A review by noranaziz
Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

final rating: 2.5/5 🤖

thank you to netgalley and kensington books for this arc.

i had high hopes for this book. 

the blurb checked all the boxes: 

sci-fi? check.

dystopia. check.

woman’s rights? check.

it had everything i was looking for. and at first, it had me hooked. the world building was great. nelah’s inner monologue was interesting. hook, line, and sinker.

but then everything went downhill. nelah became unlikable, at least to me, for spoiler reasons, and i found myself screaming at her in my head, “how could you be such an idiot!!! you’re literally proving to your government why you should be treated poorly.” 

after that, my heart wasn’t in it. i began to hate nelah, and wasn’t even rooting for her anymore. she dug herself in this mess, so she has to deal with the consequences of her actions. period.

and tbh? a huge chunk of the book made no sense. i literally had no clue what was going on :( the end was good tho!! i’ll give it that.

tldr: cool vibes, not so cool MC.