A review by noahsingh
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin

3.75

enjoyed the kinda girlboss ending for Bolanle and enjoyed a lot about the book, including the way it jumps between perspectives but unfortunately the combination of fatphobia, Segis death (which felt unnecessary to me idk), and lack of consequences for Iya Femi and Iya Segi (to an extent) for their role in Segis death, and Iya Topes (to me) quite sad ending stopped me from properly loving this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Abortion

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Confinement, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Colonisation, Classism