stellax 's review for:

Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi

2.0

adventurous dark lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Pretty disappointing, thought I wanted to like it so bad. First off I didn't care for much of the plot, and there were a loooot of plot points flotting around. I liked the board meeting and the god-politics and the antiimperialist sentiment that Shigibi felt in the museum and I was hoping we'd get to know more about those plot points. I liked Shigidi's backstory, he almost felt human, hating his job like that. On the other hand the smut was almost unbearable, it was too much, it was so out of place and also it gave off rapey vibes. The seduction element could have been done better and it would have done justice to both the mythology and the succubus character. The ending was romantic and stuff but I couldn't give a shit about the main characters' relationship. There wasn't anything you can take with you after having read this book.
Overall I would improve the structure of the story and focus on the character's relationships and the world building, to make stuff make Sense.