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A review by justxis
The Nigerwife by Vanessa Walters
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Don't believe the genre list. If you expect mystery and thriller, there will be none. It's more about women, bad international marriage, mental and physical abuse, immigration, and family.
I usually like such stories, but nothing clicked this time. I don't know if it was the narrator, but I really struggled to finish. I was even thinking about DNFing, but I was still curious about what really happened to Nicole (and was disappointed in the end).
Got better in the second half, but more is needed to like this book.
I didn't like the switching between now and then and couldn't like any character. I was thinking between two and three stars. But the story itself wasn't that bad; just the delivery didn't impress me. So, I ended up giving it three.
I usually like such stories, but nothing clicked this time. I don't know if it was the narrator, but I really struggled to finish. I was even thinking about DNFing, but I was still curious about what really happened to Nicole (and was disappointed in the end).
Got better in the second half, but more is needed to like this book.
I didn't like the switching between now and then and couldn't like any character. I was thinking between two and three stars. But the story itself wasn't that bad; just the delivery didn't impress me. So, I ended up giving it three.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Gaslighting