Daryl76679 reviewed Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
Not Tolkien and I love it
5 stars
Reading fantasy from a different part of the world is an absolute treat. I really enjoyed this story of juju, masquerades, and the bonds of friendship. 4.4/5
349 pages
English language
Published Feb. 17, 2011
Akata Witch (retitled What Sunny Saw in the Flames in Nigeria and the UK) is a 2011 fantasy novel written by Nigerian-American author Nnedi Okorafor. It was nominated for the Andre Norton Award and it is the first novel in the Nsibidi Scripts Series, where it is followed by two sequels Akata Warrior and Akata Woman published in 2017 and 2022 respectively.
Reading fantasy from a different part of the world is an absolute treat. I really enjoyed this story of juju, masquerades, and the bonds of friendship. 4.4/5