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This audiobook is narrated by RoveeThis audiobook was made available for me to listen to and review by Kirti Bhadresa, ECW Press Audio, and NetGalley.
This audiobook is narrated by Roveena Gnanabakthan. Roveena did a great job. She used different voices and accents to bring these stories to life. I would recommend that readers consume this on audiobook. The narration really adds to the experience of the stories.
This follows the theme of the children of immigrants to Canada. Some stories covered days while some stories covered decades. Most of the stories dealt with and focused on family relationships and dynamics. Some stories were simple domestic dramas, some were coming-of-age focused, and some employed magical realism. It was a mixed bag focused on familial and cultural expectations pressed against the cultural norms of Canadian and the larger Western worlds' expectations. My favorite of the short stories was Backstage Passes, a tale of 2 sisters that followed them both for decades.
Oerall, I found the stories touching, engaging, and relatable. My maternal grandmother was an immigrant with my mother and her siblings, the first generation born in the US.
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This audiobook was made available for me to listen to and review by Terry J. Benton-Walker, Macmillan Audio, and NetGalley.
Ghoul Friends Online Blog bThis audiobook was made available for me to listen to and review by Terry J. Benton-Walker, Macmillan Audio, and NetGalley.
Ghoul Friends Online Blog by TJBW I assume sets up the scary stories as films made by Black horror director extraordinaire, Jakobi Warren. He founded a movie production company before he disappeared. Supposedly left behind were 13 films labeled 'The White Guy Dies First'. Each of the 13 short stories in the collection relate to the missing films. The set up is clever and the pay off is wonderful!
All Eyes On Me by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé There's a new circus in town. Helen has decided to go on a date with her boyfriend Asher.
Hedge by Kalynn Bayron Wesley and Brandon join a few friends at a condemned topiary garden.
The Golden Dragon by Kendare Blake The assimilation struggles of Sophie and Summer, 2 Korean sisters who work at their families Chinese restaurant.
Best Served Cold by H.E. Edgmon On the way home from a powwow an Indigenous person picks up a friend.
The Protégé by Lamar Giles It's Saturday morning Troy & Darius's parents on a week long Caribbean cruise when the neighbor comes over to ask a favor.
Docile Girls by Chloe Gong Adelaide is dreading decorating with her ex and his racist friends for the last school dance.
Grey Grove by Alexis Henderson Grey Grove is the site of the disappearance of racist Kyle Adams 40 years ago and the perfect place for the Girls and Ghosts Podcasts 1st séance.
Everything's Coming Up Roses by Tiffany D. Jackson Lisa Nelson has her first job in the gardening department of Home Depot.
Heaven by Adiba Jaigirdar A dystopian tale of an Incinerator and a Navigator who seek beyond the confines of their protected home called Heaven.
Break Through Our Skin by Naseem Jamnia An archeology grad student with Persian ancestry assists their obnoxious white professor with an exhibit. Easily my favorite story in this collection.
Wasps by Mark Oshiro Nina lives with her Mami & Abuela in an area of Brooklyn that's being gentrified around them.
Hell is Other Demons by Karen Strong Brett invites his girlfriend Ivy to a demon summoning he is planning. Ivy attends with her friend Evelyn who is skeptical.
The Road to Hell by Terry J. Benton-Walker This story is told by a haunted house that was built during the early days of colonization of North America. This house has survived trauma while seeking a forever family. Definitely my 2nd favorite story in this collection. This would be a fantastic film.
I truly enjoyed this anthology. This has excellent representation for POC and includes Indigenous mythology from multiple continents and stories with gay/lesbian and Trans main characters. Perfect for teenagers.
The narrators of this audiobook are Alejandro Antonio Ruiz, André Santana, Angel Pean, Joy Ofodu, Kausar Mohammed, Nicky Endres, Samara Naeymi Terry J. Benton-Walker, and Torian Brackett. I adore a cast of narrators for short stories. This is a high quality audio production that really makes you want to savor each individual story. Well done narrators and production staff!
Thank you to Terry J. Benton-Walker, Macmillan Audio, and NetGalley for the opportunity to listen to and review this audiobook. All opinions and viewpoints expressed in this review are my own....more
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The narrators Allyson Johnson and Diontae Black arThis audiobook was made available to me by RB Media and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The narrators Allyson Johnson and Diontae Black are both familiar to me. I listened to at least one novel narrated by both narrators prior to this. For this novel both narrators assumed unique tones, employing inflection and even accent changes as needed for the short stories in this anthology. The narration reminded me of stories shared before bed, around a campfire or shared at a sleepover, just nostalgic in the best ways. I'll continue to seek out audiobooks narrated by both Ms. Johnson and Mr. Black in the future.
I love anthologies precisely for the opportunity to meet new authors that I can add to my ever growing to-be-read list. That this is an anthology of speculative fiction written by people of color authors is just chef's kiss!
Ocasta by Daniel H. Wilson an AI learning program tells the story of its program life.
The Farmer's Wife and the Fairy Queen K. Tempest Bradford is a feminist anthem in fairytale form.
Juan by Darcie Little Badger this is set during covid lockdown and has Indigenous mythological elements.
Neti Neti by Geetanjali Vandemark is an interesting tale of a monk with a violent past.
Equal Forces Opposed in Exquisite Tension by John Chu a dystopian world in which unauthorized telepathy is strictly monitored.
Silk and Cotton and Linen and Blood by Nghi Vo, a servant of the third class helps a barbarian king choose the appropriate robe.
Suppertime by Tananarive Due a precocious girl, a swamp monster and a camera have an adventure.
Good Night Gracie by Alex Jennings, a group on the search for the right kind of party.
A Borrowing of Bones by Karin Lowachee a dystopian in which pieces of one's life is traded inorder to make a living. A cannibalizing of the poor.
Chosen by Saad Hossain is the story of multiple space faring species with caste designations.
Home Is Where the Heart Is by Hiromi Goto is a fairytale-like feminist story about home.
Before the Glory of Their Majesties by Minsoo Kang an ambassador meets with royalty in an effort to save their home.
Haunted Bodies of WombMen by Tlotlo Tsamaase an interesting if harrowing tale of reincarnation.
Dragons of Yuta by Rochita Loenen-Ruiz a tale of ghosts and dragons.
The Plant and the Purist by Malka Older involves an airship adventure.
The Fast-Enough Human by Kathleen Alcalá a tale of immigration and belonging.
Counting Her Petals by Christopher Caldwell a haunting tale with ATR mythological elements.
Fever Dreams by Jaymee Goh a delightful tale of storyengines and storytellers.
I found a few new authors and added their work to my to- read list.
Thank you to RB Media and NetGalley for the opportunity to listen to and review this audiobook anthology. All opinions and viewpoints expressed in this review are my own.
This was stunning and will live in my memory for a long time. We don't have enough stories about Maroons and what their lives consisted of and were likThis was stunning and will live in my memory for a long time. We don't have enough stories about Maroons and what their lives consisted of and were like. One day I will visit the Great Dismal Swamp and leave Ancestor offerings for those who survived. I am because they were. I could not be more proud....more
This was beautifully done. Often chattel slavery & the transatlantic slave trade history focuses on colonial ports but this takes it back to what was gThis was beautifully done. Often chattel slavery & the transatlantic slave trade history focuses on colonial ports but this takes it back to what was going on for my ancestors. Interesting and well done....more
I read this as an independent story but it was part of the 'Daughters of a Nation: A Black Suffragette Historical Romance AnthExceptionally well done.
I read this as an independent story but it was part of the 'Daughters of a Nation: A Black Suffragette Historical Romance Anthology'. I was unable to get a copy of the book so I purchased and read the stories separately....more
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