The characters were multi-layered including secondary characters like Murtha. Her character is manipulative and nonchalant, she feels no remorse for her expenditures… err murders, while Korede is level-headed and obsessed with cleanliness (which probably explains why she cleans up Ayoola’s mess). The sisters are polar opposites. Ayoola is the beautiful black widow, not only does she know it, she also wields it like a weapon. Oyinkan uses flashback techniques to give us a glimpse into the childhood of Korede and Ayoola and how it affects them as adults.
The short chapters made the pace fast, and it became a quick read, or shall we say listen, in my case. Set in Lagos, Nigeria, this episodic first-person narration by Korede, our enabler older sister, makes this satiric dark comedic book worth it. The book cover is a win, add the title and that’s a double win. Of course, having the attention span of a fish, like I do, doesn’t help! Long story short, I couldn’t find the e-book in any online store in Nigeria, so I resorted to buying the audio book because I wanted to know what the fuss is about. Mo I must tell you guys that listening to an audio book is excruciatingly painful. Surely her innocent-looking younger sister couldn’t have killed the men on purpose, it has to be self-defence, right?īut when Korede’s love interest, Tade, a doctor in the hospital where she works, becomes Ayoola’s next potential victim, Korede has to make a difficult choice… Plot Stoic, anti-social nurse, Korede, who is only comfortable around her comatose patient, habitually helps (read enables) her beautiful sister, Ayoola who has a knack for killing her lovers, clean up her mess. Themes Murder, Abuse, Love and Sacrifice, Mental Health, Family and Loyalty. Written in English with smatterings of Nigerian Pidgin English and Yoruba. Korede’s long been in love with him, and isn’t prepared to see him wind up with a knife in his back: but to save one would mean sacrificing the other…’ĭialogue Well written and believable. Until, that is, Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. She should probably go to the police for the good of the menfolk of Nigeria, but she loves her sister and, as they say, family always comes first. This’ll be the third boyfriend Ayoola’s dispatched in, quote, self-defence and the third mess that her lethal little sibling has left Korede to clear away. Blurb ‘When Korede’s dinner is interrupted one night by a distress call from her sister, Ayoola, she knows what’s expected of her: bleach, rubber gloves, nerves of steel and a strong stomach.
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