A review by randombookswithmj
Lucky Girl by Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu

3.25

 This novel by debut author Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu reads like the story of Muchemi-Ndiritu’s life. It is the story of a black Kenyan woman, Soila, grappling with the demands of a strict and distant mother. At the same time the woman is also dealing with what it means to be a black African immigrant in the USA vs being white or a black slave descendant. 

The book covers so many themes such as family, race, friendship, mental health, abuse just to name a few. It gives the reader a clear picture of the difficulties that even a wealthy Kenyan woman faces in her homeland and that even wealthy Black American’s both recent immigrants, their descendants, and the descendants of slaves face. 

Definitely a book worth picking up and reading. 

Thank you @netgalley and @randomhouse for my advanced readers copy of this book.