ebook_em's Reviews (960)

My Spotify playlist for Pet: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0Udnb5IEReleAQTSbuJZTb?si=QbhOB19ETMqpOICDrje5Rg&dd=1

My Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1IXFcaw2L6qodyCUFT0TcU?si=Z69FG7IFTTqeTWjwsUkzKg&dd=1

My Spotify playlist for the membranes: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6LU63UL2a0Or9F63AB0H9n?si=LFxARbtEQdiaWNQ7EqSmLg&dd=1

My Spotify playlist for the sunbearer trials: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6uT7Gaej4MacofgQayjWWJ?si=noFXvf-DSBeV-Bl83BMJhg&dd=1

Loved the imagery, the protagonist, and the West African folklore. A few things kept me from rating this higher (spoilers:)

1) using character deaths solely to advance the plot, 2) somewhat predictable plot lines, and 3) a missed opportunity to further develop Simidele’s connections with the other Mami Wata, which would have fleshed out some of her conflicting loyalties.

As much as I appreciated the author’s inclusion of so many different folklore elements, some of them felt tangential or like they didn’t mesh well with the rest of the worldbuilding. Still a solid and interesting read.