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A review by gabsi77
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Can I give this ten out of five stars? (Apparently not, I tried) Because it's honestly deserving of that. I know we're only four days into 2021, but this might be my favourite read of 2021.
This book was absolutely impeccable. You know how the best lies have a bit of the truth in them? So do the best fictions. His work is on point, gives you the history, overlaid with his beautiful imagination and creates a world so vivid that honestly you might as well be there with Maryse on Stone Mountain and some Ku Kluxes.
I'm also a sucker for a well written battle scene. I don't know what it is, but battle scenes just do it for me, in movies and in books. In movies it's the choreography of it all (I'm a dancer so I appreciate that stuff), but in books it's a whole different ball game because it has to be written in such a way that you can visualise the choreography taking place. It's a beauty of butchery, and he gets it.
Side note: Just added everything he has on goodreads to my TBR, because I offcially trust him with my [reading] life.
This book was absolutely impeccable. You know how the best lies have a bit of the truth in them? So do the best fictions. His work is on point, gives you the history, overlaid with his beautiful imagination and creates a world so vivid that honestly you might as well be there with Maryse on Stone Mountain and some Ku Kluxes.
I'm also a sucker for a well written battle scene. I don't know what it is, but battle scenes just do it for me, in movies and in books. In movies it's the choreography of it all (I'm a dancer so I appreciate that stuff), but in books it's a whole different ball game because it has to be written in such a way that you can visualise the choreography taking place. It's a beauty of butchery, and he gets it.
Side note: Just added everything he has on goodreads to my TBR, because I offcially trust him with my [reading] life.