Akata Witch

Registered by adrienne10 of Seattle, Washington USA on 7/29/2019
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Journal Entry 1 by adrienne10 from Seattle, Washington USA on Monday, July 29, 2019
I've heard wonderful things about this story, and put it on my wishlist. I found a copy at the used book store that seems to be practically new - never read! It's now on Mt. TBR.

I've promised it to ReallyBookish as a part of the USA & Canada Wishlist Tag Game 2019 . Once I am finished, it will be heading their way!

Journal Entry 2 by adrienne10 at Seattle, Washington USA on Tuesday, August 13, 2019
I'd had this book on my wishlist for quite some time. Binti became available at my library before Akata Witch did, and so I read that. After reading Binti, I added all of Okorafor's books to my wishlist. Her writing is engaging, her world-building is wonderful, and her characters are almost real. I found a copy at a used bookstore and onto my Mt. TBR it went.

While the title of the book draws some controversy, I can't speak to it as a white American. However, this is an excellent book and a discussion about people's feelings on the title should be a part of any book discussion.

I would highly recommend this book to anybody who enjoys fantasy or urban fantasy. If you like Harry Potter, as a child, adolescent, or adult, you'll probably enjoy this book. It is not a knock-off, the parallels run only so far as the themes and tropes of any YA/children's fantasy/urban fantasy. The book I would liken it to this year is "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" as a similar type of story that readers would enjoy both, although potentially geared to different age groups. I can verify that I am not the target audience for any of these books, but I enjoyed them all the same.

Akata Witch a lovely coming-of-age story about an amazing child who is doing her best in a true bind. (Spoilers: I though it was well done to have Sunny try to tell her mother what was going on, only to have the binding wrap her words in her throat and be unable. This lessened the inevitable child lying to adults theme that occurs in all YA coming-of-age stories.)

I've promised my copy to a reader via Bookcrossing and the USA & Canada Wishlist Tag Game 2019 . Before I finished, I checked out the next book, Akata Warrior. I finished Akata Witch today on the bus and have already started Akata Warrior.

Journal Entry 3 by ReallyBookish at Furlong, Pennsylvania USA on Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Received today. Looks great. Thank you!

Journal Entry 4 by ReallyBookish at Furlong, Pennsylvania USA on Thursday, September 12, 2019
I should probably start off by saying that this isn't my usual genre. I picked this one up because I enjoyed Binti by the same author. I did enjoy this book, but not as much as that one. I felt like this novel was missing an overarching storyline. It seemed more like a collection of happenings strung together rather than an actual cohesive plot. But that's just me!

Journal Entry 5 by ReallyBookish at RABCK, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, December 28, 2019

Released 4 yrs ago (12/28/2019 UTC) at RABCK, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases

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This is headed out as a wishlist RABCK. Enjoy!

Journal Entry 6 by wingSpatialwing at Arlington, Virginia USA on Thursday, January 2, 2020

SQUEEEEEEEE!


Thank you for sending this wishlist book to me! Another one that I can't wait to dive into! Sad to see that you didn't enjoy it as much as Binti :/
Thanks again!

Journal Entry 7 by wingSpatialwing at Moneta, Virginia USA on Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Okorafor Is such a fantastic storyteller and Akata Witch is no exception to her abilities. I loved the characters in this story and want to read more about them. That said, I did have a problem with the trope of not telling the main character anything and this story has that trope in spades! It was really annoying. I still didn’t feel like Sunny was told anything. She was thrown, along with her coven, into fighting the baddie with nearly zero training. The others had more training but they weren’t really given any knowledge to help them. And what exactly did Sunny do to help stop the bad guy? You’re not really sure what juju she used. :/

Still liked the story and will definitely read the next in the series.

Journal Entry 8 by wingSpatialwing at Little Free Library - #127691 in Deltaville, Virginia USA on Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Released 2 yrs ago (10/20/2021 UTC) at Little Free Library - #127691 in Deltaville, Virginia USA

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Left this book in the LFL while walking at the Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park.

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