A review by sempiternal_books
Rebel Sisters by Tochi Onyebuchi

2.0

Rebel Sisters checks all the boxes for a basic sci-fi story. Even though I barely remembered the events of War Girls it was easy to fall into this one. I was quickly compelled by Uzo and the writing effortlessly drew me in. But the further I read the more I felt like things were repetitive and nothing was really happening. Except for the rare moments of action, that were so fast-paced and jarring compared to the pacing of the rest of the book. Rebel Sisters was the kind of book that takes you out of reality but then shocks you back into it by being so real. The major things the narrative explores are, the effects of war, colonization, immigrants, oppression, healing from past trauma, and what it means to be human.

Overall, I didn’t really feel shocked or impressed with anything. The plot was pretty predictable as was the ending. And as much as I tried, I just couldn’t connect to any of the main characters. There was just this remove in the way they were written, as if they were all incomplete in a significant way.