

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin
Author: Roseanne A. Brown
Narrator: Jordan Cobb, A.J Beckles
Unabridged: 12 hr 4 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Storytide
Published: 06/02/2020
Author: Roseanne A. Brown
Narrator: Jordan Cobb, A.J Beckles
Unabridged: 12 hr 4 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Storytide
Published: 06/02/2020
Roseanne A. Brown is an immigrant from the West African nation of Ghana and a graduate of the University of Maryland, where she completed the Jimenez-Porter Writers’ House program. Her work has been featured by Voice of America, among other outlets. A Song of Wraiths and Ruin is her debut novel. You can visit her online at roseanneabrown.com.
4.5 - such a strong debut! This has everything I love in YA fantasy AND THEN SOME......more
3.5/5 stars, rounded up because I really appreciated the mental illness rep. We don't get enough of that in fantasy books these days. I'll clean up this review later, but here's a summary of my thoughts: - The incorporation of African mythology was great, and I loved the Hyena stories. I hope we get......more
4.5 but we're rounding up! Me loving a YA high fantasy? 2020 is wild.......more
I really appreciate Brown's thought and care into the worldbuilding and the way she infuses West African mythology and culture into the story. There’s a lot of love written for Brown’s culture and it’s infused in everything from the folklore to all the delicious food that gets described. She also ma......more
from a cultural standpoint, this book is fantastic. the diversity and representation (especially the anxiety rep!) is what gives this story its power. theres so much magic and heart and imagery. it reminded me very much of ‘children of blood and bone.’ and although im not as obsessed with the plot (......more