The opinion one has to do with the chapters, I thought they were super long. There were only two things that I disliked about Akata Witch, once is more of a personal opinion. I liked how all the main characters were so different and talented, Chichi was probably my favorite because she was loud and energetic with a spark of power in her. Everyone has their own personalities and you can tell who is who by how they speak and act. While the story is unique, I think that the characters also make this very enjoyable. Already that is very different from everything else I have ever read. The Leopard people don’t believe in material things and, if I read this correctly, they get paid with coins every time they learn something new. Le Guin says that, “there’s more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor’s work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy pieces.” While I did see a few similarities between Akata Witch and other books I’ve read, the majority of it was unique, new and very different from many fantasy novels I have read.Įverything about Akata Witch is different, the Leopard people I like the most because of their differences from those without their abilities (the Lambs like us). Will Sunny be able to overcome the killer with powers stronger than her own, or will the future she saw in the flames become reality? 5/5ĭiverse: Takes place in Nigeria, Albino African Main Character and a POC author!įor once I think the front cover quote really captures the book. Their mission is to track down Black Hat Otokoto, the man responsible for kidnapping and maiming children.

Together, Sunny, Orlu, Chichi and Sasha form the youngest ever Oha Coven. But once she befriends Orlu and Chichi, Sunny is plunged in to the world of the Leopard People, where your worst defect becomes your greatest asset. All Sunny wants to do is be able to play football and get through another day of school without being bullied. She is albino and thus, incredibly sensitive to the sun. Born in New York, but living in Aba, Nigeria, twelve-year old Sunny is understandably a little lost.

What Sunny Saw in the Flames transports the reader to a magical place where nothing is quite as it seems.

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