First off this cover is SO striking! I have been wanting to read a book from Akwaeke for awhile now. You Made A Fool of Death with Your Beauty is still high on my list (too long of a wait time to read for this readathon) and will be read! 

Quick description: Five friends trying to outrun and outmatch a powerful, underground world.

This book is WILD like WILD. I think my face while I was listening was in a constant state of 😳. Please make sure you look at the trigger warnings. 

I am such a fan of books that take place over a short period of time and this scratched that itch for me since this took place over a weekend. 

I think what made this so intriguing, scary, intense is that it felt like it was real - could be real. Those are often more terrifying to me than any psychological thriller. I applaud Akwaeke for taking these real life scenarios in Nigeria and putting them to page for someone like me who lives a privileged life here in the America. 

This was narrated by two narrators: Adepero Oduye and Chukwudi Iwuji. Both narrators did a great job with the characters but I do wish we got more narrators for the different point of views. Until I got used to the format and the characters (thank you google), the voices were too similar for the characters. But overall it was a good listen! 

If you are looking for a fictional but feels like real life book, give this one a listen!