A review by mayrad
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Emezi's writing is as beautiful as always. She has so much talent with words. I realize this book can be polarizing. It is the quintessential forbidden love story. But somehow, Emezi gives it humanity and makes the reader see the reality within these relationships. People fall in love when they least expect it, and sometimes it's messy and forbidden and a really bad idea - but sometimes you can't help who you fall in love with. This novel explores that idea perfectly. Yes, it's unconformable at times, but we are human and unpredictable, and we don't always get to choose who we love.