My Sister, the Serial Killer

by Oyinkan Braithwaite

[Leigha]

Korede starts rethinking her decision to be her sister’s clean up crew in this fascinating adult thriller.

My book club pick for February! I had not been to book club in months. Every book chosen ended up in my discard pile, but this story sucked me right into it with short chapters and an interesting premise. We’ve all heard the phrase “and I’ll help you bury the body” when talking about how far you would go for someone. This story goes into the ins and outs of, exactly, what that means.

Korede is very much at a cross roads in her life. Her sister, it seems, has a little problem with serial killing. Hate when that happens, right? By the time the story starts, she has assisted in cleaning up three of her sister’s victims. As her sister starts eyeing her unrequited crush, Korede has to make some decisions – does she let her sister continue on this path or does she turn her sister (and by virtue herself) into the authorities? It’s wacky, twisted, and endlessly entertaining.

If I had one regret, it was not listening to the story. The setting is Nigeria with tons of terms local to the region. I would’ve enjoyed listening to the language instead of butchering it myself. I could see myself listening to it in an afternoon when I have some time on my hands.

tl;dr With short chapters and an interesting premise, this book made for an endlessly entertaining read.