A review by phias_library
Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

5.0

Where Sleeping Girls Lie started great as after a realistic and not too long introduction to the setting, the plot immediately started. wanting to know what would happen made me want to keep reading despite feeling that between the very beginning and the middle of the book there wasn‘t that much plot. but this also gave faridah the opportunity to dive deeper into different relationships which maybe wasn‘t always too exciting to read, but it was also an important part of the book imo and important or at least helpful for later revelations. the things that were revealed towards the ending were surprising but absolutely made sense based on the hints that were given earlier. 

i didn’t really know anything about this book and therefore expected more action and dangerous situations but as this is a story about problems that exist in reality i actually liked that the focus was kind of on the problems and the main characters’ fight against them. 

finally, the characters were loveable and there was a casual diversity. i liked that the romance was kind of part of the whole book but never the main aspect and it was great that the novel showed different kinds of friendships that were all beautiful in their own ways.

overall, i loved Where Sleeping Girls Lie. maybe it wasn‘t completely what i expected it to be but it deals with problem that is important and relevant in real life while exploring platonic relationships.