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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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
It’s Kemi, Brittany, and Muna’s show! Three black women whose only connection is a man named Jonny von Lundin. Kemi and Muna work for him and Brittany is in a relationship with him. They all get arguably equal parts in this book as we explore who they are and why they do the things they do. So what exactly is Åkerström to tell us using the lives of these three?
The characters were quite interesting. I really liked how all their lives were quite different from each other. To have characters all be connected to a single character yet the characters themselves barely have any interaction is a really fascinating concept. I think Åkerström could have definitely done more with this. Because even though they were all connected through Jonny, I was struggling to see what exactly what message was being sent. Individually, their lives illustrate many struggles that came with being a black woman in a foreign country such as Sweden, so I did really enjoy them individually.
Elaborating more on the individual lives, I found Brittany’s one amazingly bizarre, which the author obviously meant to do. Muna’s own life was definitely the hardest one to read since her life disclosed the struggles that came with being a black immigrant. I did find Kemi's life very relatable. I can’t stress enough how much I enjoyed their individual lives.
Overall, I would still definitely recommend it! I would just give a warning that maybe it might be hard to see what the author is doing.
The characters were quite interesting. I really liked how all their lives were quite different from each other. To have characters all be connected to a single character yet the characters themselves barely have any interaction is a really fascinating concept. I think Åkerström could have definitely done more with this. Because even though they were all connected through Jonny, I was struggling to see what exactly what message was being sent. Individually, their lives illustrate many struggles that came with being a black woman in a foreign country such as Sweden, so I did really enjoy them individually.
Elaborating more on the individual lives, I found Brittany’s one amazingly bizarre, which the author obviously meant to do. Muna’s own life was definitely the hardest one to read since her life disclosed the struggles that came with being a black immigrant. I did find Kemi's life very relatable. I can’t stress enough how much I enjoyed their individual lives.
Overall, I would still definitely recommend it! I would just give a warning that maybe it might be hard to see what the author is doing.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I must have a thing for books set in Sweden as I very much enjoyed this debut from Lola Akinmade Akerstrom.
This book was a part romance, part cultural think piece on racism and on how issues that affect Black women, from navigating relationships, to having our bodies fetished. Told from three very different POVs, Kemi, Brittany and Muna, I thought this story was going to be about how three Black women found each other and leaned on one another, but instead, it was a completely different story and I appreciated that. Each character had their own unique voice. Their actions were frustrating, I found myself wanting to scream at all three women at one point.
As with many books with multiple perspectives, this book lacked some character development. But overall, this was a very good story, with a lot to talk about.
I was gifted a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This book was a part romance, part cultural think piece on racism and on how issues that affect Black women, from navigating relationships, to having our bodies fetished. Told from three very different POVs, Kemi, Brittany and Muna, I thought this story was going to be about how three Black women found each other and leaned on one another, but instead, it was a completely different story and I appreciated that. Each character had their own unique voice. Their actions were frustrating, I found myself wanting to scream at all three women at one point.
As with many books with multiple perspectives, this book lacked some character development. But overall, this was a very good story, with a lot to talk about.
I was gifted a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I held off on reading this book for this long because of the title. I knew it'd make me sad and possibly cry and I wasn't ready for it.
I'm glad I read it today.
The lives of these three women are described by the author in such vivid colours that you can live and breathe with them and share their pain and suffering. My heart bleeds for Kemi, Brittany and most especially for Muna— for feeling like they never really belong in a place.❤
I'm glad I read it today.
The lives of these three women are described by the author in such vivid colours that you can live and breathe with them and share their pain and suffering. My heart bleeds for Kemi, Brittany and most especially for Muna— for feeling like they never really belong in a place.❤