You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

Akwaeke Emezi

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Description

Feyi Adekola wants to learn how to be alive again.It’s been five years since the accident that killed the love of her life and she’s almost a new person now—an artist with her own studio and sharing a brownstone apartment with her ride-or-die best...

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Moods

emotional 88%
reflective 49%
hopeful 44%
sad 28%
funny 21%
challenging 19%
tense 19%
dark 13%
inspiring 13%
adventurous 12%
lighthearted 12%
relaxing 3%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 63%
fast 28%
slow 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 10%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 93% | No: 3% | It's complicated: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 7%

Average rating

3.8

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