Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my digital ARC!

I’m always down for a good short story collection, and while I wasn’t blown away by this debut collection, I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it. It’s a very solid collection, all the stories fit nicely together. They’re all slice-of-life, exploring various relationships and dynamics across contemporary Nigeria.  We see mothers trying to marry off daughters, nephews trying to mend an auntie’s broken heart, young boys doing all they can to survive on the streets, little girls engaged in the usual tumult that is tween friendships. Corruption within the church, mental health, classism, reflections on these themes and more can be found in these pages. They’re all very much character driven, as Okonkwo peels back the layers of Nigerian society to lay bare the madness that resides there. That title really is perfect!