Eyes Like Mine by Sheena Kamal ISBN 9781785762567 My view
3/5 I really wanted to like this book and worked hard to get to know the main character, Nora. I really like 'bad' characters and thought this one would be up my street. Unfortunately, whilst I got to like Nora, the story and the writing style didn't work for me. I have to say, I found Nora's mixture of alcoholism and general aggressiveness a bit too much and her abuse of another character in the book (Bradzuca), really turned my stomach. The final scenes were, frankly, unbelievable, so, sorry, this wasn't for me. What I did find impressive was the originality of the style and the originality of the main character and I have to congratulate the author for that. (I received a copy of this book from NetGalley)
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#6 Discover Ten New Authors of Colour Either erotica is your thing or it isn’t, and, well, sometimes it is mine. Here’s a book that’s a mixture of erotica, African folklore and fantasy. Give yourself a treat and try this heady, powerful novella. Abiku: A Battle of Gods by Elizabeth Salawu ASIN B01IMMZ8FO Book Description She was called an Abiku, an evil spirit sent to this world to lure men to their doom Dayo is a bi-racial twenty-something year old with a German mom and a Nigerian dad. She has a semi bougie lifestyle, always jetting across the pond between Africa and Europe. She starts dating her father's driver in secret after seducing him. On her return from her cousin's twenty-first birthday, she tries gbana (crack) for the first time. She finds herself in an alternate realm and thinks she's hallucinating from using gbana. She doesn't take anything that happens there seriously as she thinks she's having a vivid dream. That is, until she couldn't wake up from getting married to a 'man' she met in that realm... Ann Girdharry’s View A highly original story that blends eroticism, Nigerian folklore and a young woman's dual life. I’ve never come across anything similar. Dayo comes from a rich family and has a privileged lifestyle. Once free from her parents' supervision, she seduces her father's chauffeur and they start a hot, steamy affair. Things start becoming strange when sex and drugs seemingly push Dayo into another realm. It's a mythic realm in which she begins an affair with a man who appears to be a god. Is she hallucinating? Has she gone mad? What’s real and what isn’t real? As the story spins out, Dayo has some tough choices to make, but she’s a tough young woman, so don’t think the odds are all stacked against her. This book touches on notions of African beauty, and portrays a different view of attractiveness. The erotic scenes are well written and the first half of the book is particularly powerful. Photoshot of Elizabeth Salawu
Five Things You Didn’t Know about Elizabeth Salawu 1.I record my podcase (The Segilola Salami Show) in my bedroom whilst wearing my PJ. 2. I love jollof rice and fried plantain (Nigerian jollof is the best). 3. The only place I can imagine spending 365 days in at a stretch is London. 4. Every time I re-read Abiku: A Battle of Gods, I say to myself, “Wow, did you actually write that?” 5. Whilst pregnant, I decided I was only going to breastfeed my daughter for one month but somehow I ended up doing it for two years eheheheh Thanks for letting me review your book and for talking to us today, Segilola (Elizabeth Salawu). You can check out more about Segilola here http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/ |
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