Book Review SONS OF IRIE Asha Ashanti Bromfield
Thank you to the author Asha Ashanti Bromfield, publishers Wednesday Books and #SMPInfluencers, for an advance hardback copy of SONGS OF IRIE. Thank you also to Scrib'd, now Everand for books, for an accomanying audibook. All views are mine. Three (or more) things I loved: 1. I love the chant competition scenes with the singing, which on the audiobook, are sung by the author. It adds a really interesting depth to the medium. 2. I love the Rasta element, love the opportunity to learn more about this culture. 3. I really enjoy stories about empowered and activist teenagers, they feel optimistic to me, even when they deal with challenging subject matter. SONGS OF IRIE is like this. 4. I love stories that center and empower black communities: Black bodies fill every corner of the space, the energy grimy and raw as they move in time to the dancehall beat. p199 Three (or less) things I didn't love: This section isn't only for criticisms. It's merely for ...