ryan's This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2) book and Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie

  • romance
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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4. A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

By: Tia Williams

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An epic love story one hundred years in the making… Leap years are a strange, enchanted time. An… read more

Similar categories in Tia Williams's A Love Song for Ricki Wilde book and Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"And know this: the villain depends on who's telling the story."

-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

"Breeze was a share cropper. His whole family was. He was born in Fallon, South Carolina a dusty wretched town to a long line of men named Ezra Walker. His first son would be named Ezra, too. No clue …"

-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

"To me, love is like listening to an album. Some people skip to their favorite songs and ignore the rest. Other people listen to the entire album over and over until it's familiar and cherished and th…"

-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

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5. Brooklyn

By: Tracy Brown

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Tracy Brown crafts a tale about a master manipulator and serial survivor, who will scorch earth to … read more

Similar categories in Tracy Brown's Brooklyn book and Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. Pardon My Frenchie

By: Farrah Rochon

3.77

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The New York Times  bestselling author of  Almost There  delivers the start of a new rom-com series… read more

Similar categories in Farrah Rochon's Pardon My Frenchie book and Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie

  • romance
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Puddin' and Duchess have been best friends since the day they met." "Looks a bit more than just friendly to me," Thad said. "Looks like Puddin' has a better love life than I do." "Probably because he…"

-Farrah Rochon, Pardon My Frenchie

"Puddin' started barking from the back room; he must have smelled Ashanti in the house. Their moldy, dusty surroundings couldn't mask that slightly floral, slightly peachy scent that wreaked the most …"

-Farrah Rochon, Pardon My Frenchie

"Leslie stood in the center of the stage with Baguette and Cannoli, motioning for the dachshunds to twirl. The audience went wild. Little did they know, they too could get dogs to twirl if they hid a …"

-Farrah Rochon, Pardon My Frenchie

"Mark lifted the pop-up tent and unveiled Duchess and Puddin' sharing one of Duchess Delights' signature dog treats. They were eating it Lady and the Tramp--- style, each with an end between their tee…"

-Farrah Rochon, Pardon My Frenchie

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7. The Oath (Secrets, #1)

By: T.M. Richardson

4.26

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

Does a second chance at happiness include your husband’s three best friends? Miles, Deacon, … read more

Similar categories in T.M. Richardson's The Oath (Secrets, #1) book and Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie

  • romance
"Use your words moma"

-T.M. Richardson, The Oath (Secrets, #1)

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8. Escaping Mr. Rochester

By: L.L. McKinney

3.83

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this fresh reimagining of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason must save… read more

Similar categories in L.L. McKinney's Escaping Mr. Rochester book and Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
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9. Bright Red Fruit

By: Safia Elhillo

4.49

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

An unflinching, honest novel in verse about a teenager's journey into the slam poetry scene and the… read more

Similar categories in Safia Elhillo's Bright Red Fruit book and Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie

  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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10. Outdrawn

By: Deanna Grey

4.23

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

It isn’t always lonely at the top. Noah Blue’s finally got her foot in the door. After clawing h… read more

Similar categories in Deanna Grey's Outdrawn book and Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
"She could be a siren; I painted her on the water in my mind, her hair splayed across the surface, eyes daring the viewer to jump in. Would she save them? Save me? Did I want her to?"

-Deanna Grey, Outdrawn

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11. The Good Ones Are Taken

By: Taj McCoy

3.55

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

When Maggie's best friend admits he's in love with her, she'll have to decide whether it's worth gi… read more

Similar categories in Taj McCoy's The Good Ones Are Taken book and Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie

  • romance
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Thirsty

By: Jas Hammonds

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

It’s the summer before college and eighteen-year-old Blake Brenner and her girlfriend, Ella, have o… read more

Similar categories in Jas Hammonds's Thirsty book and Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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13. Songs of Irie

By: Asha Ashanti Bromfield

4.24

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of The Black Kids, Songs of Irie is a sweeping coming-of-age novel from Asha Bromf… read more

Similar categories in Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie book and Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
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14. The Black Girl Survives in This One

By: Desiree S. Evans

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Be warned, dear reader: The Black girls survive in this one. Celebrating a new generation of bes… read more

Similar categories in Desiree S. Evans's The Black Girl Survives in This One book and Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • lgbt
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15. Into the Bright Open

By: Cherie Dimaline

3.79

Format: 288 pages, ebook

In the Remixed Classics series, authors from marginalized backgrounds reinterpret classic works thr… read more

Similar categories in Cherie Dimaline's Into the Bright Open book and Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
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16. Curvy Girl Summer (Curve, #1)

By: Danielle Allen

4.35

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Bridget Jones’s Diary meets Survival of the Thickest in Danielle Allen’s CURVY GIRL SUMMER, a smoki… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Allen's Curvy Girl Summer (Curve, #1) book and Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie

  • romance
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. Sweetness in the Skin

By: Ishi Robinson

4.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

“A delightful coming-of-age story set in Jamaica, amid heartbreak, hopefulness, and mirth.”—Charmai… read more

Similar categories in Ishi Robinson's Sweetness in the Skin book and Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie

  • coming of age
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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18. Blood at the Root

By: LaDarrion Williams

4.05

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A teenager on the run from his past finds the family he never knew existed and the community he nev… read more

Similar categories in LaDarrion Williams's Blood at the Root book and Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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19. Everyone's Thinking It

By: Aleema Omotoni

3.82

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Mean Girls meets Dear White People in this big-hearted, sharp-witted UK boarding school story about… read more

Similar categories in Aleema Omotoni's Everyone's Thinking It book and Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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20. A Little Kissing Between Friends

By: Chencia C. Higgins

3.79

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Music producer on the rise Cyn Tha Starr knows what she likes, from her sickening beats in the stud… read more

Similar categories in Chencia C. Higgins's A Little Kissing Between Friends book and Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
"No less than forty-five minutes after giving birth, a memo is sent out informing the life-bringer that their time as a bad bitch has expired and they are henceforth Somebody’s Mama and must act accor…"

-Chencia C. Higgins, A Little Kissing Between Friends

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21. This Ravenous Fate (This Ravenous Fate, #1)

By: Hayley Dennings

3.56

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The first book in a decadent fantasy duology set in Jazz Age Harlem, where at night the dance halls… read more

Similar categories in Hayley Dennings's This Ravenous Fate (This Ravenous Fate, #1) book and Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer

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Tracy Brown

4.35

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Liselle Sambury

3.90

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4.42

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Tia Williams

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19 Top fiction books like Pardon My Frenchie by Farrah Rochon

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Farrah Rochon

3.77

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Karelia Stetz-Waters

3.95

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Kristina Forest

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