This started in book 2, but I swear to god there are at least 3 times where she's like 'BUT look at my arms!? HOW!'. Sunny continues to be surprised by how strong she is physically. I wish that's how my world worked because it seems like people would be a lot more understanding and empathetic with this system. I really love how the Leopard world rewards gaining knowledge.

In between deciphering clues about where it could be and how to get, Sunny and co are also continuing their studies. The story of this book is all about finding the ghazal that was stolen from Udide.

This is a bit hard since Sunny didn't know she was Nimm and Chichi's mother was thrown out. This means traveling to the Nimm village to try and find what they stole. However, Udide, the giant spider, has bitten both Sunny and Chichi and the two know they'll have to attempt to do what Udide has asked. Sunny and her friends are going about normal life and learning more about their Leopard powers. I really hope this isn't the last one!Īkata Witch picks up a bit after the events of Akata Warrior. All opinions are my own.Įvery time I pick ones of these up, I go on a magical journey. Thank you to Penguin Teen and Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for review. Learn more about Nnedi at and follow Nnedi on twitter (as Facebook and Instagram. She lives with her daughter Anyaugo in Phoenix, AZ. Her debut novel Zahrah the Windseeker won the prestigious Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature. Her many works include Who Fears Death (winner of the World Fantasy Award and in development at HBO as a TV series), the Nebula and Hugo award winning novella trilogy Binti (in development as a TV series), the Lodestar and Locus Award winning Nsibidi Scripts Series, LaGuardia (winner of a Hugo and Eisner awards for Best Graphic Novel) and her most recent novella Remote Control. Born in the United States to two Nigerian (Igbo) immigrant parents and visiting family in Nigeria since she was a child, the foundation and inspiration of Nnedi’s work is rooted in this part of Africa.

The more specific terms for her works are africanfuturism and africanjujuism, both terms she coined and defined. Nnedi Okorafor is a New York Times Bestselling writer of science fiction and fantasy for both children and adults.

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