Author: Oyinkan Braithwaite
# of Pages: 226 (paperback)
Genre: Contemporary, Mystery, Thriller
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Synopsis: Korede is bitter. How could she not be? Her sister, Ayoola, is many things: the favorite child, the beautiful one, possibly sociopathic. And now Ayoola's third boyfriend in a row is dead. Korede's practicality is the sisters' saving grace. She knows the best solutions for cleaning blood, the trunk of her car is big enough for a body, and she keeps Ayoola from posting pictures of her dinner to Instagram when she should be mourning her "missing" boyfriend. Not that she gets any credit. Korede has long been in love with a kind, handsome doctor at the hospital where she works. She dreams of the day when he will realize that she's exactly what he needs. But when he asks Korede for Ayoola's phone number, she must reckon with what her sister has become and how far she's willing to go to protect her.
Review: This was almost a four star book. It was a pretty quick read for me, and the story was interesting enough to have a good flow. However, it wasn't emotionally moving; I at first felt a little stressed, but as I read on, I soon felt pretty indifferent toward the characters. Because of that, I think it doesn't quite hit the four star mark.
Categorizing this book as contemporary and mystery is definitely accurate, but it was almost too contemporary and casual to instill any thrill into the reader. There were also some claims that this book is humorous; I didn't laugh at all, but I was reasonably entertained.
Most of the characters other than Korede are not particularly likable, and the author purposefully weaves together different timelines (as in Korede's experiences in the past with her experiences in the present) to draw parallels, but this can sometimes get confusing.
Overall, this was an okay read. It's quick, so it wouldn't hurt to give the book a shot. However, I definitely wouldn't make it a priority.
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