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Somadina
by Akwaeke Emezi
Somadina is a beautiful, meaningful and thoughtfully crafted story.
I love Akwaeke Emezi infused Igbo culture, traditions and mythology into this story.
The writing evokes vivid imagery and i found myself in Somadina’s village.
This is not just a story of a girl who embarked on a journey to rescue her twin brother from a powerful enemy. It is a story that explores what it means to be too powerful or extraordinary beyond understanding.
It shows how society can alienate, fear and hate what they do not understand.
It shows the pain of being cast away by your community, and family because of their own ignorance.
The story reflects how easy it is to internalize other people’s opinions and perspectives of you.
I love how Somadina grew in this story. She went from a girl who saw her magic as only dangerous, dark and destructive to someone who sees the value and light in herself.
I also appreciate how it addressed the way history is hidden and how it affects the future generations.
However, I wish this story was a bit longer. It could have benefited from a little more development.
Overall this is a really fantastic story with so many amazing layers and I am looking forward to reading more fantasy books from this author.
Thank you to Faber for providing me an ARC of this book via NetGalley.
I love Akwaeke Emezi infused Igbo culture, traditions and mythology into this story.
The writing evokes vivid imagery and i found myself in Somadina’s village.
This is not just a story of a girl who embarked on a journey to rescue her twin brother from a powerful enemy. It is a story that explores what it means to be too powerful or extraordinary beyond understanding.
It shows how society can alienate, fear and hate what they do not understand.
It shows the pain of being cast away by your community, and family because of their own ignorance.
The story reflects how easy it is to internalize other people’s opinions and perspectives of you.
I love how Somadina grew in this story. She went from a girl who saw her magic as only dangerous, dark and destructive to someone who sees the value and light in herself.
I also appreciate how it addressed the way history is hidden and how it affects the future generations.
However, I wish this story was a bit longer. It could have benefited from a little more development.
Overall this is a really fantastic story with so many amazing layers and I am looking forward to reading more fantasy books from this author.
Thank you to Faber for providing me an ARC of this book via NetGalley.