A review by invisibleninjacat
Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

The book was really good, and I really liked how Louise got involved with the case and how passionate and intense she was about solving it. However, the setting of 1920s NYC comes with heaps of racism, from racist casual street comments to death and rape threats to the main plot of the story - young black women being brutally murdered by a serial killer. So while the book is very well written, it's not always enjoyable. 
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