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bandysbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Infertility, Infidelity, and Pregnancy
lilyarmer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Moderate: Child death, Violence, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Grief
prof_litteractive's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Moderate: Infertility, Child death, and Grief
Minor: Blood
internationalreads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Sexual content
talesoffay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Beginning in 1980s Nigeria, ‘Stay With Me’ is the tale of true love between Yejide and Akin. But after 4 years of marriage, familial and societal pressures threaten to unravel the happy home they have built together. What are the expectations of marriage? Yejide thought she had been very clear. But when she has to shoulder the blame for the couples fertility issues the story takes a dark turn.
In desperation to fulfil her perceived duties as a woman and a wife; we see the lengths she will go to conceive a child and save her marriage, whether that be partaking in superstition and rituals or accepting a new wife.
A well developed character driven novel, the chapters are split between Yejide and Akin showing us two sides of the story, perfectly conflicting. The plot is engaging, taking many unexpected turns, a real page-turner.
Ayòbámi Adébáyò has written an honest and confronting view of the pressures of motherhood and the feelings of inadequacy that many can be made to feel.
“𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦.”
Graphic: Child death and Grief
amberinbookland's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Child death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Murder, Miscarriage, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Alcohol, and Abandonment
amandaoestreich's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Death, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, and Pregnancy
rosalind's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, and Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment, Violence, and Alcoholism
deezy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Murder
laura418's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Grief, Infertility, and Emotional abuse