A review by atreegrowsinbooks
Four Eids and a Funeral by Adiba Jaigirdar, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

funny informative reflective fast-paced

3.5

First off, I really enjoyed listening to this on audio. The narrators were fantastic and it was a joy to hear them each narrate their chapters. 

Overall I enjoyed the contents of this book. It did feel very surface level to me, not delving deeper into the racism that Tiwa felt within the community and the overall racism of their mayor and town. But the writing was very strong and I loved the characters. I’ll definitely be reading more books by these authors. 

I was shocked by the ending where we find out the reason behind

the hidden letters. I find it hard to believe that a sibling would do that and then not really be held accountable for their actions. She could have just told Said that she worried about him instead. Said also didn’t stay mad at her for long and I’m also surprised for that. If it were me, I probably would be upset for a long time.

There isn’t a ton of romance between Tiwa and Said as well. Wish there was a bit more. But otherwise a very enjoyable book. 

Thanks for the publisher for the copy of this audiobook!