Akwaeke Emezi zeichnet sich besonders dadurch aus, vielschichtige und moralisch komplexe Figuren zu erschaffen, und Little Rot bildet dabei keine Ausnahme.

When confronted with evil, some individuals will go to any length to protect themselves and their loved ones by blurring the lines between good and evil. 

When Love Visits is a contemporary romance novel that narrates how Uju and Tade, both in their thirties and successful fall in love at first sight.

I lived in Ghana for four years, and No One Dies Yet took me down memory lane with vivid descriptions of the Makola market and the delightful Twi language.

The central theme for me is motherhood. Efe’s experience shows how nobody can prepare you for what to expect when it comes to being a mother.

Bisi took me on an emotional roller coaster with Daughter in Exile, exploring topics that we Africans sometimes shy away from.

So, before settling down with someone, ensure your core values and goals align. Love is blind, but marriage is the eye opener.

It started off as an easy read for me until it got to the point I cried for a Nigeria I have not and will never experience.

I recommend this book to anyone keen on African books that cover the themes of rape, child marriage and domestic violence.

The book covers themes such as racism, politics in the pre and post-colonial era in Africa, Identity crisis, infidelity, the slave trade, and the importance of knowing one’s roots

Ebere has a theory that a killer is out there that claims his victim every Christmas, and she believes their best friend Janet was one of his victims.

It was fascinating to observe the misogynistic and ignorant Bambi trying to solve the mystery placed before him, a mystery with glaring answers he doesn’t see immediately.