RIOT BABY

Author/narrator Tochi Onyebuchi portrays characters who personify the violent world they live in. Ella has special powers, including the ability to see things that haven't happened yet. When her brother, Kev, is imprisoned, she has to decide whether or not to use her powers to free him. Onyebuchi delivers the intensity of his plot in an unflinching style. His characters are animated and in-your-face, while at the same time caring in a tough-love sort of way. There are times when the listener wonders if the characters' troubles will ever get better, but Onyebuchi's narration offers hope. In the second half of the audiobook, his steady pace allows listeners to follow the details that bring this story to an unexpected, powerful close. T.E.C. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2020]