A review by leahrosereads
Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo

emotional hopeful reflective 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

When Samira met Horus, I knew what heartbreak would come. It happened differently and without poetry for me, but it happened. Like it's happened to so many other young folks. Like Samira, I didn't know any better.

But adult me still sees the scars and my soul cracked again with the same old hurt for a moment for teenage me.

Elhillo wove this story and Pesephone retelling with such haunting beauty. I'm going to read everything by her - I've fallen in love with her storytelling.