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A review by gagne
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Gifted to me by a dear friend, this book is electric with its distinctive cast of personalities and easy exchange between the Old World and the New, reminding readers who become captured by the story of the power of the spiritual staring them in the eyes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Medical content
Minor: Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Rape, Vomit, Car accident, and Suicide attempt