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bookishmillennial 's review for:
Wahala
by Nikki May
disclaimer: I don’t really give starred reviews. I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Find me here: https://linktr.ee/bookishmillennial
✨the good✨
This is when it’s fun to have no idea what a book is about before diving in. I had no idea this would be a thriller, suspenseful or have characters acting dubiously 🧐 so that made it entertaining once I realized what the book would be about!
I also appreciated the authenticity of some of the issues the women faced — I’m not a mom so I can’t pretend to understand what SAHM’s lives are like. On that basis, I’m not gonna judge Boo for feeling bored & as if her identity beyond being a mother has been erased. I can certainly see how that could happen & I’ve heard similar sentiments from the mamas in my life.
For Simi, do I like that she lied and manipulated her husband into thinking she was trying to get pregnant? Nope. That’s not healthy at all. However, I sympathized with her choice when it comes to her body. If you don’t want kids, that’s valid. It doesn’t mean you hate kids. Some people just don’t want them & it’s their choice. It’s unfortunate when it’s two life partners who talked about having kids someday but you’re also allowed to change your mind.
✨the bad✨
I felt like Nigerian men were represented horribly 😭 Kayode was dating Ronke & all of her friends looked down on him, the only Black man in their circle? I felt frustrated that the one representation we got was someone who was sometimes flaky but that everyone disapproved of?
With all biracial main characters, there is ✨so✨much colourism & while I recognize that’s an issue even in my Filipino / Asian community, I would’ve loved a little more commentary on this to clarify these characters do not subscribe to that racism.
I’ll watch the show but I hope they give the characters a bit more growth / arc in the adaptation🙏🏽
✨the good✨
This is when it’s fun to have no idea what a book is about before diving in. I had no idea this would be a thriller, suspenseful or have characters acting dubiously 🧐 so that made it entertaining once I realized what the book would be about!
I also appreciated the authenticity of some of the issues the women faced — I’m not a mom so I can’t pretend to understand what SAHM’s lives are like. On that basis, I’m not gonna judge Boo for feeling bored & as if her identity beyond being a mother has been erased. I can certainly see how that could happen & I’ve heard similar sentiments from the mamas in my life.
For Simi, do I like that she lied and manipulated her husband into thinking she was trying to get pregnant? Nope. That’s not healthy at all. However, I sympathized with her choice when it comes to her body. If you don’t want kids, that’s valid. It doesn’t mean you hate kids. Some people just don’t want them & it’s their choice. It’s unfortunate when it’s two life partners who talked about having kids someday but you’re also allowed to change your mind.
✨the bad✨
I felt like Nigerian men were represented horribly 😭 Kayode was dating Ronke & all of her friends looked down on him, the only Black man in their circle? I felt frustrated that the one representation we got was someone who was sometimes flaky but that everyone disapproved of?
With all biracial main characters, there is ✨so✨much colourism & while I recognize that’s an issue even in my Filipino / Asian community, I would’ve loved a little more commentary on this to clarify these characters do not subscribe to that racism.
I’ll watch the show but I hope they give the characters a bit more growth / arc in the adaptation🙏🏽