Reviews

His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie

monitequila20's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.25

littlelumi's review

3.0

3.5 stars
Very engaging writing style and I haven't read many books based in Africa or African culture so I found it refreshing. Unfortunately I feel like the plot never had a climax (unlike Afi) but enjoyed reading it nonetheless.

kristin_roemer's review

2.0

I did not love this? Didn’t buy into the stakes for the entire premise of the book (why did she need to marry him?) and everything got very repetitive after awhile (“I’d been married for x months and hadn’t seen my husband”). Pass.

josiegrossy13's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

ayomiposia's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

kamrynharned's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

I was initially intrigued by this story set in Ghana, and while I never hated my experience listening to it, it fell flat in many ways. One, the character development of Afi was jarring. She went from being a beyond docile creature to not caring what anybody thought in a few chapters, and while I did find myself sympathizing with her, I didn’t have an emotional connection to any of the characters. It was a very simple story overall, no plot twists or anything exciting, and the ending was lack-lustre. It was quite obvious that the author herself had never had children and did very little research into the whole process, and while there were some interesting glimpses of Ghanaian culture, most of the book was set in the westernized city. The writing could have been worse but the whole story just felt rather pointless and like something I will probably forget very quickly. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting

sofiaolen's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

bookishtems's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.0

kellibree's review

3.0

Overall this book was good and I enjoyed it. I do feel the last few chapters were rushed. I’m glad that Afi was brave enough to stand up for what she wanted and believed in rather than what just doing what everyone wanted her to do.

zanjor68's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0