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I actually really enjoyed this book. When you have a strong debut like Ayobami did, it's always with a little scepticism that you delve into their second. It had well developed characters – with some surprisingly similar like Motara and Busola – but Yeye was my favourite!

It tackles a lot of themes like the shame victims of domestic abuse are surrounded by, poverty and the hard choices it leaves people faced with and the violence of Nigerian politics.

Overall, it was a pleasant read but didn't quite surpass the magic of the story in Stay With Me.

I didn't know what to expect from this book, but what I did get I absolutely loved. The writing is beautifully emotive, the storyline was brutal, raw and throught provoking and the characters are well developed and I took them to my heart.
A really good book that I would recommend to so many people for so many reasons

What a book!

This novel follows interweaving stories of people living in Nigeria. I found it interesting, emotional and engaging. The characters are well developed and the plot exciting.

The story is meaty; it's gritty and has depth - it's not a light hearted read it but one that makes no you think and feel.

A different style of story for me but I greatly enjoyed it.

I found this really difficult to get into. The characters were quite well developed, I just personally found that it dragged and didn't hold my interest so this was unfortunately not the book for me.

OMG!
I don't even think I should be wasting words writing a review. All I can say is this was, thank you Ayobami. This was definitely worth the wait.
I love when I can experience an author's growth in a sophomore work. Her storytelling skills have been sharpened, it's so good. You