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spillingthebooktee's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
We follow 3 women (Ronke, Simi, and Boo) as they navigate their friendship and their relationships with their spouses/partners until in comes a new member of the group— Isobel. Isobel wants to be a part of the friend group but then tries to get to know all 3 women individually and that’s when the real drama begins.
I think Nikki navigated these friendships so well and showed the complexities of real life in a believable way through multiple perspectives. I loved seeing the cultures represented in this book! Nigerian, British, French, American… you have it all! It was a fast paced and jam packed novel with twists and turns at every corner. Nikki gave us crumbs in each chapter that helped you form the entire picture by the end of the book when she brought everything together (and completely blew my mind lol). I have to say, I did not expect the ending we got in any way!!! I was so thrown off!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book & cannot wait to continue to discuss it with my book club!
Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Murder, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Fatphobia, Death of parent, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Death
Minor: Police brutality
thatbookbinch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Murder and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Racism, Abortion, Fatphobia, and Death of parent
Minor: Stalking
schnurln's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Eating disorder, Death of parent, Racism, and Fatphobia
Minor: Sexual content
jennikreads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Infidelity
Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, and Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse
simpleexplorations'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
3.75
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Death of parent, Violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Car accident, Infidelity, and Abortion
evavstheworld's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship and Infidelity
Moderate: Abortion, Violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Bullying
Minor: Death of parent
alenezela99'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
3.0
Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming
Minor: Death of parent
caseythereader's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
- WAHALA is pitched as an Anglo-Nigerian Sex and the City, which, sure, in the sense that it's about a group of girlfriends and their relationships. But it's also more than that, of course.
- The story builds slowly as we learn about each woman and her life, regrets, annoyances, and sense of belonging in London's Nigerian community. At first it seems like just a standard literary fiction novel peeking into their lives, but about 3/4 of the way through things take A TURN and suddenly you're on a rollercoaster with them, rushing to turn the pages and figure out what the heck is happening.
- I won't give anything away, but give this one a try if you're in the mood for something with both depth and action.
Graphic: Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Moderate: Suicide attempt
xlivinglikejen's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Abortion, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Infidelity
sarahbuckley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Abortion, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, and Stalking