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saintsaens's review
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
The story and its developments were interesting, tackling a rare subject (lesbianism in Nigeria, a very religious country). Following the span of the main character's life, it was both deeply beautiful at times and very very boring (unfortunately). I felt invested in the book only after a good third of the novel when the main character gets to the boarding school. Before that, the writing was bland, unsophisticated. It did not exactly pick up after, but as the story handled themes and approaches I found interesting, I felt drawn to know what happened. The end was bittersweet, but I can say it was a good read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Hate crime, War, Violence, Murder, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Rape, and Miscarriage
sundayray's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Outing, Biphobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Miscarriage, War, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy
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