Review: Ring Shout

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Award-winning author P. Djèlí Clark, in a segue from the rich worlds of the djin, wades into Lovecraftian horror and merges it brilliantly with the horror that is the Ku Klux Klan. Set in Macon, Georgia in the year 1922, Ku Kluxes are carnivorous demons who travel with the white folk in sheets. Three black women, Cordelia ("Chef"), sharpshooter Sadie, and Maryse, a young woman possessed of a horrifying past and a magical sword that channels the lives of other wronged individuals who came before her, are determined to take the Ku Kluxes down to protect their community. You know they will succeed but the path will be treacherous, filled with loss and the painful memories of Maryse's past, all rooted in the Jim Crow-era deep south.

If you loved "Lovecraft Country" this novella is bound to appeal. Come award season next year, you are going to see this on everyone's list! Clark's inventive and lively writing deserves every bit of recognition.

I listened to the audiobook, narrated by Channie Waites, who does a fabulous job bringing this story to life.

I received a digital review copy and a digital audiobook copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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