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

sad
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I have to admit that while this is a good book, I just didn’t enjoy reading it. I have no problem with the main love interest being the father of the guy she’s dating in principle tbh, I think it’s fiction and it justifies itself pretty well considering. However, for a book I was sold as a romance, this fact just hung over the story like a sword the whole time and I dreaded continuing because I knew what was coming. It’s a lovely exploration of grief and a call to be messy and alive but I feel like the romance plot device almost overshadows all of the interesting character work. Plus, the ending just felt a little too much like everyone had 3 therapy sessions between each conversation so the author could justify a happy ending here. I wanted to love this so badly but I think it was just marketed entirely wrong. 
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