A review by readers_sea
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

As a romance, this one was just okay for me.

I felt bored for most of the book and by the end, I just didn't get the relationship. I KNOW why the love interests connected, but I personally didn't FEEL it so it was hard for me to root for them in the end. I wanted more time with the couple, but by the time they got together a whole bunch of drama came with it (understandably). 

While I liked our main character, Feyi, I just wanted a bit more romance. I felt as an overall contemporary this works. Seeing Feyi talk about her past and try to heal was a journey that I enjoyed reading about! Just couldn't get behind the romance personally.
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