My Sister, the Serial Killer
Oyinkan Braithwaite
13 ratings • 3 reviews
My Sister, the Serial Killer
Oyinkan Braithwaite
13 ratings • 3 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 police for the good of the menfolk of Nigeria, but she loves her sister and, as they say, family always comes first. Until, that is, Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede's long been in love with him, and isn't prepared to see him wind up with a knife in his back: but to save one would mean sacrificing the other... My Sister, the Serial Killer is a blackly comic novel about how blood is thicker - and more difficult to get out of the carpet - than water...
Cannot stand Ayoola...really hope she gets her comeuppance
0 0I feel like I need to hide my face because of how I rated this book. There was so much potential but it fell flat for me. It was predictable and the characters done grow at all.
0-Korede gets a call to help her sister Ayoola dispose of her boyfriend’s body, killed in self-defense–which was a more believable excuse 2 bodies ago. Korede feels guilty about the role she’s played, and conflicted about helping Ayoola stay under the radar–and even more confused when Ayoola begins to date Korede’s long-time crush, Dr Tade.
[at the end, Ayoola tries to stab Dr bf, and Korede stands by her and doctor goes to jail; coma guy knows of their secret but Korede allows him to leave]
-Interesting perspective: not a killer but still morally gray, and ~relatable how Korede dithers about right and wrong; book veers toward humorous when trying to wrangle sociopath Ayoola. I liked how the portrayal of Tade changed as Korede got to see him with Ayoola and her own feelings changed. Inclusion of the coma patient as a person who knows what’s going on was a wild card (one review pointed out how men who don’t listen/respect the women get killed and the only one who did was allowed to live). Nigeria was cool setting. Wanted more suspense, felt like the ending wasn’t surprising but happened fast and wasn’t really what I’d wanted? A strong theme throughout was family dynamics, both sisterly and mother-daughter.
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