Even with this being such a short novel, the pace of the book is slow. As we learn more about the two sisters and their not-so-easy childhood, you come to understand how the youngest could become interested in such brutal hobbies. I'm a bit curious about the Chapter Titles, they are simple but I wonder if there was a strategy there or just a quick choice. The novel is broken into about 75 small chapters that are about a 2 to 3 minutes a piece. If you are interested in sisterly live and disagreements with a side of deadly drama, then this is more up that type of alley. So if you are looking for a John Grisham or even Dexter type murder mystery then you won't get those types of stories with this one. It's more of a family drama novel that involves some side stories with dudes dying. This isn't at all suspenseful or a thriller. The older sister feels an extreme desire to protect her baby sister, which ultimately means covering up her crimes. As stated in the summary, this book is about two sisters and one has a tendency of killing her lovers. This is one of the novels that make you wanna say Hmmm. The enjoyment in this listen is more subtle and may not be for everyone. The title and the opening sequence is basically a tell-all so this is not a mystery. The narrator was excellent, in every sense of the word! Her voice and cadence merged expertly with the written word and the story just came to life. Now Korede I did like!! The dynamic between the two sisters is the backdrop for the story (and the killings.) The story was dark but it was also weird and unique. Ayoola's sister Korede (core-ah-dee) was the quintessential, albeit reluctant, 'clean-up man'. I guess you shouldn't like serial killers but, as was the case with Dexter, some serial killers can have redeeming qualities. Ayoola had the tendency to dispense with her love interests using a knife inherited from her father, who, as it happens, was a piece of work in his own right. It was as advertised! The quirky writing lent itself to the quirky main character, Ayoola (eye-oh-lah). I pre-ordered this book and was very excited to settle into the listen. Sharp as nails and full of deadpan wit, Oyinkan Braithwaite’s deliciously deadly debut is as fun as it is frightening. But when he asks Korede for Ayoola’s phone number, she must reckon with what her sister has become and how far she’s willing to go to protect her. She dreams of the day when he will realize that she’s exactly what he needs. Korede has long been in love with a kind, handsome doctor at the hospital where she works. She knows the best solutions for cleaning blood, the trunk of her car is big enough for a body, and she keeps Ayoola from posting pictures of her dinner to Instagram when she should be mourning her “missing” boyfriend. Korede’s practicality is the sisters’ saving grace. And now Ayoola’s third boyfriend in a row is dead. How could she not be? Her sister, Ayoola, is many things: the favorite child, the beautiful one, possibly sociopathic. Three and they label you a serial killer.” WINNER OF THE LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR MYSTERY/THRILLERĪ short, darkly funny, hand grenade of a novel about a Nigerian woman whose younger sister has a very inconvenient habit of killing her boyfriends “The wittiest and most fun murder party you’ve ever been invited to.” –MARIE CLAIRE “Pulpy, peppery and sinister, served up in a comic deadpan…This scorpion-tailed little thriller leaves a response, and a sting, you will remember.” –NEW YORK TIMES
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