![]() ![]() Tags: Akwaeke Emezi, book reviews, books, SF/F Maybe that’s part of why I didn’t get involved as much! Rating: 3/5 It’s a really quick read, and I enjoyed the background it gave to Pet, but it didn’t quite speak to me in the same way, even though I fully understood Bitter’s insecurities and fears. Then Bitter finds her magic, and things open up, giving us access to more of the background of Pet: the angels and the takeover of the city. I didn’t love it as much as I hoped it felt very topical, particularly when a character loses an eye during a protest, and for the first half of the book seemed mostly to be a chronicling of current events in lightly fictionalised form. It makes more sense of Bitter’s reactions to Pet, and the world which Jam and Redemption live in. Bitter is Jam’s mother, and this covers the period leading to the upheaval that made Lucille such a utopia for Jam. ![]() Bitter is a prequel to Pet, and it’s slightly unfortunate that some of the important details from Pet have now slipped my mind, because I think that would’ve helped significantly in finding my feet again in the world. ![]()
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