A review by tishywishy
Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson

3.0

I was really excited to get my hands on this one but it took me a couple weeks to get 3/4 of the way into the book. After that it was some pretty solid action, but I just wanted to get to the end after such a lengthy uphill climb. Some of the scenes were excessively graphic and made me uncomfortable but that's what reading should do sometimes right, shake up the comfort zone. I tried to keep this in mind for the last stretch because it was gritty. It was nice to hear phrases and words native to Trinbago and the wider Caribbean while the cultural and religious practices were wonderfully woven into the story line. Although I enjoyed the premise, I did not really get into the characters (except the grandmother). A decent read but it's not for the faint of heart.