These four African books are a must read lovers of good stories.
First of all, let me say this, I was not paid to write this or review anything here. When I recommend books and movies, it is because I enjoyed them myself. I try to avoid posting anything that's not worth your time. I review hyped stories to let you know if they met expectations or not (which is like an exception from what I wrote a few lines above, about writing what is only worth it).
This is not a review but just a brief summary to give you an idea of what each book is about. The books are definitely worth your time and a great add to your library.
With that cleared, please let's move right into this beautiful list I made, just for you.
Starting the list is this Nigerian story, Mrs Unmarried. It is a thrilling story about Ezinne, a married and battered woman who later becomes the prime suspect in the murder case of her husband because all fingers points at her. She alone has the most motives to do it and after having failed the first time she tried. This book will at some point make you suspect almost every character in the story, because when you watch closer, they each have their motives whether hidden or open to kill the victim. But just as you think the story is over, it ends with a cliffhanger. The author Chinelo Mgbeadichie confirms the sequel Cheating on the sidechick answers all the questions left unanswered in Mrs Unmarried.
This story Now following you by Fiona Snyckers of an online writer and her stalker is one that will send chills down your spine as you read it. Jamie is a struggling South African online writer trying to get the necessary attention for her book to be published. But her very active presence on twitter ended up attracting a stalker. At first it seems all good and harmless because it becomes a story for her feed that piques the interest of her followers and generates the right traffic for her, until it becomes a nightmare. One that would put her life at risk.
This young adult novel by Ruby Yayra Goka starts with an anonymous quote Silence is not always golden, sometimes it is just Plain Yellow. The story is about a teenage Ghanaian girl Amerley who comes from a poor home. She leaves home to become a maid for a rich family in the affluent part of Ghana in order to provide a better life for her sisters and mother. This sacrifice ends up making her pay a huge price one that could scar her life. Another great story from the same author is Perfectly imperfect and it is still available on Worldreader.
To round up this list is Facade that follows the story of Emma, a beautiful, smart and intelligent high school graduate with a great boyfriend and a promising future. Everything seems so perfect in her life until they are no longer perfect. Further into the story everything starts to make sense. The flashback, and the deliberate slow pace of the story at the beginning combined to catch the reader unaware when the first calamity strikes. This beautifully written story by Emeka Uko is a must read. It has a sequel, Janus which is also available on Okadabooks.
As at the time of writing this piece, the first three books that used to be available on worldreader are no longer there. Perfectly imperfect is still available on the site.
If you were wondering what worldreader is. It is a site for free books that was purposely created to encourage the African child/youth develop a reading habit by providing free books on the site. The good thing about worldreader is that it can be accessible on any phone with an Internet access. A mobile app is also available for download. Android users can find it on playstore. These are great books to read and even though they are no longer available on the free site, they are still worth every penny spent. They are now available for sale on different platforms like amazon, Okadabooks and so on. I found Mrs Unmarried, Facade on Okadabooks. They are sold for N700 and N400 respectively. Books bought and downloaded on Okadabooks can only be read on it even when offline.
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