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3.75/5

Nowhere near as good as My Sister, the Serial Killer but still a good quick read. I flew through it in one night. Set during the pandemic Bambi goes to live with two women who both claim the baby in the house is theirs. One review says it‘s ‘domestic noir‘ and I love that description! It fits it well.

Short and interesting. A covid lockdown story set in Lagos where womanizer Bambi is in a house with 2 women both claiming to be mother to the same baby. Weird sh*t ensues. Tense, confusing, interesting setting outside my wheelhouse, but nowhere near her amazing first novel My Sister the Serial Killer.
Well written though so will keep an eye on this author!

The story about some serious themes (motherhood, misogyny, Covid 19) are dealt in a lighter, humorous style, similar to that in her previous book My Sister the Serial Killer. The narrator is unlikeable (but still in some ways kind-hearted) Bambi, who finds himself trapped in a house with a baby and 2 women, each claiming that the baby is hers. Fine, entertaining story set in #Nigeria was OK companion for shorter hike.

Not my favourite book from this years quick reads but it‘s well written

My second book by Braithwaite and once again she really got me. This was the first book I read which directly involves the COVID crisis, and it's the perfect setting for Braithwaites characters. It's all tense, suspicions rise and the intensity between the characters gets stronger and stronger. A short, but hefty read!

Aren't I the luckiest? This novella seems to be coming May 2021 but has just recently been, exclusively, published in Spanish.

Thoughts? I disliked (I wish I could say dislike is a strong word but it isn't...) this for a number of reasons and I'm really looking forward to discussing when this is out in English. Maybe then I'll have more material from Braithwaite herself to be able to understand what I maybe just didn't get? 🤷