Reviews tagging 'Death'

Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

32 reviews

rebthack's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? No

3.75

Really enjoyed this book built around African juju. Forget what you might have heard: this is NOT  Nigerian Harry Potter - well, maybe there are 2 exceptions: a main character (and her cohort) that I absolutely adore; and, the immersive storytelling/world building skills of Okorafor. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Child abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Child death

obviousthings's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I really liked the first 80% of the book, especially the worldbuilding. However, the ending kind of fell flat for me. Major spoilers:

The big final battle was really anticlimactic. It felt like Sunny didn't even try to help in the fight with Black Hat, and then she defeated Ekwensu with hardly any effort.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Misogyny

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Cannibalism

solenodon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexism, Bullying, Child abuse, and Death

Minor: Vomit

booksandtea997'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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Violence, and Bullying

Moderate: Body shaming and Racism

invaderlinz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Death, Bullying, and Child abuse

windsinger's review against another edition

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

tedonome's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Misogyny

candidcopywriter's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.75

I loved this book! Starting from the fact that it has a black, female main character in Africa, and ending with the fact that the protagonist is albino and hence discriminated against even in her hometown, this book is the epitome of diverse representation. 

That said, when I picked up this book, I hadn't read something I couldn't put down in a long long time. This book? It was over before I realised it! It's a spin on Nigerian folklore, which is fascinating.  I also loved that it was light-hearted and fun, even though there were mentions of a serial killer and, of course, an evil villain. 

It wasn't dark by any means, so I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Death

f18's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Violence and Bullying

Minor: Child abuse, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Excrement, Gore, Murder, Child death, Death, and Suicide

colorism (ableism?) toward Sunny, some pretty unsettling descriptions of insect swarms

321zeggy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, and Violence