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You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
25 reviews
lettuce_read's review against another edition
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Grief
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Car accident
bekahbeth's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Turning the romance genre into a revolutionary force for love through grief and against all odds, this book titillates, lubricates, lures, lulls, shocks, breaks, throws wide open, and rebuilds the literary world of relationships in its own breathtakingly beautiful image. May we all be as brave, imperfect, honest, human, and deeply feeling as the book, as Emezi, and as Feyi and Alim.
BookRiot 2022 Read Harder Challenge #4. Read a book in any genre by a POC that’s about joy and not trauma. I received this ARC from the publisher via Goodreads.
BookRiot 2022 Read Harder Challenge #4. Read a book in any genre by a POC that’s about joy and not trauma. I received this ARC from the publisher via Goodreads.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Grief, and Car accident
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Cursing
caseythereader's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Thanks to Atria Books for the free advance copy of this book.
- OMG, this book! I think YOU MADE A FOOL OF DEATH WITH YOUR BEAUTY is going to be divisive, but count me firmly in the "loved in" camp.
- Trust in Emezi to write a painful, messy, literary romance novel, full of intense feelings and complicated relationship dynamics, all draped in decadence.
- My one quibble is that it veers real close to insta-love, but everything else about the book is spectacular: the setting, Feyi and Joy's friendship, the queerness, the connections sparking off the page.
- OMG, this book! I think YOU MADE A FOOL OF DEATH WITH YOUR BEAUTY is going to be divisive, but count me firmly in the "loved in" camp.
- Trust in Emezi to write a painful, messy, literary romance novel, full of intense feelings and complicated relationship dynamics, all draped in decadence.
- My one quibble is that it veers real close to insta-love, but everything else about the book is spectacular: the setting, Feyi and Joy's friendship, the queerness, the connections sparking off the page.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
sydapel's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
yayy for Book influencer friends who give me ARCs that would have never been on my radar. This was a stunning contemporary fiction/romance in the style of Sally Rooney, Morgan Rodgers and Bryan Washington that is equal parts about love, grief, desire and moving forward. It's beautifully written, with dynamics and characters that leap off the page to you, and I need it to be an indie film immediately.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol
skudiklier's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Okay, wow. I didn't read the synopsis for this book beyond the very first lines, because I knew the author was good and I didn't want anything spoiled. Maybe if I'd read that I would have been more prepared for where the story went, but wow it was wild experiencing that with no idea it was going in that direction.
I really enjoyed this book, and I feel like it balanced the feelings of grief and new love so well. I was a bit worried in the beginning I wouldn't be able to handle all of the stuff about her ex-husband's death, but I got through it okay. I think this book is beautiful and messy and I really want to believe in it, honestly. It made me feel so many things.
I'm not sure I'd recommend this to everyone; I feel like I'd want to give a caveat or two if I did. But who knows, maybe I'll think about it. The writing was beautiful of course and there was nothing wrong with it that isn't the case for almost any romance.
Thank you to Atria Books and Netgalley for the chance to read and review this ARC.
I really enjoyed this book, and I feel like it balanced the feelings of grief and new love so well. I was a bit worried in the beginning I wouldn't be able to handle all of the stuff about her ex-husband's death, but I got through it okay. I think this book is beautiful and messy and I really want to believe in it, honestly. It made me feel so many things.
I'm not sure I'd recommend this to everyone; I feel like I'd want to give a caveat or two if I did. But who knows, maybe I'll think about it. The writing was beautiful of course and there was nothing wrong with it that isn't the case for almost any romance.
Thank you to Atria Books and Netgalley for the chance to read and review this ARC.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, and Car accident
Moderate: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Incest
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