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A review by cerisearies
In Every Mirror She's Black by Lọlá Ákínmádé Åkerström
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
This book frustrated the fuck out of me in a way I did not think it would upon starting it. I can sort of see what the vision was going for but the characterization of Kemi and Brittany and their choices was fury-inducing and Muna was done so dirtily in a way that was almost trauma-porn like. I wish it had gone a different way. I hate finishing a book disappointed.
Also I immediately clocked that the author was trying to write Johnny as autistic but mannnn did that portrayal read sourly. I can think of a plethora of psychological disorders that provide better explanation for his fuckass behavior that can coexist in conjunction with his autism instead of using it as the sole reason for his struggles & shortcomings, it just did not work at all. All of the characters desperately required more nuance
But am I going to read the sequel I just found out about? Yes.
Also I immediately clocked that the author was trying to write Johnny as autistic but mannnn did that portrayal read sourly. I can think of a plethora of psychological disorders that provide better explanation for his fuckass behavior that can coexist in conjunction with his autism instead of using it as the sole reason for his struggles & shortcomings, it just did not work at all. All of the characters desperately required more nuance
But am I going to read the sequel I just found out about? Yes.