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seymone's review
5.0
A futuristic re-telling of a horrific time in Nigeria’s history. This novel touched me, deeply.
kaylamoran's review against another edition
I just have no idea what's going on. I can't focus on the audiobook enough. I think I'll have to read this one as a physical copy.
tatyanavogt's review
2.0
Okay so I REALLY wanted to like this, I enjoyed the writing and a lot of the commentary but I STRUGGLED fallowing along and feeling connected with the characters. Sci-fi is a real hit or miss genre for me so take my rating with a grain of salt.
izzys_internet_bookshelf's review
DNF
Started reading it and got really confused. Made it to chapter 10 before stopping.
Started reading it and got really confused. Made it to chapter 10 before stopping.
marieintheraw's review
4.0
Sometimes I struggled with the story-structure, specifically the pacing; however, this excels with both the characters and the setting.
ambeesbookishpages's review
3.0
The full review + more can be found at The Book Bratz
I received an ARC of WAR GIRLS are BookExpo 2019!
I met Tochi ass BookExpo this year and though I wasn't familiar with his previous works he was incredibly fun to talk to and was down to earth. He was also super excited to talk with everyone who was on his signing line and made sure that everyone was able to have their moment to talk to him. I didn't know about War Girls until the cover reveal and ever since then I KNEW that I just had to read this book. Though I didn't love War Girls as much as I hoped I was going too, I still did enjoy the story can't wait to see where Tochi is going to take these girls next.
I read a lot of science fiction and having a person of color as the main character isn't something I have seen often, so it was really nice to see the representation in this novel and I hope it is something we start seeing more of in science fiction. Some of Tochi's inspiration for War Girls came from the Nigerian Civil War. I admit, I know almost nothing about the Nigerian Civil War and this novel opened my eyes to a horrible period of time in the worlds history.
I enjoyed most of War Girls but I do feel like there were things that could have used a lot more development. The novel takes place in a ravaged country in 2172, there has been nuclear fall out, war, famine the landscape is radically different as well as technology. War Girls falls heavily on technology and the advances it makes in becoming one with humans. Every concept in War Girls was interesting and cool but I had a hard time picturing it. I feel like there needed to be more description and explanation to what things are. I went back a few times to make sure that I didn't miss a description, but there really wasn't one.
There is a lot that I wasn't to talk about but I can't because I don't want to spoil any of War Girls for those who are looking forward to it. Though I did have my few issues with War Girls I did really enjoy Onyii and Ify's story and can't wait to see what Tochi has in store for these girls next.
I received an ARC of WAR GIRLS are BookExpo 2019!
I met Tochi ass BookExpo this year and though I wasn't familiar with his previous works he was incredibly fun to talk to and was down to earth. He was also super excited to talk with everyone who was on his signing line and made sure that everyone was able to have their moment to talk to him. I didn't know about War Girls until the cover reveal and ever since then I KNEW that I just had to read this book. Though I didn't love War Girls as much as I hoped I was going too, I still did enjoy the story can't wait to see where Tochi is going to take these girls next.
I read a lot of science fiction and having a person of color as the main character isn't something I have seen often, so it was really nice to see the representation in this novel and I hope it is something we start seeing more of in science fiction. Some of Tochi's inspiration for War Girls came from the Nigerian Civil War. I admit, I know almost nothing about the Nigerian Civil War and this novel opened my eyes to a horrible period of time in the worlds history.
I enjoyed most of War Girls but I do feel like there were things that could have used a lot more development. The novel takes place in a ravaged country in 2172, there has been nuclear fall out, war, famine the landscape is radically different as well as technology. War Girls falls heavily on technology and the advances it makes in becoming one with humans. Every concept in War Girls was interesting and cool but I had a hard time picturing it. I feel like there needed to be more description and explanation to what things are. I went back a few times to make sure that I didn't miss a description, but there really wasn't one.
There is a lot that I wasn't to talk about but I can't because I don't want to spoil any of War Girls for those who are looking forward to it. Though I did have my few issues with War Girls I did really enjoy Onyii and Ify's story and can't wait to see what Tochi has in store for these girls next.
grapefruit_jazzie's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, War, Gun violence, and Genocide
runninginair's review
emotional
sad
tense
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
4.75
paig35mith's review against another edition
5.0
Whew Chile, it took me a while to get through this one but I'm glad I did. So I started off thinking I would give this book 3 ⭐ . As I got near the end I realize I felt connected to some of the characters and it really spoke to me about how women/girls are viewed in times of hardships and peace and thought I will probably give it 4 ⭐. Then I got to the author's notes and this both broke my heart when he shared the inspiration of the book and made me appreciate the story that much more 5⭐. Tochi Onyebuchi thank you for the author's notes.
allthestories08's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5