a0ri's review

4.0
adventurous emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, though I think it has a few flaws. The characters themselves are very thoroughly fleshed out, which I think makes them - their motivations and their relationship dynamics - very strong. I also really like that this focuses on African gods and religion/mythology, which is something I feel is so rich and interesting and often overlooked by publishing. 

That being said, I think the author focuses a lot of the book on building diffrent character's backstories, such that the actual amount of time devoted to the actual plot feels a little shorter than I'd like. The actual plot (a heist!) is such a cool premise and I wish it was more involved than it ends up being. 

However, the book leaves a door open for more stories I'm this universe and I would certainly read any of those.
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barefootboh's review

2.75
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

brantp's review

3.75
adventurous hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

csmall73's review

3.0
dark sad medium-paced

It was an interesting read but it just didn’t speak to me. 
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lucywynhoven's review

2.0

Overall a fun read, but I did not care for Shigidi. I found the action scenes too long and boring to read, so I skimmed the last third of the book. I enjoyed Nneoma’s back story more. 

nfiertz's review

adventurous tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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anelith's review

DID NOT FINISH: 50%

The protagonists can only survive by eating human spirits.  It got a bit too much for me, especially after the chapter where Nneona eats a man who feels grief for leaving his wife and son.  

qwerty88's review

4.25
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

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adventurous reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional reflective 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: No