A review by husnaibrahim_
Sunny and the Mysteries of Osisi by Nnedi Okorafor

4.0

The constant use of the word soccer made me realize that this book must’ve definitely been written by a Nigerian American author and everything else after that just kind of made sense. Because, Initially, I didn’t realize that this was the second book in the series. I guess I had the American cover (‘Sunny and the Mysteries of Osisi’) and not the Nigerian one (‘Akata Witch’) so I was really confused when it came to the order of the books. 

I have to say though, I really enjoyed this book. I couldn’t really relate to a lot of things but at the same time, I could relate to almost everything. It just reminded me so much of my childhood. Growing up in northern Nigeria, I didn’t expect to connect much with this book, but it turned out to be quite the opposite.

Sunny’s intense curiosity but also her ease of believing all the tales meant to scare her were portrayed exceptionally well. It captures that irrational part of Nigerian society where you know a superstition isn’t true yet can’t help but believe in it and even somewhat live by it.

Overall, it was a solid read, though some parts left me a bit confused. So, I’m definitely planning to check out the first book in the series.