A review by jpaulp90
You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

dark lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I did not enjoy this book as much as many of my friends even though I flew through it.

I'm finding reviewing it tricky.   I think the book is probably genre-defying, but not in a way I found engaging, and very much at odds to how it is pitched.  There is too much grief for it to be a fun, sexy romance, but too much sexy romance and not enough depth for it to be a tale about clinging to life.

The second half feels a lot like a classical tragedy, but it has a happy ending (definitely by romance standards).
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