A review by sunflower_fantasy
Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Disappointed by this read as I was really excited to get stuck into it.  Could have DNF, but powered through and skimmed it. 

I don’t think this was a book about Shigidi. If anything, it told the story of Nneoma. The characters could’ve been fleshed out more and I was excited for the heist, but it  wasn’t actually the main focus of the plot.

I thought the heist would delve more into the reality of stolen African artefacts, but it didn’t. The writing style, hopping across a timeline was also laborious and wasn’t for me. 

There’s some elements I enjoyed though.