She Who Knows
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Average rating4.3
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Ratings2
Average rating4.3
When there is a call, there is often a response.
Najeeba knows.
She has had The Call. But how can a 13-year-old girl have the Call? Only men and boys experience the annual call to the Salt Roads. What’s just happened to Najeeba has never happened in the history of her village. But it’s not a terrible thing, just strange. So when she leaves with her father and brothers to mine salt at the Dead Lake, there’s neither fanfare nor protest. For Najeeba, it’s a dream come true: travel by camel, open skies, and a chance to see a spectacular place she’s only heard about. However, there must have been something to the rule, because Najeeba’s presence on the road changes everything and her family will never be the same.
Small, intimate, up close, and deceptively quiet, this is the beginning of the Kponyungo Sorceress.
Series
1 primary bookShe Who Knows is a 1-book series first released in 2024 with contributions by Nnedi Okorafor.
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This tells the story of Najeeba, a teenager discovering her power. Like her father, she hears the call to travel the Salt Roads, an occupation usually reserved for men. But this is just the beginning of Najeeba's growing abilities.
This was my first Nnedi Okorafor, but it won't be my last! I was a little concerned about not having read Who Fears Death, which this is a prequel for, but that is not a problem as far as I can tell. I am not really familiar with the mythology/folklore this story is drawing from, but the author pulled me into Najeeba's world and gave me enough information to follow along. I believe this is the first of a planned trilogy and I look forward to seeing where the story goes.
I received an ARC thanks to NetGalley and Daw in exchange for my honest review. The opinions expressed are entirely my own.
