A review by skudiklier
Heavy is the Head by Sumaya Enyegue

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book is absolutely incredible. After finishing it I'm genuinely speechless, I don't know what to say to describe how much I loved it. Most of my notes on it are just the name of a poem followed by "!!!" or "holy shit" or "..........." There's so much I related to about girlhood and monstrosity. Sumaya's writing is a gut punch in the best way, and I'd highly recommend this book. 

Thank you to Netgalley and Central Avenue Publishing for the chance to read and review this ARC. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Grief