A review by menage_a_livre
Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Man holy shit. WSGL has been on my TBR and I think I borrowed it on Libby in the spring but I just didn't get into it so I was thrilled to give it another chance with the Booktwt Book Club. I started reading the book while high and got SUCKED in and spent the next like 24 hours (after doing readings for school) just inhaling the book. I finally finished it late last night and there were so many twists and turns that I had to refrain from yelling out loud because my partner was sleeping next to me. There were so many little clues that Àbíké-Íyímídé kept laying down and there were moments when something happened that I was like "oh this is going to be relevant later" and IT WAS and it felt so nice to be rewarded for noticing those details. I also really loved the anagram and puzzle that was put in, I just wish that the ebook version had those blown up so I could analyze them more. Anyways fuck Jude, fuck August and I'm so glad Muffin is okay. 

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