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My Sister, the Serial Killer

Oyinkan Braithwaite (Goodreads Author)

3.73 · Rating details · 177,403 ratings · 19,797 reviews

When Korede's dinner is interrupted one night by a distress call from her sister, Ayoola, she knows what's expected of her: bleach, rubber gloves, nerves of steel and a strong stomach. This'll be the third boyfriend Ayoola's dispatched in, quote, self-defence and the third mess that her lethal little sibling has left Korede to clear away. She should probably go to the poli ...more

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Published November 20th 2018 by Doubleday Books (first published July 17th 2018)

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Nov 30, 2019 Nilufer Ozmekik rated it it was amazing

OMG! This is dark! This is incredibly funny, entertaining! This is wild! This is incredibly smart, sarcastic and sardonic! Why did I wait too long? (Bang! Bang! Bang! Nope, I didn’t hit my head against the wall, this time my husband practiced his squash training with my head using oranges! I think I’m going to punch him so bad after his practice’s finishing!)

So let’s take a look at this provocative, unique, mind bending and hilarious crime story.

Korede, antisocial nurse, only feeling comfortable ...more

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Oct 24, 2018 Roxane rated it really liked it

Clever novel about two sisters, one of whom is a serial killer, the other the resentful, yearning enabler. The satirical bent works really well here because it walks that fine line of being, given the contretemps, entirely plausible. Interesting observations about social media, men and what they want, and women who see right through them. Well worth a read.

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Jan 19, 2019 Julie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2019, thrillers, doubleday, cultural, e-book

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite is a 2018 Doubleday Books publication.

Genius!

That provocative title and amazing cover art certainly piques one's curiosity. Noticing all the positive reactions the book received, I just had to see for myself if it was worth all the kudos.

Well, I have to say, this is my kind of book!! Seriously, I really, really, really love satire and dark humor. I do understand it is often an acquired taste, but it takes a special kind of creativity and bal ...more

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Oct 11, 2019 Miranda Reads rated it liked it

Shelves: audiobook

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The Written Review 3.5 stars

It’s because she is beautiful, you know. That’s all it is. They don’t really care about the rest of it. She gets a pass at life.

Ayoola, the beautiful, younger sister of Korede, calls her up on night for....what's quickly becoming a disturbing trend.

It takes a whole lot longer to dispose of a body

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Jun 08, 2019 Elena rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2019

She killed him on the first strike, a jab straight to the heart. But then she stabbed him twice more to be sure. He sank to the floor. She could hear her own breathing and nothing else.

A line like that is enough to grip the reader and their attention into a disturbing read of a serial killer and her sister. Being transported to Nigeria, where the sister of a nurse has just called her letting her know she has killed another one of her boyfriends is, without a doubt, something disturbi ...more

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Nov 18, 2018 Felice Laverne rated it liked it

Shelves: african, cozy-thriller, netgalley, read-2018, reviewed-on-amazon, cultural-surveys, contemporary-fiction, full-review, short-literary-form, man-booker-prize

Femi makes three, you know. Three, and they label you a serial killer.

In case you haven't noticed, Oyinkan Braithwaite’s My Sister, the Serial Killer has been taking the social media scene by storm the past few weeks. And I get it; the cover art is (pardon my pun) killer and the title exudes a certain titillation that will make a reader quickly reach for the book on the shelf. For me, My Sister, the Serial Killer, was an easy, brisk read that I mostly read in one sitting. And I was additionally ...more

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Oct 06, 2020 Emily (Books with Emily Fox) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks

(2.5?) I'm so torn on how to review this book.

This was part of my "Goodreads Reading Challenge" as one of the nominees in the Thriller/Mystery section.

While unique and interesting, I found it way too short. The audiobook was nice but it felt more like a family drama than a thriller/mystery. ...more

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Jan 26, 2019 Bibi rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Now, that’s what I call a damn good story!

Wow. Where do I even start?

Firstly, the story, coupled with the setting, alongside the characters, all resonate at a level only a fellow Nigerian would understand. Besides all that, the plot itself is unique, the prose is crisp and evocative; the characters, multilayered. Then there’s that dry sardonic humour that Braithwaite sprinkles throughout the story that made me cackle out loud where I probably should have been appalled.

Additionally, what Braith

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Nov 17, 2018 megs_bookrack rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: arcs-read

**3.5-stars rounded up**

A unique novella following the perspective of a young woman, Korede, living in Lagos, Nigeria.

Korede is a nurse and initially it seems she lives a fairly normal life; she is on the straight and narrow, if you will.

Normal that is, until you discover her younger sister, Ayoola, kills all of her boyfriends.

I'm speaking literally. She kills them and then calls Korede to clean up the bloody mess for her.

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Mar 08, 2019 Hannah Greendale rated it liked it

Shelves: women-s-prize-nominee, humor, booker-prize-nominee, contemporary, adult, fiction, thriller, satire

Set in Nigeria, My Sister, the Serial Killer follows dependable Korede and her younger sister, Ayoola, who - oops - occasionally murders people. Braithwaite's debut ranges from wry and macabre to predicable and stale. She lures her audience with two striking opening lines, and the first few chapters promise a sinster tale of deadpan humor and sly coverups, but the book quickly succumbs to familiar tropes: the beautiful, can-do-nothing-wrong younger sister and the older, less attractive sibling b ...more

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Jun 10, 2020 jessica rated it liked it

definitely overhyped, but i actually enjoyed this more than i thought i would.

this is a super short, fast-paced novel. and due to its length and pacing, there really is no opportunity for complex characterisation. both korede and ayoola feel very one-dimensional and do not live up to the dichotomy their characters are meant to represent. there is a decent foundation present in this story, but lacks impressive building.

what i did enjoy was the writing itself. the brief, straight-to-the-point phr ...more

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Jun 28, 2020 emma rated it liked it

Shelves: diverse, dark, non-ya, eh, 2-and-a-half-stars, mystery-thriller-horror-etc, unpopular-opinion, reviewed, library

Honestly, I had more fun thinking about me and my sisters forming an elite team of serial killers than I did reading this.

I will never understand books that have extremely fun-sounding plots and then are boring. It feels like this story spent more time on the main character's unrequited crush on a doctor (boring, sad) than it did on having a SISTER who KILLS all her BOYFRIENDS (rad, dreamy, exciting, and so on).

In other words this book sounded like my dream and turned into my nightmare.

Really it ...more

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Dec 18, 2019 Cindy rated it liked it

3.5 stars. I was hooked from the beginning of this book and loved the subtle, dark humor ingrained in Braithwaite's writing. I found the characters and sister dynamic to be super compelling, which incentivized me to read the rest of the story pretty quickly. Halfway through the book though, my interest started dwindling as the narrative ended up pretty straightforward. I wish there was more development with the plot points and relationships; this would have made the ending a lot punchier. ...more

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Nov 23, 2018 Larry H rated it really liked it

"I can't pinpoint the exact moment I realized that Ayoola was beautiful and I was...not. But what I do know is that I was aware of my own inadequacies long before."

Korede is a nurse in Nigeria, dedicated to her patients and well-respected by her superiors. But no matter what her achievements are, she knows she'll always play second fiddle to her younger sister, Ayoola. Ayoola is the pretty one, the favorite—and she's a psychotic murderer.

One night Ayoola summons Korede to her boyfriend's house. "I can't pinpoint the exact moment I realized that Ayoola was beautiful and I was...not. But what I do know is that I was aware of my own inadequacies long before."

Korede is a nurse in Nigeria, dedicated to her patients and well-respected by her superiors. But no matter what her achievements are, she knows she'll always play second fiddle to her younger sister, Ayoola. Ayoola is the pretty one, the favorite—and she's a psychotic murderer.

One night Ayoola summons Korede to her boyfriend's house. Ayoola says he attacked her and in self-defense, she stabbed him. It doesn't matter what the facts really are—who would disbelieve Ayoola? Korede is the sensible one, the calm one, the logical one who takes charge of the situation. She knows how to clean up the blood so no traces are found. She knows how to get rid of the body. It seems she has had a great deal of practice with this sort of thing, since this is the third boyfriend Ayoola has killed.

"Femi makes three, you know. Three and they label you a serial killer."

Ayoola isn't the slightest bit remorseful about what happened. She's ready to move on, find another man to charm. Korede thinks she should lie low for a while, even though she knows it won't be long before Ayoola bats her eyes and more men will come running. But this time Ayoola sets her sights a bit closer to home, as she alights on Tade, a handsome, kind doctor Korede works with. He's also the doctor that Korede has been secretly in love with, but she knows she's no match for Ayoola's charms.

As Korede watches Ayoola ensnare Tade, she feels powerless and frustrated. What she wants more than anything is just to reveal her sister's nefarious side, but she knows Ayoola will turn the evidence against her. She wishes she could just escape this life, but she has an obligation to protect her sister. With no one to turn to, she vents her anger and fears to the only person who will listen—a patient who has been in a comatose state for years. But she knows all too well what will happen if she doesn't stop it.

"I am the older sister—I am responsible for Ayoola. That's how it has always been. Ayoola would break a glass, and I would receive the blame for giving her the drink. Ayoola would fail a class, and I would be blamed for not coaching her. Ayoola would take an apple and leave the store without paying for it, and I would be blamed for letting her get hungry."

My Sister, the Serial Killer is a darkly funny yet disturbing story of familial obligation. It packs a powerful punch for a book that is less than 300 pages long, and that is because Oyinkan Braithwaite has created two complex, fascinating, not necessarily likable characters. You get glimpses of family history in order to understand where Ayoola developed her murderous tendencies. You both feel for Korede and want to shake her for allowing herself to be so fully manipulated.

More than that, however, you'll want to know how this book ends. I had lots of suspicions and wasn't disappointed where Braithwaite took her story. It's certainly a troubling book about a woman so fully overshadowed by her sister that she's forced down a path she never would have taken, but it's also commentary on how unfairly women are compared to one another, with the most attractive one almost always winning out.

I really enjoyed this, and read the entire book in a day. It certainly is a bit farcical, yet at the same time, you could believe this actually might happen, particularly in a society that treats women as second-class citizens. Braithwaite's storytelling was dead-on (no pun intended), and I look forward to seeing what comes next for her career.

See all of my reviews at itseithersadnessoreuphoria.blogspot.com, or check out my list of the best books I read in 2017 at https://itseithersadnessoreuphoria.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-best-books-i-read-in-2017.html. ...more

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Dec 20, 2018 Christina - Recipe & a Read rated it really liked it

4, the sisterhood of the traveling...serial killer stars!!!

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I finished this quite a bit ago, so I’m going to do my best to remember everything I thought about this book. This is at it’s heart a story about two sisters, Korede and Ayoola. Korede is pragmatic, level headed and sensible. Her sister Ayoola, is none of these things. Ayoola is rash, beautiful, vibrant, the favored child and deeply irresponsible. Oh, also – did I mention she’s a sociopath? 4, the sisterhood of the traveling...serial killer stars!!!

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I finished this quite a bit ago, so I’m going to do my best to remember everything I thought about this book. This is at it’s heart a story about two sisters, Korede and Ayoola. Korede is pragmatic, level headed and sensible. Her sister Ayoola, is none of these things. Ayoola is rash, beautiful, vibrant, the favored child and deeply irresponsible. Oh, also – did I mention she’s a sociopath? Yeah, well that too. This story takes place in Braithwaite’s birthplace of Nigera and follows these two sisters through a series of situations Ayoola thrusts them into.

You’re a big sister now, Korede. And big sisters look after little sisters.

You see, while Korede loves her sister and protects her, things get a little out of hand as Ayoola continues to make choices that leaves Korede having to clean up her messes…literally and figuratively. Korede is a nurse, and above all her practicality is the sisters saving grace. She knows all the best ways to clean up blood, her trunk is big enough to fit a body and not only that but when Ayoola wants to do crazy stuff, like posting pictures of her food when she should be mourning her dead boyfriend, she stops her from that too. Korede is a good sister, if covering up your siblings murders is what makes you a good sibling.

However, things change when Korede’s long time crush – a kind, handsome doctor who works at her hospital, Tade, asks Korede not for her number, but for Ayoola’s. Ayoola has shown no remorse for her actions, she’s simply moved on and is keen to get over her dead ex, by getting under some one new. As Korede stands helplessly by, watching Ayoola seduce Tade with her charisma, charm and beauty she struggles with her wish to leave this life and her obligation to look out for her sister. Korede, having no one to confide in, turns to a comatose patient and she grapples with the knowledge that if she does nothing – she is well aware of what the outcome of this new relationship will be.

It takes a whole lot longer to dispose of a body than to dispose of a soul, especially if you don’t want to leave any evidence of foul play.

This was quite a different type of story than I anticipated when I first added it to my TBR and when I first started reading it. At just 226 pages, this baby packs a serious punch. Not only that, but as Braithwaite’s debut novel I am left feeling incredibly impressed by the skill and finesse shown in weaving this story. The layered characters she created were fresh and vibrantly written – most notably Korede. Braithwaite wrote Korede in a way that you could deeply feel for her plight – especially if you know the bonds of siblings – but at the same time, I regularly found myself wanting to shake Korede as hard as I can and yell in her face “WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS, GIRL, THIS DUMB!”. This also had a very dark, campy humor that I found utterly refreshing.

Ayoola has her knife on her, since she carries it the way other women carry tampons.

In the end, I adored this story and am excited for future works by Braithwaite. However, there were a few things that left me wanting, just a bit. First, the chapters are very choppy. This is a short book, and I absolutely flew through it, but I wish the read had been a little more fluid and less jerky. While I appreciated the social commentary on societies obsession with beauty (especially since beauty, in general is fleeting and society equates beauty and youth) it did get a little tedious to focus on so much. I wish there had been just a bit more depth to their differences, instead of focusing so much on appearance. The ending quite surprised me, which I’ve found rare these days but I also wish this aspect had been fleshed out just a bit more. All in all, I think this is definitely one to add to your list, or read it if it’s already there! ...more

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Mar 18, 2019 Adina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: nigeria, kindle-nou

4.5* rounded up.

I discovered this novel by accident while I was browsing the longlist for Orange Women Prize. I had no intention to read any of the proposed books since this year I don't feel I have the time to follow awards but the title immediately caught my eye. After reading the blurb I just knew I had to buy it and I left everything else I had started for this one. I am so glad I did because it was such a pleasant surprise. I should let myself carried away by my instincts more often.

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Dec 24, 2018 Robin rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2018, group-read, thriller, literary-fiction, debut, african

This book reads like a bowl of popcorn. Fresh, light, hot and salty. Each very short chapter going down with a crunch, my hand already reaching greedily into the bowl for the next.

It's so very easy to read - but it contains complexity that satisfies. All at once it is mysterious, funny, disturbing. The current of feminism-gone-awry runs through it. Family ties that strangle.

Korede is the responsible sister. Ayoola is the serial killer. She's the perfect black widow, beautiful and charming. She ...more

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Dec 08, 2018 j e w e l s rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: books-bejeweled, recent-faves, audio

FIVE STARS I LOVE THIS!!

“Femi makes three, you know. Three and they label you a serial killer.”

Ok, truth here--this is not a suspenseful thriller, despite the enticing title. It IS a novel about family dynamics, love between sisters and loyalty to the ones that matter in your life.

The minute I started this short, richly dark and funny book, I was HOOKED! It is elegant and lovely, all gorgeous words on a page.

Set in Nigeria, very up-to-the-minute contemporary, and oh so addictive! The story cen ...more

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Mar 06, 2020 Paromjit rated it really liked it

Shelves: netgalley, mystery, crime-fiction

An unusual, fabulous, short, but cracking read from Oyinkan Braithwaite, at the heart of which is the dysfunctional relationship between two sisters set in Nigeria. In this entertaining, satirical and fun story, Korede is the elder sister, living under the shadow of her beautiful, selfish, murdering psycho of a younger sister, Ayoola, with men who flock towards her, finding her just so unbelievably irresistible. Korede, as a nurse has the skills to clean up after her serial killer of a sister's ...more

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Jan 09, 2019 JanB rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2019-reads, buddy-read-with-marialyce

If you appreciate dark humor with a side of social commentary this is the book for you!

The novel is set in the author’s birthplace of Nigeria, and follows two sisters, Ayoola and Korede. Ayoola is beautiful, irresponsible, and has a habit of killing off her boyfriends. Korede is the older, less attractive sister who literally cleans up the messes her sister makes and protects her at all costs.

Ayoola lacks self-awareness and goes about her life being adored and indulged due to her great beauty ...more

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May 19, 2019 Val ⚓️ Shameless Non-Snowflake ⚓️ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 4-stars, 0-library-borrowed-from, love-to-hate-and-hate-to-love

4 Strong Stars

I really enjoyed this story; but, most of all, I enjoyed the writing.

Many people probably believe that longer sentences and flowery prose is the sign of good writing. And sometimes it is; however, I am always more impressed by writers who can write concisely and without any fat. In many ways, it's actually harder to write with such brevity. To have each word and sentence be meaningful and without filler or bullshit. To have what is not there have even more impact than what is.

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Oct 26, 2020 Joel Rochester rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: four-stars, read-2020

i wouldn't necessarily call this a thriller, more so a chilling story about two sisters, one who kills her boyfriends and the other who will go to great lengths to protect her. ...more

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Feb 13, 2020 Anne rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audio, libby-app, read-in-2020, crime, short-stories, thriller-suspense

Well, I think you kind of have to be ok with somewhat rooting for the doormat sister of a serial killer, who (quite literally) cleans up her messes for her.
That? <--won't be for everyone.

Most serial killers that we know about are predominately white and male, which is one of the things that makes it easier for the stunningly lovely Ayoola to go about her business, happily stabbing away.

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Mar 11, 2019 Debbie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sibling-love-and-hate, best-reads-2012-through-2019, thriller, debuts, all-time-favorites, mostly-not-set-in-u-s, cultural, complicated-female-relationships

Hot diggety, dog diggety, oh what you do to me…

Oh what this book did to me!! Yes, I’m singing away as I bounce along on my pogo stick. This edgy little book is a favorite of the year and yes, it made my all-time-favorites list too!

Oh brother (I guess I should say, oh sister). What a fantastic read this is! Smart, dark, irresistible, and so well written! I honestly didn’t want to start my next book because I wanted to keep the taste of this sweet morsel in my mouth. No thank you, I don’t want to Hot diggety, dog diggety, oh what you do to me…

Oh what this book did to me!! Yes, I’m singing away as I bounce along on my pogo stick. This edgy little book is a favorite of the year and yes, it made my all-time-favorites list too!

Oh brother (I guess I should say, oh sister). What a fantastic read this is! Smart, dark, irresistible, and so well written! I honestly didn’t want to start my next book because I wanted to keep the taste of this sweet morsel in my mouth. No thank you, I don’t want to chew on any new words and wipe out the heavenly taste. I don’t even want to brush my teeth (although you have to admit that wanting to keep the taste of a book in my mouth is a pretty inventive excuse for not polishing the old pearlies—but don’t tell my dentist).

Sisters, sigh. I’m an older sister who sometimes had to clean up my little sisters’ messes—huff, puff, “this isn’t fair,” I’d bitch. But come on, their messes didn’t include the body of a man they just stabbed to death. I had it easy. Stop your complaining.

The title tells all. One sister, beautiful and charismatic, seduces men and then stabs them to death. Like all psychopaths, she doesn’t think it’s a problem; she’s all la-de-da and nonchalant. The ugly sister, the one telling the story, is left holding the mop. Like all normal people, she does think it’s a problem; her middle name is worry. The first-person narrative makes her likeable and believable, and it also makes us feel her pain. I don’t want to say anything else about what’s going on. There’s suspense—will the killer or her cleaner-upper sister get caught? Will the beautiful sister kill again? I’ll just say that the book is about all things sibling: rivalry, jealousy, loyalty, love.

I was instantly in love with the title; it’s irresistible. But the cover, not so much. It’s too neon-y, like underneath the cover it’s all trashy. The brash colors hurt my eyes. And please, remember lowercase! (Some old editor guidelines said to kill All Caps, that they’re harder to read. And I’m stuck believing it; too many years of obedience.)

The book is set in Nigeria; we get a little taste of the culture, which I just loved. There very occasionally is a sentence in the native language. Usually I don’t like sentences that I can’t understand, but here, I didn’t care one iota. It just reminded me that the story takes place in a far-away culture. Funny how love of a book can make me ignore what typically would be a complaint.

In a slight way, this book reminds me of books by Koch, one of my favorite authors. (Dear Mr. M comes to mind.) This book is less complex and less dense, but both Koch and this author have psychos, mysteries, psychology, dark humor, and great writing in common.

One of my all-time favorite novels is Stay with Me, also by a Nigerian author and also set in Nigeria. Check it out if you want another great read from Nigeria.

Thanks to Betsy for her review, which made this a Must Read Now book. And oh what a book this is. It’s a fast read and thoroughly engaging, and it had me bouncing on my pogo stick for days. I’m dying to see what this author does next. Highly recommended. ...more

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Jan 11, 2019 Jaidee rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: under-two-stars-books

1 star !

2019 Read I was Most Afraid to Hate Award

I found this mostly repulsive. In what kind of world is serial killing and psychopathy funny ?

A feminist satire...my arse !

The one star is for the very interesting cultural and social setting.

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Jan 12, 2019 PorshaJo rated it really liked it

Shelves: audio, challengereads-2019, challengereads

How could you not be interested in this one? The title, the cover, the subject matter. I was sold immediately. I got the audio, rather quickly too from my library, and jumped right in.

Two sisters. One a nurse, one a psychopathic serial killer. Korede works hard as a nurse. She is very frustrated, to say the least, with her sister. Her sister, Ayoola, is beautiful, she stops men in their tracks. Though, she is quite aloof. Men practically throw themselves at her. But....she's crazy and kills them ...more

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Jun 16, 2020 Jen rated it really liked it

Shelves: own, africa

A breath of fresh air.
This was one clever, quirky, quick read. The story takes place in Nigeria - love African ones. The young beautiful spoiled sister has a passion for killing her boyfriends. The older sister is left cleaning up her mess and protecting her. Until the one man she loves loves the younger sister. And like every romance, it turns savage.

Such a delicious dark read. Not sure if it was just my copy but the last 10 pages were oddly upside down. This just made it all the more interesti ...more

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Sep 29, 2020 David Putnam rated it it was amazing

This book is five stars mostly due to the great voice of the character, real, honest and raw. The structure is a kaleidoscope of scenes, flash-fiction for each chapter. Lean and economic. This stylistic format works very well but I’m not sure a regular length novel could take the constant breakneck speed without the reader getting fatigued and dropping out. The main character is endeared to the reader in many ways but the most important one is how she takes care of her sister and covers for her ...more

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Jan 24, 2019 Lucy Langford rated it really liked it

4**

"You're a big sister now, Korede. And big sisters look after little sisters."

Korede: nurse, responsible, plain, big sister.... and a meticulous cleaner.
Ayoola: flirtatious, beautiful, reckless, selfish, a manipulator of men.... and a serial killer.

Ayoola has killed before and each time, Korede has been there to clean it up. After the third kill, Korede wonders whether her sister did kill all these men in self-defense... but of course, she's the younger sister, of course it would be in self-d ...more

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Nov 02, 2018 Michelle rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley-arcs

This book is a complete gem and I enjoyed every moment I spent with Korede and Ayoola!

Firstly, I have never read a book that took place in Africa...Lagos Nigeria to be precise and it made this book much more interesting for me.

Korede and Ayoola are sisters. Korede is the sensible one that makes her living as a nurse and also cleaning up after her sister Ayoola. Ayoola is flighty, addicted to social media, but mostly Ayoola is beautiful. No man can seem to resist her charm. Or, better yet, her ...more

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Oyinkan Braithwaite

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OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE is a graduate of Creative Writing and Law from Kingston University. Following her degree, she worked as an assistant editor at Kachifo, a Nigerian publishing house, and has been freelancing as a writer and editor since. In 2014, she was shortlisted as a top-ten spoken-word artist in the Eko Poetry Slam, and in 2016 she was a finalist for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. She ...more

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