Black Girls Must Be Magic

By Jayne Allen

Book Overview

"Masterfully written and pitch perfect, Black Girls Must Be Magic is, simply, magic."--Good Morning America

In this highly anticipated second installment in the Black Girls Must Die Exhausted series, Tabitha Walker copes with more of life's challenges and a happy surprise--a baby--with a little help and lots of love from friends old and new.

For Tabitha Walker, her grandmother's old adage, "Black girls must die exhausted" is becoming all too true. Discovering she's pregnant--after she was told she may not be able to have biological children--Tabitha throws herself headfirst into the world of "single mothers by choice." Between her job, doctor's appointments, and preparing for the baby, she's worn out. And that's before her boss at the local news station starts getting complaints from viewers about Tabitha's natural hair.

When an unexpected turn of events draws Marc--her on and off-again ex-boyfriend--back into her world with surprising demands, and the situation at work begins to threaten her livelihood and her identity, Tabitha must make some tough decisions about her and her baby's future. It takes a village to raise a child, and Tabitha turns to the women who have always been there for her.

Bolstered by the fierce support of Ms. Gretchen, her grandmother's best friend, the counsel of her closest friends Laila and Alexis, and the calming presence of her doula Andouele, Tabitha must find a way to navigate motherhood on her own terms. Will she harness the bravery, strength, and self-love she'll need to keep "the village" together, find her voice at work, and settle things with Marc before the baby arrives?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0063137925
• ISBN13: 9780063137929
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Fav but not really!

This was my favorite book of the series, but the series as a whole... I just wasn't moved. Idk what Jayne A. was trying to tell "black girls", but I missed it. This entire series gave "a white will save you, you wait". And a major piece that was missing here was Tabby's Dad. I wasn't sure how as readers we were supposed to believe that relationship was growing and cultivating into something real for Tab because he was MIA this whole book. AND WAS A VITAL BOOK TO HER SHIFTING ATOMOSPHERE!

Enjoyed it

Still enjoying Tabby’s story. Good to see a few relationships coming together with her and the other characters. This was an easy and pleasant read.