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Windmaker volume one by Roye Okupe

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gemgem18's review

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funny informative mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

aoosterwyk's review

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5.0

Super comic with right vs wrong, absolute power corrupts absolutely, and the importance of friendship themes.
Wonderful!!

nightshade_novels's review

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

The way that this story draws from West-African culture, particularly Yoruba culture from Nigeria, was great. Unfortunately that was about the only thing I enjoyed about it. I'll admit I was drawn to this book by its great cover art, but probably would have passed it by if I'd realised sooner that it is a type of superhero story.

I see now that there have been previous stories set in this world, although 500 years before this one. Although the author says that you should be able to enter the story with this book first, I did feel throughout the book that I was missing some key information around the world building which I think the previous stories might have filled in.

The characters were fine, they all had decent motivations, I just wasn't invested in them. While the plot just never hooked me. So I don't think I have any interest in picking up the sequel any time soon.