A review by freethefrican
She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

I had so much hope for this but after all the set up (over half the book), it just didn’t come through. It needed to be longer to properly utilise the characters whose backstories had been painstakingly crafted. But at least it caused a lot of talk in the book club.