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

challenging emotional funny reflective relaxing sad tense slow-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

This is a moment that I say that I was not the target audience for this book. I found it cringy and messy but not in a way that I would have continued outside of audiobook form. Romance is not preferred genre but I heard such great things about the book. I also found the plot to be meh and the way grief was handled was interesting. I do really appreciate the moments of "selfishness" the characters experienced with actively moving toward things that made them happy because thats what they needed.

Even not being my genre, THE WRITING IS EVERYTHING! The author is a phenomenal writer and I absolutely see the hype. The writing is why this is 3 stars and not 1.5-2.
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