I listened to the audiobook of this, and it was really great! The narrator’s performance added so much to the dark kind of absurdity this book centers around, while also faceting it with sincerity and emotion. I loved it.

This book was definitely a fun one. The concept itself is darkly funny, but it has a lot more depth than I expected. I was pleasantly surprised by how intriguing the story was despite its apparent predictability. The characters were ironically, tragically flawed-- especially Ayoola-- in a way that is both funny and genuinely engaging. I loved how, for such a short book, the audience was given an absolute deep-dive into the head of the main character Korede. Her exasperation and fiercely defensive nature were communicated beautifully through the writing; she’s flawed, but her narration goes to incredible lengths to convince the reader to sympathize with her, and it works. This book is an excellent manipulator.

The other part of this book that stood out to me was the complexity of Korede’s priorities and relationships. I loved her relationship with Ayoola: this is first and foremost a book about sisterhood and the way it is at once excruciatingly, hopelessly frustrating and deeply, unbreakable connective. Korede’s character at first seems to completely oppose Ayoola’s, from their physical descriptions to the way others see them to how they treat other people, but it becomes clear how inseparable they are as people as the book goes on. Korede’s motivations are, at their core, defined by that duty to her sister, which raises interesting questions over the course of the book about Ayoola’s motivations; this was, to me, the most compelling part of the novel, and I loved how their conflict developed and resolved throughout it. This book’s exploration of sisterhood was fresh, approached from quite a dark, unique angle, and I loved every second of it.

Ultimately, this book was great. Some of the plot was a bit unbelievable and to a point, predictable, but I don’t think this book is meant to be a paragon of realism; rather, it’s an inquiry into the drive people have to protect themselves and the ones they care about, and how far they will go to do so. It surprised me with how sincere it was, especially by the ending, and I enjoyed the writing itself quite a lot. Overall it was a fun read with some very interesting things to say about sisterhood. I really enjoyed it.