A review by maitai
Lucky Girl by Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu

adventurous reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This was a book that started out strong from page one and stayed strong. I did not want to put it down! I thoroughly enjoyed this read and absolutely loved the Kenyan perspective in this book. It was so well entwined in every aspect if the book. I understood the main character and her perspective. The story is deep, extremely sad in some instances but so well thought out.
I will admit that I shed some tears and severally for that matter.
The pull between maternal love and romantic love was wrenching and so well handled by the author in the book, I cannot praise the writing enough.
The love story was amazing, complex while still so sweet.
This is a book that has in my opinion, completely lived up to the hype around it. I would highly recommend this read.