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clara_ward's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Violence
wormlibrary's review
2.75
A generous 3 stars.
This was fine. It read super fast and I (mostly) enjoyed the writing style and the interesting lore I got to learn about. The nigerian slang peppered in did a great job of making it even more immersive.
Religion is a corporate system in this novel and while an interesting concept, I feel like more could’ve been done with it. The way it worked made Shigidi’s background pretty bland for what he is, and I struggled to think of him as the main, titular character of this book for most of the time. I found his character arc, motivations, emotions… unconvincing and some nonexistent until maybe the last 10%. In contrast, Nneoma’s past is thoroughly explored and narrated for big chunks of the book, and she was so much more of a personality that just completely overshadowed Shigidi in my eyes. As much as it drove the story, it rubbed me the wrong way because his name is the one in the title.
Nneoma is also a succubus, and there’s a plethora of sex scenes ranging from dub con to straight up rape, so be aware.
My expectations of this before reading were way off, but all in all I had an alright time.
Thank you to DAW and NetGalley for providing this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.
This was fine. It read super fast and I (mostly) enjoyed the writing style and the interesting lore I got to learn about. The nigerian slang peppered in did a great job of making it even more immersive.
Religion is a corporate system in this novel and while an interesting concept, I feel like more could’ve been done with it. The way it worked made Shigidi’s background pretty bland for what he is, and I struggled to think of him as the main, titular character of this book for most of the time. I found his character arc, motivations, emotions… unconvincing and some nonexistent until maybe the last 10%. In contrast, Nneoma’s past is thoroughly explored and narrated for big chunks of the book, and she was so much more of a personality that just completely overshadowed Shigidi in my eyes. As much as it drove the story, it rubbed me the wrong way because his name is the one in the title.
Nneoma is also a succubus, and there’s a plethora of sex scenes ranging from dub con to straight up rape, so be aware.
My expectations of this before reading were way off, but all in all I had an alright time.
Thank you to DAW and NetGalley for providing this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape
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