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

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

"I think we're just figuring or how to survive a world on fire. That it's okay to be alive."

This is an utterly messy love story. I don't know how else to describe it other than that - it's just so messy.

I wasn't sure if this was for me at the beginning of it. I've massively gone off romances recently after a few that were just too samey but I enjoyed this more than I thought I was going to. I felt for Feyi and wanted her to  be happy. I loved the idea behind her art installation too. That's something I wish I could really see.

But yeah, was any of it done in the right order? No. Could various people's feelings have trampled on less? 100%. But in a way, that made it feel more real. And the bi representation? Big yes.

But in the words of Feyi,
"It just- it seems too much like, there's messy but this is some next level shit"