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Where We End & Begin
by Jane Igharo
Dunni hasn’t seen her high school boyfriend since she left for college and he ghosted her. When she returns to Nigeria for a friend’s wedding, she is surprised to see him there. Seeing Obinna and reconnecting with him has the potential to completely derail her perfectly planned out life. Yet, she still finds herself feeling the strong connection between them.
Jane Igharo writes the most stunning books with complex characters that have so many layers. Her writing style blows me away every single time I read one of her books, and this was no different. This book made me FEEL everything. I was heartbroken, I was angry, I was rooting for Dunni and Obinna, but I was also frustrated with them. Dunni in particular made some choices that made me incredibly uncomfortable, yet I felt for her and understood why she was making choices that felt a little wrong. Despite there being tropes that usually really bother me (miscommunication, love triangle, surprise baby) this book made it work. It fit in this morally ambiguous story that really made me question what was actually right vs. wrong and made me wonder what I would do in the same situations. Be aware going in, this book deals with some pretty heavy topics. That being said, Jane Igharo writes beautiful stories, so if you are in the right mindset for a heavier book, check this one out.
Thank you to Berkley Publishing for the advance copy and to @berittalksbooks and @dg_reads for another fantastic buddy read!
Well, That Was Unexpected
Jane Igharo writes the most stunning books with complex characters that have so many layers. Her writing style blows me away every single time I read one of her books, and this was no different. This book made me FEEL everything. I was heartbroken, I was angry, I was rooting for Dunni and Obinna, but I was also frustrated with them. Dunni in particular made some choices that made me incredibly uncomfortable, yet I felt for her and understood why she was making choices that felt a little wrong. Despite there being tropes that usually really bother me (miscommunication, love triangle, surprise baby) this book made it work. It fit in this morally ambiguous story that really made me question what was actually right vs. wrong and made me wonder what I would do in the same situations. Be aware going in, this book deals with some pretty heavy topics. That being said, Jane Igharo writes beautiful stories, so if you are in the right mindset for a heavier book, check this one out.
Thank you to Berkley Publishing for the advance copy and to @berittalksbooks and @dg_reads for another fantastic buddy read!
Well, That Was Unexpected