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turrean's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Blood, and Physical abuse
Minor: Violence, Sexism, and Racial slurs
arlucadamo's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
kirastanley's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
dilchh's review
4.0
I have loved the first book from the series, Akata Witch. It was such an amazing book, one I’ve never read before. Sure, if you look at the premise, it’s your run of the mill fantasy book; a girl discovers she has hidden powers, met with great friends, fight the evil in the world, yadda yadda. But, though the premise seems the same as other fantasy books, the fantasy aspects of this book is what set it apart. I have never read a book with fantasy aspects that takes place in countries that are not, either, in Europe or America, so this definitely was a refreshing place to start.
The world of Leopard people brought to life through Sunny’s adventure with her friends, Chichi, Sasha, and Orlu, made me want to be a Leopard myself but then the dark world, the evil mischief made me glad I’m your regular non-magic person. Right, enough of me rambling nonsense. The follow up book to Akata Witch was something I cannot wait. I wanted to know what could be in store for Sunny after the amazing battle in the first book.
I was in for a ride. This book was jammed packed, way more than the first one. I even felt sorry for Sunny. She got not rest at all. One after another she is thrown into the world of fighting for her life, or somebody else’s life. I do not know how Sunny manage to balance her regular and her Leopard life. Picking this book up is guaranteed to not want to put it down, for fear that you might miss something from Sunny’s adventure. That being said, the first half of the book will surely would make you want to put down the book. If not for my huge love for the story, I would have put down the book altogether.
The first half of the book moves incredibly slow. It was filled with Sunny’s attempt in learning new things, and to that extent will make the reader learn more about the Leopard background, but dear God, it’s incredibly boring, I almost fell asleep every time I pick the book up. It was not lost to me that I questioned did this book was written by the same person that wrote Akata Witch, because this book was darn boring.
Surely the background should have been covered in the first book, as opposed in the second book. I really could not wrapped my head around the fact that I still have to learn about Sunny’s studies in the second book, in vivid details no less. I understand that giving context is important so people can catch up after probably forgetting what had happened in the first book, but to actually almost took half of the second book for that? Yeah, that’s just a bit too much.
But, I’m glad I march on through because what it lacks in the first half of the book, it made up for the many adventures that happened in the second half. I can’t even believe when the book ends, I really wanted to read more. I was on a flight to Tokyo from Houston when I finished this book, and I cannot even begin to tell you how much I wanted to shout in excitement over the battles that happened in the book but cannot because of the small tight space I was in.
The world of Leopard people brought to life through Sunny’s adventure with her friends, Chichi, Sasha, and Orlu, made me want to be a Leopard myself but then the dark world, the evil mischief made me glad I’m your regular non-magic person. Right, enough of me rambling nonsense. The follow up book to Akata Witch was something I cannot wait. I wanted to know what could be in store for Sunny after the amazing battle in the first book.
I was in for a ride. This book was jammed packed, way more than the first one. I even felt sorry for Sunny. She got not rest at all. One after another she is thrown into the world of fighting for her life, or somebody else’s life. I do not know how Sunny manage to balance her regular and her Leopard life. Picking this book up is guaranteed to not want to put it down, for fear that you might miss something from Sunny’s adventure. That being said, the first half of the book will surely would make you want to put down the book. If not for my huge love for the story, I would have put down the book altogether.
The first half of the book moves incredibly slow. It was filled with Sunny’s attempt in learning new things, and to that extent will make the reader learn more about the Leopard background, but dear God, it’s incredibly boring, I almost fell asleep every time I pick the book up. It was not lost to me that I questioned did this book was written by the same person that wrote Akata Witch, because this book was darn boring.
Surely the background should have been covered in the first book, as opposed in the second book. I really could not wrapped my head around the fact that I still have to learn about Sunny’s studies in the second book, in vivid details no less. I understand that giving context is important so people can catch up after probably forgetting what had happened in the first book, but to actually almost took half of the second book for that? Yeah, that’s just a bit too much.
But, I’m glad I march on through because what it lacks in the first half of the book, it made up for the many adventures that happened in the second half. I can’t even believe when the book ends, I really wanted to read more. I was on a flight to Tokyo from Houston when I finished this book, and I cannot even begin to tell you how much I wanted to shout in excitement over the battles that happened in the book but cannot because of the small tight space I was in.
caittilynn's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
katieinca's review
4.0
I took forever to get through the first 20% of the book because I felt like nothing was happening. Then boom, around page 100 it got un-put-downable.
Still loving this series for the magic system and the familiar teens learning magic and saving the world setup mixed with the less familiar (to me) Nigerian context. Honestly, what nerd doesn't love the idea of a world where money falls from the sky to reward you for learning?
Our main character is Nigerian, born and partly raised in the US, and one of our supporting characters is American living in Nigeria. So you get things sprinkled in like conversations where these characters generalize - theorize? philosophize? - about Black America, written by an author born in America to Nigerian immigrant parents. The Nigerian/American culture stuff doesn't distract from the story, it feels natural. It's just not the sort of thing you see in most American YA fantasy, and the worldview here is one of the things that makes going back to SFF's typical settings after this seem kinda boring.
Sadly, I can't find an expected publication date yet for a third one. Sigh.
Still loving this series for the magic system and the familiar teens learning magic and saving the world setup mixed with the less familiar (to me) Nigerian context. Honestly, what nerd doesn't love the idea of a world where money falls from the sky to reward you for learning?
Our main character is Nigerian, born and partly raised in the US, and one of our supporting characters is American living in Nigeria. So you get things sprinkled in like conversations where these characters generalize - theorize? philosophize? - about Black America, written by an author born in America to Nigerian immigrant parents. The Nigerian/American culture stuff doesn't distract from the story, it feels natural. It's just not the sort of thing you see in most American YA fantasy, and the worldview here is one of the things that makes going back to SFF's typical settings after this seem kinda boring.
Sadly, I can't find an expected publication date yet for a third one. Sigh.
kirstenreading's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
theglossreview's review
4.0
Stunning! I couldn’t set the book down and read it in two days. It’s quite different from the first volume. This story is really all about Sunny, so her friends and family seem like supporting characters. Most of the events are seen from Sunny’s perspective; it really feels like following the story from within Sunny’s mind. It would be great if there was a third volume!
Edit: After reading it for the second time, I increased the rating to 5 stars. Sunny’s story has become very dear to me and I was so glad to read this in preparation of diving into the third volume that’s now out!!!
Second edit: Based on the third reading, I decreased the rating to 4 stars. Perhaps it would be better to just re-read the highlighted quotes and the finale.
Edit: After reading it for the second time, I increased the rating to 5 stars. Sunny’s story has become very dear to me and I was so glad to read this in preparation of diving into the third volume that’s now out!!!
Second edit: Based on the third reading, I decreased the rating to 4 stars. Perhaps it would be better to just re-read the highlighted quotes and the finale.
rosered879's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
clairet386's review
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0