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A review by tristatereader
Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Wtf am I feeling right now? Pissed off? Sad? Hopeful? Numb? Ready to choose violence? All of it. This book has me feeling all 👏🏼 of 👏🏼 it 👏🏼.
Sade Hussein is a teenager starting at an elite boarding school, Alfred Nobel Academy. This is the first time she’s attending a school with other students as her overbearing father had kept her homeschooled throughout her life. But after his recent death (and the death of her mother at age 10), orphaned Sade enrolls herself at ANA. Her new roommate, Elizabeth Wang, seems to be the type to keep to herself. And when a dead rat shows up on their doorstep the day of Sade’s arrival, Elizabeth surprisingly seems unfazed. Despite her somewhat peculiar demeanor, Elizabeth introduces Sade to her bestie, Baz, and helps her feel welcome. But only one day post-Sade’s arrival, Elizabeth goes missing. And so begins Sade and Baz’s investigation into finding their missing friend, and uncovering more twisted secrets lurking in the walls of ANA than they could have ever imagined.
I feel like this is going to be a more vague review than I usually post because I’m determined to keep it spoiler-free. There were so many twists and turns throughout this book, my head looked like Linda Blair in the Exorcist. Events I never could have fathomed… characters that caused me to have visceral reactions that I haven’t experienced through literature before… the sheer amount of gasps that I gasped. There was so much going on that at one point, I genuinely thought this was a Shutter Island sitch. While the dark academia was absolute perfection, I do think that overall, this book could have been a bit shorter with fewer subplots. I also still feel a smidge unresolved by the ending… I have lingering questions. But I loved the characters, the writing, and the sweet, sweet revenge 😈
This is a must read for anyone who wants an inside look into the evils of classism at both a societal and institutional level. Faridah shows readers just how easy it is for a person (or group of people) to get away with atrocities solely based on their status and wealth. 🚨Please please pleaseee read the content warnings and take them seriously! 🚨
Look for WHERE SLEEPING GIRLS LIE on March 14, 2024
Sade Hussein is a teenager starting at an elite boarding school, Alfred Nobel Academy. This is the first time she’s attending a school with other students as her overbearing father had kept her homeschooled throughout her life. But after his recent death (and the death of her mother at age 10), orphaned Sade enrolls herself at ANA. Her new roommate, Elizabeth Wang, seems to be the type to keep to herself. And when a dead rat shows up on their doorstep the day of Sade’s arrival, Elizabeth surprisingly seems unfazed. Despite her somewhat peculiar demeanor, Elizabeth introduces Sade to her bestie, Baz, and helps her feel welcome. But only one day post-Sade’s arrival, Elizabeth goes missing. And so begins Sade and Baz’s investigation into finding their missing friend, and uncovering more twisted secrets lurking in the walls of ANA than they could have ever imagined.
I feel like this is going to be a more vague review than I usually post because I’m determined to keep it spoiler-free. There were so many twists and turns throughout this book, my head looked like Linda Blair in the Exorcist. Events I never could have fathomed… characters that caused me to have visceral reactions that I haven’t experienced through literature before… the sheer amount of gasps that I gasped. There was so much going on that at one point, I genuinely thought this was a Shutter Island sitch. While the dark academia was absolute perfection, I do think that overall, this book could have been a bit shorter with fewer subplots. I also still feel a smidge unresolved by the ending… I have lingering questions. But I loved the characters, the writing, and the sweet, sweet revenge 😈
This is a must read for anyone who wants an inside look into the evils of classism at both a societal and institutional level. Faridah shows readers just how easy it is for a person (or group of people) to get away with atrocities solely based on their status and wealth. 🚨Please please pleaseee read the content warnings and take them seriously! 🚨
Look for WHERE SLEEPING GIRLS LIE on March 14, 2024