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Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

11 reviews

maresuju's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Racism, Kidnapping, Ableism, Child death, and Murder

greymalkin's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I read this book first as an audiobook for the first half and then as an ebook for the second. The audiobook is excellent.  The book itself is very enjoyable.

My only real quibble is that after all that buildup, the end was a bit of an anticlimax.  I wish that there had been more teamwork involved and that Sunny didn't just learn important info like a mcguffin at the very end.  It wasn't a bad ending, just that everything else was so detailed and hard-earned and the end was sort of a hand-wavey "and then it just works".

  I still plan to read the next in the series though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racism, and Sexism

Minor: Ableism

megold12's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

Loved this story. At times I wanted more of the lore or to read more about Sunny’s experience learning about her powers and this world. The ending also felt very fast

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Child death, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Racism

haylzno's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense medium-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

For the most part I loved the story. Person stumbled upon this world of magic and finds family along the way is one of my favorite tropes. There were times where I felt the story dragged a bit, taking me out of the story. And there were other times where it felt rushed? Like we spent 90% of this book working towards this end goal of confronting the Black Hat and when we finally get there the whole thing is over in less than a chapter?? Granted there are books after this one in the series so I'm sure it all is possibly revisited, but it felt like we were building and building and building to this moment and once we got there it was over in the blink of an eye. 

However, the Leopard People, free agents, spirit faces, chitim, all of the other aspects of this story were so so so much fun to read I couldn't get enough of Sunny discovering this whole new world. I can't wait to see her continue to grow into her magic and hopefully learn more about her lineage!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Racism

cataglyphis's review

adventurous inspiring mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Child death, Blood, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, and Death

Minor: Racism and Vomit

kateloveswords's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Body horror, Cursing, Animal death, Bullying, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Kidnapping, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Xenophobia

directorpurry's review

adventurous medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

foreverinastory's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

An amazing world full of magic, excited to see this series continue.

I swear third time is finally the charm, I'm continuing with this series! Akata Witch is about 12 year old Sunny who stumbles into the Leopard world of magic. Sunny ends up forming a coven with three other kids who become best friends through the trials of magic.

This world is both amazing and dangerous. While the kids are learning how to channel their powers, there is a magician who is stalking the town kidnapping and killing kids. Sunny and her coven will end up being the last defense against the evil this magician is trying to call. I really enjoy this world and I love Sunny's character. I love how much she loves soccer and enjoys learning about her powers. Really excited to see what these kids get up to in the next book!

Rep: Albino Nigerian-American female MC, Nigerian-American male side character, Nigerian female side character, Nigerian male side character with dyslexia, Nigerian female side character with severe scoliosis.

CWs: Bullying, death, violence, blood, misogyny, sexism. Moderate: child death, child abuse, kidnapping, murder, body shaming, racism/colorism, domestic abuse, suicide, racial slurs.
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I still love this book! I am still uncomfortable with physically punishing kids for mistakes tho. Sorry not sorry have not changed my mind about that.

I loved Sunny and her inquisitive disposition. Learning about Leopard powers alongside her was so much fun as she keeps digging for answers. I loved that she developed real friendships with her three other coven mates. Several times I got a chosen ones type vibe from them. While they are reckless at times, they're also incredibly powerful. I really want to read the rest of this series so I can see what else Sunny and her friends uncover!
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I really enjoyed this story about magic, friendship and power!

One thing that did bother me was the amount of times the kids were physically punished for not listening or doing something wrong. I just can't get behind that especially since these kids were like 12-14 yrs old!! Like why?

I really loved the magic and adventure this story had. It was easy to follow what happened and I loved all of the tribal references that were added. The setting of Nigeria was magical and realistic simultaneously. The story came alive with Okorafor's distinct story telling voice. I loved how adventurous and rebellious Sunny and her friends were. Their coven was well balanced between their personalities.

I hope we get to learn more about Sunny's family and the Leopard world in the second book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Sexism, Blood, Violence, and Misogyny

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Child death, Suicide, Body shaming, Murder, and Racism

booksandtea997's review

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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Violence, and Bullying

Moderate: Body shaming and Racism

windsinger's review

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Sexism

Minor: Kidnapping and Torture