A review by aardwyrm
Ring Shout, by P. Djèlí Clark
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Historical fantasy at its best, thoughtful and clever and gruesome and horrid, folklore and heritage and historical threads meeting at the crux of a tightly plotted adventure
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Body horror, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Medical content