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Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli

4 reviews

michelle_my_belle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

4.25

From the very beginning, this book hits you with the harsh realities of grief and it just keeps it up. I loved how real and raw the emotions and thoughts were as well as the sprinkling in of humor. I listened to this on audio and the narrator was fantastic. There were a few points when the characters' actions didn't really make sense to me, or just didn't sit right. Overall, a very good read.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Suicide, Blood, Bullying, Pregnancy, Racism, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse and Sexual content

Minor: Abortion and Miscarriage

soobooksalot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-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

4.5

Someday, Maybe is an amazing debut from Onyi Nwabineli.
 Eve has lost her beloved husband, Quentin, to suicide. She found him. There was no note.
 We are taken through her agony and grief, and get to know her family and friends as they struggle to keep her above water.
 Eve goes through all the reactions from missing Q, to feeling abandoned and guilty for not knowing the "why", and reminiscing about their life together. All the while dealing with one of the more contentious inlaw relationships put to page.
 "Closure is not promised. It is a gift, and my husband chose to keep it from me."
 Despite the subject matter, Someday, Maybe is also darkly wry. 
 It's also a look into the different cultures that made up Eve and Quentin's relationship, with Eve's close-knit Nigerian family contrasting Quentin's aloof and unsupportive dynamic.
 To sum up, Nwabineli's writing feels absolutely effortless and the characters are brilliantly created. So pleased to have made this my first BOTM pick. Recommended!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Blood, Grief, Self harm, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Drug use, Death, Pregnancy, and Car accident

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Abandonment, Islamophobia, Suicide, Sexual content, Racism, Pregnancy, Blood, Cursing, Body horror, Death, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion and Bullying

Minor: Miscarriage

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

i absolutely loved this. the author portrayed grief in such a raw and realistic way. i cannot express how validating this is for anyone experiencing grief. also i loved the main characters family so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Cursing, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Gore, Medical content, Suicide, Sexual content, Vomit, Abortion, and Addiction