![]() ![]() And simple lines of text are charged with emotion. Emezi has a poet’s facility for striking imagery in their descriptions of the paradisiacal island, which are full of sensory detail. ![]() But You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty.is more literary than most romance novels. There are instances where Emezi resorts to clichéd metaphors. While Feyi’s meditation on what it means to be alive is a major recurring theme throughout the novel, one that ultimately decides her hand, this repetitive preoccupation also makes the first third of the novel drag. With the encouragement of her best friend Joy - their friendship and its zinging, expletive-driven dialogue is one of the best things about the novel - Feyi is determined to thin out her grief. In this book, Emezi manages to adhere to romance conventions, while turning all sorts of expectations on their head. What distinguishes novels of this genre is the skill with which an author innovates within the confines of a predictable narrative arc. This is romance, albeit with a large slice of grief and survivor’s guilt, so a happily-ever-after ending is expected - required, even. ![]() Emezi extends their interest in genre fiction, which has so far encompassed young adult fantasy, speculative fiction and poetry, but revisits recurring themes such as love, family, faith and identity. ![]()
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