Status Updates From Brown Girl in the Ring

Rudy cared nothing for love or loss. What would she be if she became his creature? Hesitantly she said to the Jab-Jab, "I can't keep giving my will into other people hands no more, ain't? I have to decide what I want to do for myself." No answer. It wasn't going to tell her.

She felt his grip warm on her skin and looked into the eyes of this man she had loved beyond sense or reason. She thought of her grandma's body lying there with its head broken in, looking at Mi-Jeanne's cooling body lying beside them on the ground.

"Yes, I mad", she answered him, firmly pulling her grip from his grasp.

Mi-Jeanne "Man, even your own baby does cry when it see you coming."

Baby screamed, then started sobbing as though his heart were broken.

Oh Tony. No no no no no no no.

Oh....Betty!

Rudy is like the classic Disney villain, except on steroids and consumed by the devil

Mannnn I feel like I’m surrounded by my Trini fam reading this.

Loving this. Why haven't I read this book before? Rich imagery and Caribbean folklore in a dystopian future. So good.

I wish the audiobook was read by a Jamaican it’s turning me off.

I hate that Tony aint shit. :-(

This is super good. However, I did think there would be a. . .brown girl in a ring. . .like some sort of hunger games meets folk magic situation, but this is more of a futuristic urban fantasy on Obeah folk magic set in Toronto.

getting creepy good!!!!!

I thought it would all be folk fantasy, but there's a nice little steamy romance in between the plotline. I'm thoroughly enjoying this novel!!

Poor Tony better get that heart!
I'm def enjoying this.

The second section confused me a little bit with the introduction of the characters' dialect and the girl suddenly having visions, but. . .I'm super into this.

Someone needs a heart. . .illegally? Sounds like a great start for me!

"From since slavery days, we people get in the habit of hiding we business from we own children even, in case a child open he mouth and tell somebody story and get 'em in trouble. Secrecy was survival we. Is a hard habit to break."

Why did it take me so long to read this?

Actually started a few days ago. I love this so far.

Stayed up till 3:30 in the morning for this. It's getting more interesting I'll give you that.

I can't focus right now.

Lots of exposition and clunky dialogue .... uh oh ... now I see why that are so many low reviews

Hm. I think what I really wanted, after all, was to read more Octavia Butler.

This is grislier than I expected.

Lazy book filled Saturday's

Hard to put down.

The ritual magic scenes are very well done, and quite creepy!

Note: not a story about boxing

Still hate Tony.