A review by nojerama
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I genuinely don't know how to put this book into words. It's lyricism and gorgeous prose grabbed me from the first line, Ada is brilliantly constructed and characterised, and each of her inner beings were in their own ways terrifying and enchanting. So much of Ada's suffering was familiar to me, it was painful to read sometimes. A truly special story, completely blew me out of the water. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail