BROWN GIRL GHOSTED

Narrator Kosha Patel brings believable teenage angst to a story that feels like a combination of a Mindy Kaling audiobook and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Violet Choudury is a former warrior-queen-in-training, but she just wants to fit in on her local high school's combination cheer/dance team. Instead, an ancient force has other plans. This audiobook combines fantasy and Indian mythology mixed with concerns about peer pressure, racism, sexual assault, and the desire to fit in. Patel's narration is a delight. She sounds exactly like a teenager telling the story of how she accidentally became a semi-supernatural warrior princess. Patel makes it easy for the listener to hold onto her every word. V.B. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2020]