lipglossmaffia's Reviews (1.52k)

Enjoyed this so much.

This wasn't a waste of my time but I shouldn't have read it in the first place. Na me fuck up.

I have absolutely nothing to complain about, I lived this story. Their cute puppy love is so adorable I want to cry. Ugh!

I'm biased now. I love Talia Hibbert and this book did not disappoint

There was more vanity than sex in this book. But I kind of appreciated the sarcasm. Also, I got a new recipe for a new cocktail

I wanted a light read so I picked up The Mechanics of Yenagoa and it's exactly what I needed. I still find it difficult to convince some of my fellow Nigerians to read Nigerian fiction. Why? The common complaint is that our books are always heavy in themes and issues. I get it, you don't want to be conned into studying social anthropology every time you pick a book. I'm devoting some of my time this year to reading light reads so y'all can stop giving me reasons to not read a book! The Mechanics of Yenagoa is a hilarious trip, so much drama. I couldn't stop shaking my head and laughing. The language is very authentic to the region(I asked Bayelsa people, so don't come for me) The writing is witty and fast-paced, I really enjoyed reading this. If you're in a reading slump, give this go, if you need something light after your very heavy reads, give this a go too.

I didn't enjoy this collection because I think it could have done with a bit more editing and overall the stories lacked spice. The name of the collection is Efo Riro, I expected spicy stories that hit my soul but I didn't get that.

Wow. I mean, WOW!