My Sister, the Serial Killer

Really enjoyed this book. Well written and complex characters. Very fast pacing so finished it in one day. Highly recommend.

A re-read. Is it weird that I found it oddly entertaining? Such a bizarre little book but packed with so much intense and emotion, and impossible to put down.

"My Sister, the Serial Killer" focuses on the strained relationship between older sister Korede and younger sister Ayoola who live in Lagos, Nigeria. When the novel begins, Korede is called by Ayoola because she has killed her boyfriend. As the older sister, Korede feels responsible for taking care of Ayoola and as such, she cleans up the murder and the removes the dead body.

As the novel progresses, the reader discovers that Ayoola has actually killed several boyfriends and each time this happens, Ayoola calls Korede to save her. Due to Ayoola's beauty, she is viewed as innocent and is the favorite daughter of her mother as well as viewed as the daughter with the best marriage prospects. While Korede is expected to always be responsible and is often chastised by her mother, Ayoola isn't expected to grow up and is still treated like a child by their mother.

Korede works at a local hospital as a nurse while Ayoola is able to work at home as a clothing designer. Korede has long been in love with a doctor at her job and is heartbroken when the object of her affects asks for her sister's phone number. As Korede watches the romantic relationship unfound between her sister and the doctor, she finds an outlet to share her deepest thoughts through a comatose hospital patient. Despite Korede knowing the the possibility of Ayoola killing again is high, she feels powerless to stop it from happening.

By the end of the book, Korede accepts her permanent role as Ayoola's big sister/protector and Ayoola realizes that Korede will always have her back no matter what happens in her life. Overall, while men may come and go, sisterhood is forever.

This was an enjoyable novel because it is written in a very easy to read style and has short chapters. The author does a great job in creating characters you care while leaves a long impact in the reader's mind regarding how far they would go to protect a family member from others and themselves.

This one intrigued me. So much beneath the surface that you will never know. Fairly short solid “read”. I listened via audiobook. Would recommend it.

I love stories about sisters and murder....I had no idea that was my sweet spot but apparently it is! If you liked this, try Sadie by Courtney Summers

*****5.0*****

This one was a quick read. Usually books shortlisted for Awards are like kind of hard to understand, long sentences, read between the lines, references to some historic/mythological stories type books. But this one was a to the point book yet it spoke thousand words.

“It takes a whole lot longer to dispose of a body than to dispose of a soul, especially if you don’t want to leave any evidence of foul play.”

This is a thriller, well kind of, where you know who is the killer (Ayoola, the younger sister) and how she kills, but thrill is in how she escapes each time with the help of her sister(Korede, the elder sister). Mostly it is about the people in it and the slow unraveling of the backstory which has lead to Ayoola becoming a serial Killer and Korede helping her. Yet with these killings, what remains with you is the story of two sisters, thier dysfunctional family, abuse, family secrets and heart wrenching emotions.

“Ayoola summons me with these words—Korede, I killed him.”

Well narrated, wonderful plot and excellent character. I loved every inch of it.

It’s a good story and I wished it was longer. Korede Is a complicated main character. She’s smart but she makes terrible choices because of her emotions. Made her realistic in a way. She’s wasn’t an all knowing or lucky character, just a nurse whose in love with a doctor who doesn’t love her and a sister who relies on her when she commits a crime. I understand why she’s stressed. Ha ha

I really enjoyed the unique writing style and this book was a very fun and entertaining read!

A quick read that kinda boiled my blood. I will never understand the things people let their families do to them. I'll just leave it at that.

It was a brilliant idea for a book, although I don't think it was fully used.

This story had such potential. It could have gone in so many different directions. For example, Korede might start to wonder how far her sisterly love and duty to look after her little sister, which she had been inculcating since childhood, should go. She could also begin to hesitate between loyalty to her sister and the desire to protect her beloved man. And while these points are sometimes covered in the book, they have not been thoroughly developed, which would add some depth to the story.

I thought the noose around Korede and Ayool would tighten more and more. That the stakes will go up and the risk that Ayoola will be accused of murdering her boyfriend will increase with every day. And while the risk was gradually increasing, of course, it wasn't to such an extent that at any point we were really afraid that the sisters would be accused of murder.

I also think that the ending to this story is rather weak. After this whole story, we are back at the starting point. Events will repeat themselves and the whole situation with Ayoola will continue. I agree with those who wonder how Korede envisions the future then. Because nothing has changed. Ayoola will continue to murder the men and expect Korede to help her get rid of the traces of the crime.

It could be an excellent psychological thriller if you add a little more emotion and doubts to Korede. And so, we got an interesting book, but something was missing.