You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty
Ratings31
Average rating3.5
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Ratings31
Average rating3.5
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by The Washington Post, Oprah Daily, Vulture, Harper’s Bazaar, Thrillist, Essence, Good Housekeeping, Glamour, Marie Claire, Parade, Bustle, BuzzFeed, Refinery29, Business Insider, The Guardian, Financial Times, PopSugar, Book Riot, LitHub, Bookish, LGBTQ Reads, and more! “A deeply heartfelt romance novel.” —Marie Claire “A riveting and emotional exploration of grief and taking a second chance on love.” —Book Riot A New York Times bestselling author, National Book Award finalist, and “one of our greatest living writers” (Shondaland) reimagines the love story in this fresh and seductive novel about a young woman seeking joy while healing from loss. Feyi Adekola wants to learn how to be alive again. It’s been five years since the accident that killed the love of her life and she’s almost a new person now—an artist with her own studio and sharing a brownstone apartment with her ride-or-die best friend, Joy, who insists it’s time for Feyi to ease back into the dating scene. Feyi isn’t ready for anything serious, but a steamy encounter at a rooftop party cascades into a whirlwind summer she could have never imagined: a luxury trip to a tropical island, decadent meals in the glamorous home of a celebrity chef, and a major curator who wants to launch her art career. She’s even started dating the perfect guy, but their new relationship might be sabotaged before it has a chance by the overwhelming desire Feyi feels every time she locks eyes with the one person in the house who is most definitely off-limits—his father. This new life she asked for just got a lot more complicated, and Feyi must begin her search for real answers. Who is she ready to become? Can she release her past and honor her grief while still embracing her future? And, of course, there’s the biggest question of all—how far is she willing to go for a second chance at love? Akwaeke Emezi’s vivid and passionate writing takes us deep into a world of possibility and healing, and the constant bravery of choosing love against all odds.
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what a hauntingly beautiful exploration of grief, mourning, and love after loss. emezi once again creates the most rich and believable characters and you are sucked wholly into their feelings as they grapple with where their emotions take them after the hardest losses of their lives
i think my one gripe is the plotline with the son, which sometimes felt a little out of left field
And the Goodreads Choice Award for Messiest Main Character goes to.....
I am once again here to say this is less of a romance and more of a normal a exploration of grief. But this is very very good
Just for the record if you can't cook like the MC, if a recipe tells you to add sugar to onions to make caramelised onions it's not a good recipe and you should find a different one.
