My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

My Sister, the Serial Killer

Oyinkan Braithwaite

226 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary crime thriller dark tense fast-paced

Description

A short, darkly funny, hand grenade of a novel about a Nigerian woman whose younger sister has a very inconvenient habit of killing her boyfriends“Femi makes three, you know. Three and they label you a serial killer.”Korede is bitter. How could sh...

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Community Reviews Summary of 45,992 reviews

Moods

dark 90%
tense 48%
funny 38%
mysterious 32%
emotional 18%
reflective 13%
challenging 9%
adventurous 8%
sad 8%
lighthearted 5%

Pace

fast 74%
medium 21%
slow 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 46% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 13%

Strong character development?

No: 47% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 43% | No: 40% | Yes: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 71% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.68

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