A review by minayana
This World Is Not Yours by Kemi Ashing-Giwa

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Not sure what to make of this. I was looking forward to a space horror with interesting relationship dynamics, but instead got a soap opera that just happens to be set in a sci fi world. The writing was solid and I would definitely read from this author again, but I’m just not sure what the point of this one was. The melodramatic toxic relationship fell flat for me, and the whole “make babies and leave your loved ones!” Plot point didn’t really make any sense and felt like just a way to add in more drama, and it was not well done (it’s not once mentioned how gay women are being forced into straight marriages for the sake of giving birth ??) There’s no horror or action elements until about 50% of the way into the book, and by then I just didnt really care. I think this would’ve been better as a full length novel, so that everything could’ve been explored more in depth. The novel was too short for the amount of themes it wanted to cover regarding relationships, I couldn’t bring myself to care. I do think the ending was well done though, and when we actually do get sci fi and horror elements, it’s very engaging.