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rjo's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Lesbophobia, Hate crime, Murder, Violence, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Torture
Moderate: Child death, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Pedophilia, and Death of parent
Minor: Trafficking and Kidnapping
hannahmarierobbins's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is an emotional five star because I was compelled. I think there are a couple of dips. The book is a tapestry of "deviance" in Lagos. It's messy, dark and unrepentently queer. Really excellent but won't be for everyone. Content notes for everything.
Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Murder, and Torture
Moderate: Violence and Body horror
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